abortion

September 25, 2013

“I’m spiritually innocent”: Convicted abortion doctor says it’s a greater sin to birth kids into poverty (PICTURED)

A notorious abortionist in Philadelphia that was sentenced to life in prison without parole is insisting that he is ‘spiritually innocent’ in taking the lives of countless unborn children because it is a ‘greater sin’ for babies to be born into poverty. As previously reported, abortionist Kermit Gosnell was convicted of over 200 criminal counts... Read More

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September 23, 2013

SHOCKING: This man tied up his pregnant mistress and aborted her 19-week-old foetus with poisonous tablets (PICTURED)

An Afghani minicab driver who tied his pregnant mistress up then forced poisonous pills into her womb in order to abort his unwanted child has been jailed for six years. Ahmed Raofi, 29, became enraged when lover Irene Santos refused to terminate their unborn child, so he hatched a plan to kill the foetus without her... Read More

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September 20, 2013

Finding a ‘new balance’: Pope warns Catholic Church may fall ‘like a house of cards’ if it continues its obsession with abortion, others

Pope Francis said he was resolved to reform the church which had a tendency to get caught up in ‘small minded things’ The Catholic Church could fall ‘like a house of cards’ if it continues in its obsession with abortion, gay marriage and contraception, the pope has warned. In a remarkable 12,000 word interview to... Read More

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September 4, 2013

Okorocha backtracks on ‘abortion law’, apologizes to churches

Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha yesterday apologized to churches in the state over the controversial law legalizing abortion in the state made by the state House of Assembly. The Governor therefore ordered the State House of Assembly to repeal the law without delay to assuage the feeling of the church. Okorocha who said... Read More

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August 31, 2013

I only made abortion available to those who need it – Okorocha

by ‘Jola Sotubo Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has clarified that the bill currently before the state House of Assembly is not for the legalization of abortion. He was reacting to reports that his administration has legalized abortion. He said that the bill is instead meant to eliminate violence in private and public life, prohibit... Read More

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August 20, 2013

Going all out: Enugu institute conducts street march against same sex marriage

by ‘Jola Sotubo In recent times, the world has begun to embrace the idea of equal rights for same sex couples and other gender minorities. However in Nigeria, the opposite is the case. An institute in Enugu is set to embark on a 2 day March to protest against what it terms as “societal vices.”... Read More

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Levi Strauss heir tricked girlfriend into getting abortion after promising her $300,000 for procedure

DANIEL ACKER/BLOOMBERG NEWS The ex-girlfriend of a Levi Strauss heir is suing him, alleging that — fearing a media firestorm — he promised her $300,000 to abort their child. Quality never goes out of style, but boyfriends might. The former girlfriend of a Levi Strauss heir is suing him, alleging that he promised her $300,000... Read More

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Horrible: 23 girls dead after drinking native doctors’ abortion concoction

by Chi Ibe Delta State police commissioner has said no fewer than 23 females whose unwanted pregnancies were terminated in a native home have died after drinking some herbal concoction. Ikechukwu Aduba said they discovered a home where native doctors, quack nurses carry out illegal abortion and detectives have arrested the operators. He also said... Read More

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Atrocious: Principal impregnates student in Kogi, orders her to abort thrice

The Principal of Baptist High School, Ekinrin/Adde, in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State Mr. Ajayi Ajibulu has been accused of impregnating one of his students and trying to abort the pregnancy. Sources from the town revealed that the girl (name withheld) was a regular caller at the Principal’s house who was a friend... Read More

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How pregnant woman’s husband and in-laws ‘stomped on her stomach’ and killed her unborn child

by Rachel Ogbu An Indian man and his family are now in police custody after they allegedly assaulted his pregnant wife for refusing to abort a two-month-old foetus. Suvarna Gaikwad, 20, was kicked, punched in the stomach and ‘stomped on’ by her husband and his family, news report claim. Unfortunately, they succeeded in killing the... Read More

abortion, Domestic violence, Violence against women

Michael ‘Faith Child’ Ayo: How a broken home fixed my life (30 Days, 30 Voices)

I was a mistake, in which, the night I was conceived, my mother had a coil in her and my father used a contraceptive, but I still managed to come through. Its all down to perception. Do you view your glass as half full or half empty? My mother was a single mum, working 3... Read More

