By Ofentse Mokae
31 January 2010
With Sanctity Life Sunday being celebrated today, the African Christian Democratic Party is highlighting a project which has allowed women in the United States to choose not to terminate their pregnancies after seeing live scans of their babies in the womb.
The ACDP’s Cheryllyn Dudley says through the Ultrasound Option Project, mothers and fathers have chosen to face perceived hardships, yet continue with the pregnancy.
“Answers to surveys show that 60% of women are coerced, 70% of women who have had to abort their babies say they feel abortion is immoral and 80% of them said they would have chosen life if supported by family, friends or others, which adds up to a lot of sadness and guilt,” said Dudley .
The ACDP is soon to present legislation to amend the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Bill.
“This is to ensure pregnancy termination takes place at facilities with counselling providing full opportunity for discussion and questions having observed live ultrasound pictures of the foetus to enable truly informed consent,” added Dudley.
The party says it recognises the sanctity of human life from conception until natural death.
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