CNMI’s elected youth leaders have joined hands with a large group of local community members including the religious sector in denouncing abortion practices in the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n
Members of the 3rd CNMI Youth Congress declared their categorical position by passing this month a resolution that clearly states their pro-life stance on the issue.<\/p>\n
In a resolution authored by Youth Senator Joshua Blalock, the young policy-makers underscored that as life already begins to exist at the time of conception, this gift should be held sacred and cherished.<\/p>\n
Abortion, a thorny issue that has spurred long and heated disputes between human rights advocates and dissenting parties in various parts of the world, is a concern that continues to plague the local community.<\/p>\n
Notwithstanding the practice as a callous disregard for the life of another being, the youth group also expressed fears for the safety of the child’s carrier, who also faces grave mental or physical health dangers.<\/p>\n
“A unique and individual life is being unwillfully taken and destroyed in the process of abortion,” the youth leaders believe.<\/p>\n
Empathizing with every woman’s right to her own life, the Youth Congress likewise underscored on the right of the unborn child to live his or her own as well.<\/p>\n
The youth leaders joins hundreds of pro-life advocates in the Northern Marianas who intensified efforts to denounce the practice of abortion in the CNMI, through massive information campaign that included a prayer rally.<\/p>\n
Since 1972, more than 14 million abortion cases were reported in the United States alone; wherein 56 for every 1,000 women who had abortion are between 18 to 19 years old.<\/p>\n
In addition to this, youth senators acknowledged also that abortion can be harmful to the carrier of the child in either an emotional or physical way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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