Browsing Archive: January, 2016

Sierra Leone: Safe Abortion Is Caesar's Business, Not God's

Posted by Jeneba Project on Thursday, January 28, 2016, In : Articles 


Whenever religious leaders in Sierra Leone unite on a political issue, the people, especially women, are bound to be on the losing side. The new cause célèbre of these sultans and deacons is their objection to the Safe Abortion Bill, which will allow a pregnancy of up to twelve weeks to be terminated without reason. It is curious that these sacred apostles (mostly men), do not come out in their cassocks and turbans against the extreme poverty, human rights violations, and ina...


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