Churches contributing to maternal mortality in Ghana - Prof. Sai

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Emma 11 years ago

WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSSIBLE.THE PROFESSOR SHD REALISE THE CHURCHS' STANCE ARE BIBLICAL COMMANDMENTS BY THE CREATOR OF MAN AND NOT MERE DOCTRINES AS PERCEIVED.I THINK THE UNRESEARCHED CAUSES OF DISEASES AND SYMPTOMS BEFO ...
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WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSSIBLE.THE PROFESSOR SHD REALISE THE CHURCHS' STANCE ARE BIBLICAL COMMANDMENTS BY THE CREATOR OF MAN AND NOT MERE DOCTRINES AS PERCEIVED.I THINK THE UNRESEARCHED CAUSES OF DISEASES AND SYMPTOMS BEFORE PRESCRIPTION OF DRUGS BY MOST OF OUR DOCTORS IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO MATERNAL MORTALITY AND NOT RELIGIOUS STANCE AGAINST ABORTION.THANK U
AbotsiHana 11 years ago

REALLY, I THOUGHT THE PROFESSOR WAS GOING TO SAY FAKE PASTORS ARE RESPONSIBLLE FOR UNWANTED PREGNANCIES AND KEEPING LADIES IN LABOUR IN PRAYER CAMPS INSTEAD OF SENDING THEM TO HOSPITAL. I DO NOTY SEE THE CONTINUED PREACHING O ...
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REALLY, I THOUGHT THE PROFESSOR WAS GOING TO SAY FAKE PASTORS ARE RESPONSIBLLE FOR UNWANTED PREGNANCIES AND KEEPING LADIES IN LABOUR IN PRAYER CAMPS INSTEAD OF SENDING THEM TO HOSPITAL. I DO NOTY SEE THE CONTINUED PREACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AGAINT ABORTION AS A CAUSE FOR MATERNAL MATERNITY AT ALL. MANY ABORTIONS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT IN HOSPITALS, NO DOCTORS HAVE BEEN PUT TO JAIL. PROFESSOR SHOULD RATHER ADVISE THAT PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE TO DO IT MUST NOT DO IT BY CRUDE METHODS
Sikamanba 11 years ago

You are right, abostihana, you are right!

You are right, abostihana, you are right!
the truth 11 years ago

wow.......unbelievable!

there is no wonder that ghana is where it is today - filty, dirty, full of pot holes, no electricity, no water....and on top of it all, the peopel are greedy, apatheic and petty!

wow.......unbelievable!

there is no wonder that ghana is where it is today - filty, dirty, full of pot holes, no electricity, no water....and on top of it all, the peopel are greedy, apatheic and petty!
Sikamanba 11 years ago

Emma, where in the Bible does it talk about abortion ?
Do not quote to me "thou shall not kill" because that is entirely different matter.
What the Bible shows us that God is against is spilling of semen outside the body of ...
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Emma, where in the Bible does it talk about abortion ?
Do not quote to me "thou shall not kill" because that is entirely different matter.
What the Bible shows us that God is against is spilling of semen outside the body of a woman. Sperms should always be deposited in the womb of woman.Spilling it outside generates God' s anger.
Therefore contraceptive is an abomination to God.
God has built within us the ability to be self controlled.That is why woman has her cycle with a safe period built in there.
If as a married couple,who wants to control the number of children they want to have,the self control is needed so that they only have sex during the wife' s safe period.
For the unmarried they have no business have sex because that is sexual immorality.Abstinence is required of them.
If self control and abstinence is adhered to there would be no talk of abortion .
As Christians we must be ready to back up every assertion with the word of God.
There is nowhere in the Bible that talks about abortion. On the other hand anybody who is interested in what I have said about spilling semen outside the body of woman, should contact me.
Not that I support abortion but reason ought to be given a chance in this matter.
God' s name be praised.
ABU 11 years ago

Only the stunted will disagree with Fred Torgbor Sai.

Only the stunted will disagree with Fred Torgbor Sai.
Nana 11 years ago

Togbor Sai is not thinking. We should encourage abortion and kill babies? This is very lazy thought from an agent of Planned Parenthood, homosexual and other anti-African agencies in the US and Europe. These are the people w ...
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Togbor Sai is not thinking. We should encourage abortion and kill babies? This is very lazy thought from an agent of Planned Parenthood, homosexual and other anti-African agencies in the US and Europe. These are the people who are afraid of Africans and Africna population. You should get off your lazy low horse and stop the genocide of Africans.
the truth 11 years ago

FT Sai is thinking clearly...he is progressive!

FT Sai is thinking clearly...he is progressive!
Sikamanba 11 years ago

He is in part being realistic!

He is in part being realistic!
ABU 11 years ago

Only the stunted and blockheaded will disagree with Mr Sai

Only the stunted and blockheaded will disagree with Mr Sai
Ghanaba 11 years ago

I think this old pprof is having dememtia. Some of hsi statemenst don't really make sense!. What has preaching against abortion got to do with having 'unsafe and illegal' abortion? The professor konf!

