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Posted on 11/03/2009 5:35:16 PM PST by don-o
Tegucigalpa, Nov 3, 2009 / 07:26 pm (CNA).- A new law has taken effect in Honduras prohibiting the consumption and marketing of the morning-after pill in the Central American country.
The law was passed by the Honduran Congress at the beginning of the year with backing from the Medical College of Honduras, which pointed out that the pill has an abortifacient effect making it unconstitutional.
The Honduran Congress argued that the drug would “gravely endanger the health of the Honduran population, especially women who are able to get pregnant.”
Lawmakers pointed to a 2008 report by the Medical College of Honduras that warned of the drug’s anti-implantation effect, making it an abortifacient. The new law prohibits “the promotion, consumption, sale and purchasing of the emergency contraceptive pill, as well as its distribution, whether for sale or free-of-charge.”
Commenting on the historic decision, which is similar to measures taken by other countries in the region, Carlos Polo, Latin American director of the Population Research Institute, told CNA that this decision is “a milestone for another Latin American country” saying that Honduras has freed itself from the pressures of pharmaceutical companies and feminist organizations.
“In Latin America, where abortion is illegal, the only option left for the promoters of this pill was to misinform the people by denying the so-called ‘third effect.’ Now we see that pressure and misinformation can last a while but in the end, deceit fails on its own. We will certainly see the morning-after pill eradicated from Latin America, thus freeing ourselves from an inoperative and costly method that has grave adverse effects for women,” Polo said.
add another to the list of possible places to emmigrate to. Costa Rica’s still at the top of the list, though.
Abortion is murder and should be treated that way under the law — with the same penalties.
The problem is worse than we know. Heck, we don’t even know how many “miscarriages” are really baby killings.
We should treat the death of an unborn child the same way we would treat ANY sudden death. There should be at least a cursory investigation in each case to rule out foul play.
Gee! I wonder why all of the Marxists are so eager to crush this republic? /s
They do have violence problems with Muslims on their southern islands, but name a country that doesn't, anymore?
But a friend told me that Costa Rica has a literacy rate in the 90%'s and is heavily Catholic.
Of course, I'd think you need to arm up down there.
I’m fighin’ to save the USA. ‘Cause I love me some Tennessee!
Godspeed.
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