Douglas, Isle of Man, Feb 19, 2018 / 14:09 pm
Amid efforts to legalize abortion on the Isle of Man, critics of a new abortion bill have spoken out in defense of human life, saying the proposal would introduce a number of dangers.
"Every abortion is an act of desperation," stated Monsignor John Devine, Dean of the Catholic Church on the Isle of Man, in a letter to the island's Chief Minister Howard Quayle, according to IOM Today.
"The Catholic Church wishes to be supportive of those who find themselves contemplating an abortion, whatever decision they take," Devine continued, noting his overall concern with the new abortion bill on the island.
He noted his concern that the bill cites "'serious social grounds' or 'impairments like to limit either the length or quality of the child's life' as justification for a late abortion."