Showing posts with label DARING GOD? Governor Okorocha Denies Legalising Abortion In Imo State. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DARING GOD? Governor Okorocha Denies Legalising Abortion In Imo State. Show all posts

Saturday, 31 August 2013

Governor Okorocha Denies Legalising Abortion In Imo State

photo Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has said that the bill currently in the House of Assembly is not for the legalisation of abortion.

Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has said that the bill currently in the House of Assembly is not for the legalisation of abortion. Okorocha said this when he reacted to reports that the state government had  legalised  abortion in Owerri on Friday

He explained that the bill would eliminate violence in private and public life, prohibit all forms of violence, including sexual, psychological, domestic and harmful traditional practices.

The governor said the bill was also expected to provide maximum protection and effective remedies for victims and punishments of offenders. Okorocha added that the bill would equally enable every woman to enjoy reproductive rights as well as the right to medical abortion in cases of sexual assault, rape, incest.