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February 28, 2013

Two arguments: Abortion is murder, no it’s self defence

by Rachel Ogbu If debates could win Oscars, this probably would be a winner. This week on YNaija we will be engaging the issue of abortions from all views and though we know for a fact that in most circumstances it’s illegal in Nigeria, we would like to examine the moral question, is abortion murder or not?... Read More

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February 28, 2013

Illegal abortion in Nigeria: The cringing reality

by Rachel Ogbu Abortion in Nigeria is illegal on more grounds than it is legal yet the number of women who perform the procedure every year is significant. More shocking are the numbers who die from having an abortion. Unless the life of the woman will be at risk if she went on to... Read More

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February 28, 2013

For the Records: Full details of the Nigerian abortion law

by Rachel Ogbu Many people hold very strong opinions and believe that abortion no matter what is wrong. Others hold that abortion is right in some certain circumstances like if the mother faces life threatening issues and could die. Then there are the pro-choice group that hold abortion is morally acceptable. This week on YNaija,... Read More

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February 1, 2013

Temie Giwa: The case for legal abortion in Nigeria

I, of course, believe that access to abortion is a human right that Nigerian women deserve. Forty years ago, in the district of Colombia, the American Supreme Court passed a law that guarantees the right of American women to legal medical abortion. Roe V. Wade made access to sexual reproductive health a right that cannot... Read More

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January 3, 2013

Bizarre: How my father raped and impregnated me twice – Teenager

A Nigerian teenager has told to the Police in Lagos Nigeria, that her 49 year old father serially raped her for five years during which she was impregnated twice and the pregnancies were aborted with the aid of a herbalist. She told the police at Ojo area of Lagos State where the suspect was being... Read More

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January 2, 2013

Ayodele Weke: Diary of an unborn child (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Mum and dad had an argument today over ‘it’. Mum keeps saying she doesn’t want ‘it’, and she has no plans for ‘it’ while dad says he wants ‘it’ and would make plans for ‘it.’ Who is ‘it’? Where is ‘it’? If I know ‘it’, I will give ‘it’ a piece of my mind. SEPTEMBER... Read More

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October 26, 2012

TICKER: High school opens a day care centre (to care for kids of students) sparking controversy

A high school in Richmond, Virginia is drawing lot of attention since the opening of Armstrong Child Care Lab, a day-care center in the school. The district recently opened the day-care center at Armstrong High School in an effort to bring down the number of high school drop outs. The Virginia Department of Education reports... Read More

abortion, childhood education, day-care center, teenage pregnancy

September 15, 2012

Opinion: Society and the incorruptible physician

by Basil Fadipe A doctor is trained to save life, not take it. But somewhere along the line, segments of society ‘retrain’ him to take life either by inflicting such last act without which death would not have occured (euthanasia) or assisting the victim in inflicting that last act himself (assisted suicide). Negotiating society... Read More

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September 15, 2012

Shade Lawal: Abortion – A woman’s right to choose (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Last month, tweets about abortion swarmed my timeline on twitter. I aired my views on the issue at the time, but the limit of 140 characters made a comprehensive discourse almost impossible. Thus, when I got the invitation from YNaija to feature in ‘30days, 30 voices’; I knew it was a perfectopportunity for me to... Read More

abortion, culture, Health, motherhood, Religion, Shade Lawal, women

“For four years my husband did not ‘sex me’” – Housewife tells court

by Isi Esene How do we report this with a straight face? The Customary court of Badagry got some bizarre marital revelations on Tuesday when Aderonke Akinyemi, a 38year old housewife asked it to dissolve their marriage over allegations suggesting her husband had refused her sex for about four years. In her words: “For four... Read More

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Akintunde Oyebode: A time to honour our mothers (YNaija Frontpage)

by Akintunde Oyebode “…pregnancy is not a disease” but our mothers keep dying due to ignorance.” – Onyema Afulukwe of the Centre for Reproductive Rights. Every year, on Mother’s Day, the church nominates a young person to deliver the sermon. It was my sister’s turn this year, and as I listened to her speak, the topic for... Read More

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January 30, 2012

Seriously? New study reveals abortion is safer than childbirth

by Wilfred Okiche A recent research study carried out by the Gynuity Health Projects, New York City and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and published online in Obstetrics &Gynecology has revealed that legal abortions are safer than giving birth. To arrive at this conclusion, researchers took into account, figures on live births... Read More

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