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There was nothing wrong with those women featured in the article. They hadn't been raped, they simply didn't want anyone to know that they had been sexually active and wound up pregnant. Where is the physical and mental "condition" in that? They kill their children to alleviate inconvenience to themselves and their shame. 

In essence they are sacrificing their children on an altar to the god molech/chemosh.  When Israel did it, it brought destruction to the entire country...be careful what you wish for.

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From: Florence Naab <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, January 12, 2007 1:37 pm
Subject: Re: Ghanaians risk death for abortion
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> Hi Fossia,
>     Thanks for the information on the issue of abortion in Ghana. In 
> as much as abortion is a notorious problem in Ghana, its acquisition 
> is not technically illegal as stated. Abortion in Ghana has been a 
> legal issue since the 1980s. In fact before 1985, the acquisition of 
> abortion in Ghana was actually illegal and punishable under a criminal 
> code.This law, which was restrictive, was amended to a liberal law in  
> 1985 till date. This implies that abortion in Ghana is legally allowed 
> under certain conditions, and these are; incest, rape, if the 
> pregnancy is a threat to the health of the mother and then, any 
> physical, mental, or medical conditions of the mother which may not 
> allow her to carry the pregnancy to term(full maturation). This means 
> that once a woman is able to demostrate to the physician that she 
> cannot nurture a pregnancy to term because of any of the above 
> reasons, such a woman is entitled to a legal abortion. However, 
> Ghanaian women are not aware of the
>  flexibility of this abortion law , hence they always resort to unsafe 
> clandestine abortions with many of them loosing their precious lives.
>       As a concerned Ghanaian, I think the death toll resulting from 
> abortion in Ghana may possibly be curtailed if this liberal abortion 
> law is publicized through health education, so that women can openly 
> go to the hospitals where safe abortions can be procured. In support 
> of this, there are a number  of feminist groups in Ghana fighting 
> toward full legalization of abortion. 
>   THANKS
>   Florence Naab
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