Dear Editor,
I wish to support Dr Dayton Campbell's call for the review of harmful sections in our law that inhibits females gaining access to all and not selective comprehensive reproductive health services. There are too many botched abortions and other harmful and potentially life-threatening activities such as scraping of the womb with unclean medical tools happening underground. All these services should be done in a formal and safe environment at all times.
I advocate for prevention, but in a context where the effective delivery of comprehensive sex and sexuality education, as well as the access for reproductive health commodities/services for young people such as contraceptive pills, femidoms and male condoms, has in several areas prevailing gaps, we must act now in a realistic and not idealistic manner.
While I appreciate the position of some religious groups, they simply do not live and cannot live people's lives. It is not the world view that should supersede, it is the realities on the ground that confront real people every day of their lives.
We need a balanced conversation and the chief voice cannot be religion. It has to be those who are affected directly and indirectly. All of these issues affect us nationally and our ability to meet some of our Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), such as achieving the best maternal health outcomes. The care and support of our people is paramount. Action is needed from balanced and informed research to meet the needs of all our people. We also need more medical professionals to be as open and as frank as Dr
Dayton Campbell.
Javan Campbell
Advocacy and Intervention Officer
Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network
javan.campbell2012@gmail.com
The time for pro-choice is at hand
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I wish to support Dr Dayton Campbell's call for the review of harmful sections in our law that inhibits females gaining access to all and not selective comprehensive reproductive health services. There are too many botched abortions and other harmful and potentially life-threatening activities such as scraping of the womb with unclean medical tools happening underground. All these services should be done in a formal and safe environment at all times.
I advocate for prevention, but in a context where the effective delivery of comprehensive sex and sexuality education, as well as the access for reproductive health commodities/services for young people such as contraceptive pills, femidoms and male condoms, has in several areas prevailing gaps, we must act now in a realistic and not idealistic manner.
While I appreciate the position of some religious groups, they simply do not live and cannot live people's lives. It is not the world view that should supersede, it is the realities on the ground that confront real people every day of their lives.
We need a balanced conversation and the chief voice cannot be religion. It has to be those who are affected directly and indirectly. All of these issues affect us nationally and our ability to meet some of our Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), such as achieving the best maternal health outcomes. The care and support of our people is paramount. Action is needed from balanced and informed research to meet the needs of all our people. We also need more medical professionals to be as open and as frank as Dr
Dayton Campbell.
Javan Campbell
Advocacy and Intervention Officer
Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network
javan.campbell2012@gmail.com
The time for pro-choice is at hand
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