In my first book, A Matter of Principle (2nded. 2003), I raised some of these issues but they bear repetition now amidst the abortion dialogue. In light of the nuanced arguments for a woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy, should that right become law in Jamaica, then, in my unlearned view, legal reform would be necessary concerning…
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Pregnancy out of wedlock
I wish to congratulate my friend Michael Abrahams on his well-argued Gleaner column on Monday, May 30 about the treatment of unmarried pregnant women in the workplace. I offer a few thoughts in support of his general argument. First, Christians and other religious folk need to cleanse their minds of the obsession with treating sexual…