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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