At least one minister of religion is of the view that members of the Christian community should exercise a sense of humility, rather than arrogance regarding the issue of whether to legalise abortion in Jamaica.
At the same time, Rector at Christ Church in Vineyard Town, Reverend Father Sean Major-Campbell, has also posited that abortion is not an issue for the church, but rather the state. When it comes to human rights issues like safe access to abortions, it is a matter that the state needs to address, he contended.
He was one of the panellists at a recent webinar hosted by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) as it presented its findings in a European Union-funded report titled: ‘Coming to Terms: The Social Costs of Unequal Access to Safe Abortions’.
Bishop Dr Alvin Bailey
A senior clergyman has described as atrocious, disgraceful and alarming a recommendation by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) that minors be allowed to access an abortion on their own without the consent of a parent.
Bishop Dr Alvin Bailey, the chairman of the Jamaica Churches Action Uniting Society for Emancipation (CAUSE), said in a statement on Monday that the proposal by CAPRI must be rejected by all well thinking Jamaicans .
He added that such a call could be translated to mean that these persons of high intelligence and outstanding academic achievements are spiritually deprived in advocating abortion as a method of contraceptive.