ALLOW me to say something on what our ambassador to Ethiopia Mr Emmanuel Mwamba feels can be done to tackle the issue of abortions in Zambia.
Mr Mwamba says he is known to be calm, always wearing a cheerful smile and speaking in a measured voice, whatever the tensions, threat, puzzle or circumstances.
But the issue of abortion in our beautiful Zambia is different as it has succeeded to unsettle him.
The other day on his usual government duties, he summoned Muchinga Provincial Medical Officer (PMO) to his office where he took time to review departmental reports when he stumbled upon the alarming matter.
A non-government organisation had performed a total of 430 abortions in Nakonde, Kasama, Mpika, and Mbala in a single month.
As a Christian nation, he says he was outraged by the scale of the abortions and by what appeared to be careless harm to life.
Here now is my take on the subject matter.
When we tackle the abortion issue we should also tackle the sperm that causes the pregnancy.
There is no recourse for men, it’s the women that bear the burden.
They have to carry the baby to term and deliver in poorly equipped hospitals during which they may die.
The government does not mandate fathers to pay child support so the women will raise the babies in poverty.
Why is it men who are always in the forefront of womens health related issues are left scot free?
Let them write articles on how to stop the sex act that leads to unwanted pregnancies targeted at MEN.
But I know that this will never happen because they think they can rape women, get away with it and turn around and slam the woman for aborting the baby.
SUSAN MWAKILIBISHA
