ABORTION LAW: I SIGNED BILL IGNORANTLY---OKOROACHA
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has apologised to the people of the
state over the controversy generated by the law legalising abortion in
the state.
This followed the pressure from churches,
especially, the Catholic Church, in the state calling on the governor
and the state legislature to repeal the law.
Addressing church
leaders at the temporary chambers of the state House of Assembly in
Owerri, Governor Okorocha appealed to the members of the House to repeal
the contentious section(s) of the law in the interest of the state.
The said law which is cited as Violence Against Persons (Prohibition)
Law No 12 of 2012 permits women both married and unmarried to carry out
abortion at will.
The contentious section of the law also
states that every woman should obtain the rights to enjoy reproductive
rights which includes right to medical abortion in cases of intimate
assaults, molestation, incest and possible health danger associated with
pregnancy to the woman.
Governor Okorocaha explained that his
interest in assenting to the law was based on what he saw in Plateau
State years back where a woman was raped by a mad man in the market
resulting to the woman getting pregnant, saying he was not blackmailed
into signing the law.
The governor noted that he had to bow to
pressure because he realized that some people might hide under such law
to commit abortion.
Meanwhile, the state House of Assembly has commenced the process of repealing the law.
A bill which was sponsored by the Majority Leader of the House, passed
first reading on Tuesday evening, while the second reading was fixed for
the tenth of this month.
Signing a bill ignorantly??
Any thoughts on this??
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has apologised to the people of the state over the controversy generated by the law legalising abortion in the state.
This followed the pressure from churches, especially, the Catholic Church, in the state calling on the governor and the state legislature to repeal the law.
The said law which is cited as Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law No 12 of 2012 permits women both married and unmarried to carry out abortion at will.
The contentious section of the law also states that every woman should obtain the rights to enjoy reproductive rights which includes right to medical abortion in cases of intimate assaults, molestation, incest and possible health danger associated with pregnancy to the woman.
Governor Okorocaha explained that his interest in assenting to the law was based on what he saw in Plateau State years back where a woman was raped by a mad man in the market resulting to the woman getting pregnant, saying he was not blackmailed into signing the law.
The governor noted that he had to bow to pressure because he realized that some people might hide under such law to commit abortion.
Meanwhile, the state House of Assembly has commenced the process of repealing the law.
A bill which was sponsored by the Majority Leader of the House, passed first reading on Tuesday evening, while the second reading was fixed for the tenth of this month.
Signing a bill ignorantly??
Any thoughts on this??
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