[lbo-talk] abortion in Nicaragua

[John Thornton]

This is an unfair attack on religion Doug. You never once mention the 
magnificence of the Sistine Chapel or the wonderful prose of many 
scriptural verses.
You make it sound like the loss of these women is somehow greater than 
the losses of the above mentioned wonders would be were religion to be 
eliminated.
Religion brings us so much beauty how can you be so callous as to ignore 
that fact?

John Thornton

Doug Henwood wrote:
> Guardian (London) - October 8, 2007
>
> Killer law
>
> Last November it became a crime for a woman to have an abortion in  
> Nicaragua, even if her life was in mortal danger. So far it has  
> resulted in the death of at least 82 women. Rory Carroll reports on  
> the fight to have the law changed
>
> As a result of the blanket ban enacted last November at least 82  
> women have died, according to advocacy groups. "This new law  
> intentionally denies women access to health services essential to  
> saving their lives, and is thus inconsistent with Nicaragua's  
> obligations under international human rights law," says Human Rights  
> Watch.
>
> The anti-abortion camp, in contrast, is euphoric. The new law, it  
> says, is a beacon in the fight to protect the unborn. It is time to  
> celebrate. "Now it is all penalised. And Catholics agree that is  
> should be this way," says Roberto González, 50, a Franciscan priest  
> in Managua. "The population sees the church as behind the law -  
> behind the pressure that succeeded in getting the government to  
> change the law."