Nigerian Catholic bishops have advised the women impregnated by Boko Haram insurgents not to abort the pregnancies.
The issue has caused serious clashes in Nigerian society. Many insisted that the pregnancies should be aborted, saying that the unwanted children of terrorists “will bring no joy to this world”.
According to The Punch, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria promised assistance to the women in the children’s upbringing after the delivery.
Speaking on May 25, Monday, during the press conference in Abuja, Most Rev Anselm Umoren mentioned “support mechanisms” and “crisis pregnancy management centers” as means of providing support to the women victims.
He lamented that Nigeria even considered the option of getting rid of innocent children “with capital punishment” for no offence committed.
“Specifically, it is not tenable, the suggestion that killing the babies conceived through rape by the terrorists, is the most humane action to take in this instance. Since the babies are ignorant and innocent of the crimes – aggression, sexual assault, dehumanisation – against their mothers, it is unethical to punish them for the sins and offences of their erring fathers.”
The bishops explained that the life of every baby is different from those of its parents.
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