Court order needed to abort pregnancy resulting from rape – Lawyer

Lagos-based lawyer and Executive Director of Centre for Health Equity and Justice, Timothy Adewale, speaks toabout the controversy trailing the newly-introduced Lagos State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications

Honestly, I didn’t see this coming. This is because I believe that every stakeholder in the matter ordinarily should have been carried along before the release of the document. This is a document that has been in the waiting for almost four years. It is expected that every ‘t’ should have been crossed and ‘i’ dotted. This is not the first health regulation that would come out of Lagos State. There had been others even in recent times without anyone raising an eyebrow.

I don’t think so looking at the background of what happened. This is a document that has been in the works for like four years. The US Supreme Court’s decision in Roe Vs Wade was given only a few weeks ago. What I am saying is that the publicity given by Lagos State to the release of these guidelines is the issue. It wasn’t necessary, given how religious our society is. That is why the government should have been more sensitive. The publicity was unnecessary.

I don’t really know their motive but I know that when guidelines like this are released, in most cases, we find out that it is to justify a grant given by a donor, foundation or a trust fund. When a donor gives you money, you would have to show to the donor that the money has been judiciously spent. Besides this, I cannot think of any other reason to justify the publicity given to the document.

Hope it won't get out of hand

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