Citizen TV on Abortion

This report on Citizen TV is primarily about the heated debate between the religious leaders and medical fraternity on the issue of abortion. The doctors claim that the church has no right to speak on behalf of the Kenyans, but the Church claims that abortion victimizes fetuses, that cannot defend themselves. The doctors say that the issue of when life begins is quite philosophical. The church says that life begins at conception, but the doctors say conception can only be proven after 5 weeks, through a pregnancy test. They also say, that to implement this law would be very impractical, because that would mean Kenyans would have to go and register their conception with the Registrar of Births and Deaths, to be able to prevent abortion from taking place. The medical fraternity says that the clause prevents medical practices such as treating atrophic pregnancies and test-tube babies. Women’s rights groups back the doctors on this. The medical fraternity claims that the church is standing on a moral pedestal, and refusing to reason on issues that Kenyans cannot simply wish away. 

 Watch the report here!