by CABRAL PINTO
Kenyans may be a religious people, but this does not mean that they are not aware of reality or reasonable pleas. Our people do not follow the dictates of their faiths without questioning where lines need to be drawn.
It is from this understanding that the abortion debate may irreparably dent the credibility of religion in Kenya.
The dictates of the Catholic Church and Islam on condoms have been disobeyed by their flocks. Statistics show that the burning of condoms by the faiths’ leaders has not diminished their use. It seems likely that mainstream religions will also be disobeyed on the abortion issue.
Will protected abortions not sustain the lives of the mother and the infant? Should religious leaders intimidate Kenyans who are demanding secure abortion? Is the issue simply a matter of faith?
Why are we negating science and humanity, and allowing principally men to decide on the fate of women’s bodies? When will we listen to women on what they feel about their rights to decisions on their lives, bodies, unborn children and those already born and are suffering?
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