Medical care, not abortion

THE EDITOR: Those who advocate the legalising of abortion ie the poor choice people, seem to operate outside of ethical and moral boundaries which are accepted by society at large. We are starting to see their true colours as in their comic strip character on their web page. Now, they feel they can intimidate the government into entertaining their pro-abortion agenda by needling them, stating that if this Government does not do it, the next Government would, it’s just a matter of time. Well, the present Opposition party may know more truth than the party-abortionist assume. They seem to understand that Trinidad is present under the population replacement levels of 2.2 to sustain a stable economic growth. According to statistics given by WHO as at 2001 we were at 1.6. That could be the only explanation for them to have felt confident in offering as a campaign incentive, $1.000 to each new born baby. Imagine that! What a pro-lifers dream. No one dared to criticise that proposal in any fundamental way. By the look of things they are acting responsibly. If the present Opposition party was pro-choice, the pro-abortionist would have gotten a foothold in there and the opposition would have certainly attempted to use this issue in some way, if it were at all possible, to discredit the present Government.

The will of the people is very important to politicians and as such, if not from their own conscience, they certainly are not prepared to entertain this deathly issue of legalising the killing our pre-born children. Even under the guise of offering poor women access to medical care. (If the pro-abortionists really cared for poor women, why not aggressively try to get basic medical care they need for themselves and their families?) The fact remains, that under the present crime situation in the country, no sensible and responsible Government would allow the legalising of murder in any form including that of aborting the pre-born human babies.

JACQUELINE ALLAMANI
Petit Valley