CAIRO - Al-
Azhar, Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning, today declared that any woman pregnant by rape must abort the baby immediately in order to maintain
"social stability"."A raped woman must terminate the pregnancy immediately upon learning of the pregnancy if a trusted doctor gives her clearance for the abortion," the Islamic Research Council of the Cairo-based institution said in a statement.
This would ensure
"social stability", it said.
According to the independent Egyptian Centre for Women's Rights (
ECWR), two women are raped every hour in Egypt, a country of 76 million.Many factors contribute to the increase in sexual harassment including rising unemployment, the huge cost of marriage and the fact that sex outside marriage is forbidden, experts say.
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Today I read about this news on the paper and i got so frustrated. I was furious not because these woman are careless. I was furious with the rule given out to these woman. I felt sad for these people. They shouldn't impose such an inhuman rule. Life is precious. Although these woman are violated, that doesn't mean these babies have to be taken away. I felt that such abortion is cruel. Common instinct would tell you to retain this child.. Though it was sad to hear such things but the child is innocent. They should spare a life for them. In addition, these people should find the culprit out and punish them severely. Rapist should deserve this punishment!
人之初性本善..("v")("v")
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