freddiley: Pregnancy, whether by means of molestation or mutual consent is "pregnancy" and the child in question has a right to life.
From the Christian perspective, anyone who commits abortion is guilty of murder and the blood of the innocent child will cry for vengeance against its killer, for any reason whatsoever.
Then from secular reasoning, when molestation results to pregnancy, the mother is always stigmatized. But does this stigma stop her from been a murderer is she aborts the child? Does the stigma stop the child from been hers if she gives birth to him/her?
I suggest we look at the GOD factor in decision governing our lives. Legalizing abortion in the western world does not mean that it is good. In the same western world, children ask the parents "are you crazy mum" and its seen as his right. Is it same in Nigeria? Let's not forget that GOD is watching us on 3D. Nice day all

chukwudi44:

My own solution? Simple give those kids a right to live as your own mother gave you.The 33,000 women would not have died if they had not done abortion in the first place

Garri the 1st: Imo is not a Catholic State!!

This law doesn't stop Catholics from practicing what they believe....

Aerocrystals: Dis law is absurd nd totally unaceptable....hw on earth can smbdy legalise abortion...nawa o Dis law is absurd nd totally unaceptable....hw on earth wuld smbdy legalise abortion...nawa o

chukwudi44:

By 2015 elections we will surely know who owns the state.Okorocha do not legalise the killing of innocent igbo babies.That was why we were averse to your joining a boko haram party in the first place.

Comply with what majority of your citizens want or get thrown out during the next elections.

chukwudi44: Rochas had better be careful!!! If he decides to fight the catholic church which comprises about 70% of the states population he will be finised politically.He should not forget what happeded to Ohakim and how he got to power in the first place.Abortion is murder except when the pregnacy endangers the mother's life.Even if a child comes from rape he should be allowed to live

Those of you arguing oterwise,assuming of your daughter is raped and somehow manages to give birth to a baby resulting from its pregancy will it be rigt to still kill the baby after it has already been born simply because his father was a rapist?

So it becomes murder even when the child is a few hours old but legal abortion even when the mother is 8 months pregmants.Taking of human life is bad.There is no two ways about it.

It is simply a use of differant terminologies to describe the same act

Reptyle:


Seems to me like the law is specific about instances where abortion can be procured. What's the fuss?

Dan Anyiam:
How we all wish that life is straight forward and simple as your own world seems. I am not for or against. Its a moral and personal issue, of which the person involved and family are in position to decide. No one else. Not bishop (who supposed to knew nothing about sex) not same doctors that ask deposit first before, even a paracetamol is administered to a patient.

We are all for life, but see how worthless life is in Nigeria, the the attitude and behaviour of majority of Nigerians. Those who claimed to love life should tell us, why its a taboo to marry a single mum in their communities?
Look at you family, even those very far, look at your friends or look at every person you know and tell me how many has an adopted child? How many motherless babies home in your local councils?
Like I said, we are all for life, but look at your personal attitude to life and ask yourself, if it supports your stance on life or against?

Reptyle:


Seems to me like the law is specific about instances where abortion can be procured. What's the fuss?

Xplodes2700: For all those against the bill, stop being Hypocrithical, u know you will not marry a single mum, adopt a motherless baby, or sponsor a motherless baby home. You still join in gossiping that little girl in your area who got pregnant through molestation.

Dan Anyiam:
You are such a drama queen.
So you who supposed to be educated, is it how you will possibly explained this to the unlettered in your family. Despite you being the educated, so you don't know the difference between the legislative arm of the govt and executive branch?
Since has the executive makes law? for you to be going on and on in the thread about Rochas this or that.?
This is a law initiated in the Imo house of assembly courtesy of your direct representatives. They are the ones that debated the law through its 1st, 2nd readings before passeing it into law. The governor signed the legislation law.

I haven't read even one single thing from you about going to your member of the assembly to ask how he/she voted in this said law. There is every chance, that you don't even know own your representative. So stop being a drama queen over an issue, you seem to know little about.

thoth: actually even though the law states the condition on which abortion is allowed, what many of you fail to understand is that in the court of law it has several interpretaions. A woman can simply decide to abort a baby simply because she FEELS that it was not what she wants and therefore a concern to her health, there are many ways the whole line can be twisted.

Today i was informed that the law was drafted by USAID and they sorted the House of Assembly after the first attempt was rejected.

These USAID and others knows quite well what they are doing, it is we africans and our inferiority complex result in our quest to feel like to qhite man that is confused, very soon divorce laws will be introdued and i know people will like to sound modern and support it while our society disintegrates.

A woman who wants to spite you can abort your baby on basis of health reasons if she states that she does not feel healthy enough to proceed with the pregnancy.

May God help Africa.