I'm sure Justin will send money to rectify this further African killing:
The Protestant Council of Rwanda has directed all health facilities run by its members to stop carrying out all abortions, further limiting access to the procedure in the largely Christian nation of 13 million people.
The council’s decision earlier this month described abortion as a sin, echoing the stance of Rwanda's more widely followed Catholic Church but conflicting with the East African country's law which permits abortions for specific reasons.
The statement signed by 26 Protestant religious organizations instead called on parents to “guide” their daughters to seek abstinence until marriage.
Abortion previously was illegal in Rwanda, with a prison sentence for anyone who had an abortion or helped in terminating a pregnancy. But the law was changed in 2018 to say abortion is allowed in cases such as rape, forced marriage, incest or cases where pregnancy poses a health risk. The law requires that abortions be carried out only after consultations with a doctor.
“For us, we have our belief, and our belief cannot be taken away by the law. We are not opposing the law, but our belief does not allow us to support abortion,” Laurent Mbanda, the head of the Anglican Church in Rwanda, told The Associated Press.
He said the best way the council’s member health facilities can handle abortion cases is to make referrals to other hospitals.
So, kicking the can down the road?
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