Maternal mortality
I applaud the efforts of the Government of Jamaica in trying to bring the country into the 21st century and legalise abortion. I always find it interesting how the Jamaican populace, including concerned Christian doctors, strive to be like the First World, yet when it comes to the most basic of human rights, they prefer to live in the Dark Ages.
What gives the Church and other concerned civic groups the right to dictate what a woman should be able to do with her own body. These people should get off their high horses and face the reality of what women have to face in today's Jamaica.
Abortions are currently taking place and will continue. It is the Government of Jamaica's responsibility to provide women with access to safe abortion. This is a well-known recommendation made by the World Health Organisation as a means to reducing maternal mortality worldwide. I hope to see the laws revised soon.
- Concerned Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Toronto, Canada
Cherish life
I just want to say thank you for keeping me in touch with what's happening in Jamaica. My name is Kadian Curtis. I am currently in Iraq. I hail from the parish of St Thomas.
Keep up the good work. Tell the people in Jamaica to stop killing one another. Life is very precious. We must cherish it. Peace to all.
- Kadian Curtis
curtiskadian@yahoo.com
Kissimme, Florida Via Go-Jamaica
Breach of justice
The outcome of Mr Bennett's dismissal is a slap in the face of the former political directorate of the St Elizabeth Parish Council.
William Pitt once said: "Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it." I was informed from a credible source that the competent authority had cautioned the council against dismissing Mr Bennett as this, without an impartial inquiry, was a breach of natural justice.
Full marks to the press for keeping the issue alive, for if it were not for the press the issue would have suffered from stillbirth.
I would strongly recommend that whenever politicians go against the advice of the competent authority, they should compensate the aggrieved party from their pockets.
- Winston B. Blake
Lacovia
