Monrovia, 26 August, 2023 / 8:56 pm (ACI Africa).
Members of CitizenGO, a Catholic activist organization, are rallying for signatures to stop lawmakers in Liberia from legalizing abortion in the West African country.
Senators in Liberia will be considering, within two weeks starting Wednesday, August 23, the continuation of the debate on the Public Health Bill that contains many matters, including the issue of abortion.
In their petition launched Tuesday, August 22, CitizenGo express concern that allowing Liberians to abort whenever they feel like will lead to tens of thousands of lives being lost annually in the country.
“This bill would introduce a very big change to legislation in Liberia and would directly lead to the death of thousands of innocent babies through abortion in Liberia,” the Catholic pro-lifers say.
Under Liberia’s current law, abortion is allowed in exceptional circumstances that include where the mother’s life is at risk, rape/incest/felonious intercourse, and disability of the fetus. “These are rare situations,” the Catholic activists say.