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No one has the right to take away their own life, leave alone anyone's life. One would very easily get jailed for trying to take his own life/commit suicide. It's deemed stealing or taking away the country's potential.
There is a very common misconception that abortion should be legalized because it's already rampant. While we are at it, I suggest we also legalize hijackings, robberies just to mention but a few since they are also quite rampant in our society today. That line of thought does not hold water at all and leaves a lot to be desired.
The only person mandated to take life is The Creator (God). For all those who wonder when life really begins kindly refer to the good book (The Bible psalms 139:13-16).Life begins even before conception, God thinks of us and plans our lives even before we are conceived! So every time an abortion is procured, we are basically undoing the creator's Plan. You see, you just never know whose life you have just taken or are willing to take away. Let's all preserve life, let's give these children a chance to live just as our parents did for you and I.
I am sure the question that is going through your mind right now is, what if I was raped, aint I justified to abort? You see, as much as rape is unjustified and evil by any given standard, aborting one does solve the issue at hand. The unborn child is very innocent in all these and doesn't deserve to pay for the unlawful act. Abortion actually worsens the situation. The person on the wrong is the rapist who should face the full brunt of the law and never the innocent child. It is also imperative to note that a great person may be born, even as a result of a rape. Case in Point Pastor Moses Brown, founder of Feed Our Children Ministries was born as a result of a rape and is currently making a big difference in the life of destitute Children all over the world. Let's not allow this ruthless and senseless killing of innocent children/leaders of tomorrow to surge on.
Let's all stand strong against abortion, no matter the cost as it's by far the number one killer in Kenya today. Say No to abortion and yes to life!
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written by Gitonga , November 20, 2008
written by Amina , November 21, 2008
Anyway, I am curious what is your take on contraceptives and the morning after pill?
written by VictorNgeny , November 21, 2008
written by gathara , November 21, 2008
No one is pro-abortion. It is not an act that any sane person would derive pleasure from. The question for the state (which unlike the church answers to the citizenry and not God), should be this: What policy would lead to the least number of abortions? Is that best accomplished by criminalising the act? What does the evidence show?
According to a 1995 study, "approximately 26 million legal and 20 million illegal abortions were performed worldwide in 1995, resulting in a worldwide abortion rate of 35 per 1,000 women aged 15–44. Among the subregions of the world, Eastern Europe had the highest abortion rate (90 per 1,000) and Western Europe the lowest rate (11 per 1,000). Among countries where abortion is legal without restriction as to reason, the highest abortion rate, 83 per 1,000, was reported for Vietnam and the lowest, seven per 1,000, for Belgium and the Netherlands. Abortion rates are no lower overall in areas where abortion is generally restricted by law (and where many abortions are performed under unsafe conditions) than in areas where abortion is legally permitted.
So, if our aim is to reduce the number of abortions, then the answer is not to criminalise the procedure. Rather, we should be interested in what characterises the region with the fewest abortions: Western Europe. The two pertinent features are (a) legal abortion is legal; and (b) sex education.
Unfortunately, well-meaning religious folks, such as yourself, reject both of these conditions. Most churches are against the teaching of sex education in schools. They act as if we should ignore present temporal realities for the sake of a future spiritual salvation. Fortunately, the government does not have that luxury.
written by Keguro , November 22, 2008
I'm pro-abortion and pro-choice. There are good reasons to be both.
written by gathara , November 23, 2008
What could possibly be the moral imperative for procuring an abortion? I support choice for purely pragmatic reasons related to maternal health and mortality, and my own innate objections to an increased role of the state in our lives. I do not believe it to be the province of government to enforce a moral code.
written by Ciku , November 24, 2008
I am probably the most unreligious person to walk the earth, I hardly base any arguement on the good book! I think abortion is a moral issue; turning Gaytonga's arguement and putting Hitler in for good measure is unfair - it's like saying 'let's abort this baby because it might turn out to be Hitler or Laurent Nkunda'! We cannot think like that.
I support you fully that criminalising abortion would not help, I hate it when anyone/institution tells me what to do, and I am certainly not telling anyone not to have an abortion. I just think that killing helpless babies, unless the life of either the mother or the foetus is in danger, is wrong! But then again, that's in my moral directory - I guess it remains a personal decision, and those who chose to do it would have to live with the fact that they killed! For the rest of their lives!
written by trueblue , November 24, 2008
written by curious , November 25, 2008
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written by Gitonga , December 02, 2008
written by Curious , December 31, 2008
Would it be possible to bring all people who are mind guilty before the courts? Would we all gain something by not having to carry the burden of guilt?
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