I think this old pprof is having dememtia. Some of hsi statemenst don't really make sense!. What has preaching against abortion got to do with having 'unsafe and illegal' abortion? The professor konf!
the truth 11 years ago

no, i do nto think he is confused, i think he is hitting the nail right on its head and he is doing it freely :)

no, i do nto think he is confused, i think he is hitting the nail right on its head and he is doing it freely :)
Kofi 11 years ago

If the church teaches against abortion, how does that encourage unsafe abortion? If the church's teaching is having an effect on members, then the effect will be less abortion by members, safe or unsafe.

If the church teaches against abortion, how does that encourage unsafe abortion? If the church's teaching is having an effect on members, then the effect will be less abortion by members, safe or unsafe.
B-WISE 11 years ago

Is the Church teaching mothers to use unsafe methods to kill the babies our 'honorable prof' would describe as UNWANTED??? I feel very sad he describes himself as a christian, and yet is irritated by God's thou shall nots. Wh ...
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Is the Church teaching mothers to use unsafe methods to kill the babies our 'honorable prof' would describe as UNWANTED??? I feel very sad he describes himself as a christian, and yet is irritated by God's thou shall nots. What then makes him the christian he claim to be??? God teachers abstinance, and satan teaches induldence. If the 'prof' stands for indulgence, so are those who do indulge in abortion for their own resons. After all the church does not prepare the concoctions for them, nor does the church give them money to go in for unsafe abortion. If they trully believe in the God of the Christians, they will never be pregnant n the first place, because they will only go in for it when they are ready, and not describe those inocent babies as UNWANTED. How pathetic of such irresponsible mothers, killing babies at will, and having 'learned' men blame those that value the human life, for their evil acts. I AM VERY VERY SAD that a prof could call on women( the irresponsible killer types)to campaign against the Church's stance against abortion. Has the church held anybody's neck and forced them to stick to her principles? It is a choice. It is sexual immorality, for which I believe the 'prof' is a staunch advocate, that is resulting in the maternal mortality as most would be mothers and fathers have nothing to offer the baby. To avoid responsibility, they then resort to those abortions. DONT EVER BLAME THE CHURCH, THE CHURCH IS ONLY THERE FOR THE GOOD OF MEN, however, it has always been a choice to join or stay away from God's thou shall nots. Let the saint praise the Name of God, and responsible parents teach their children to get well prepared before getting pregnant. SHALOM.
the truth 11 years ago

if Prof. Sai is a Christian then i think there is hope for those who call themselves Christians becos at least i will equate christianity to doing the right thing, and Prof. Sai has dont eh right thing - - he spoke the truth ...
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if Prof. Sai is a Christian then i think there is hope for those who call themselves Christians becos at least i will equate christianity to doing the right thing, and Prof. Sai has dont eh right thing - - he spoke the truth which most ghanaians do not want to hear!
Sikamanba 11 years ago

God bless by Bwise.You nailed it right on the head.

God bless by Bwise.You nailed it right on the head.
Dr. med.William Acquah,Germany 11 years ago

Well said,Prof.!Most of our so-called"Men of God" are really useless and still live in the stone age!

Well said,Prof.!Most of our so-called"Men of God" are really useless and still live in the stone age!
Sikamanba 11 years ago

Mind your language and stop the generalisation because there is fallacy in there, Dr. Acquaah.
I think the church should help those unfortunate girls by financing them through the pregnancy and beyond.With such help the rat ...
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Mind your language and stop the generalisation because there is fallacy in there, Dr. Acquaah.
I think the church should help those unfortunate girls by financing them through the pregnancy and beyond.With such help the rate of abortion will be minimized.
Kwesi 11 years ago

Finally. The educated Ghanaians begin to open their mouth to challenge illiterate pastors that are ruining Ghana.

There is not a single part in the bible that talks against abortion, period! You can be pro/anti abortion b ...
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Finally. The educated Ghanaians begin to open their mouth to challenge illiterate pastors that are ruining Ghana.

There is not a single part in the bible that talks against abortion, period! You can be pro/anti abortion but to refer to the bible proves you have not read the bible. I hope more scholars will begin to open their mouth to move Ghana forward. An ignorant population can not progress.
James 11 years ago

I support Pfor Sai this issue. Unless you can segregate girls from girls unplanned pregancies will occur. Some of these girls and women will try to get rid of the pregnacy through aff sorts of methods some leading to complica ...
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I support Pfor Sai this issue. Unless you can segregate girls from girls unplanned pregancies will occur. Some of these girls and women will try to get rid of the pregnacy through aff sorts of methods some leading to complications like death and infertility. All you men codenming the Prof should tell me what you would do if your daughters, sisters or even wives died from criminal abortion when there was a safer method to deal with the problem.
Please leave God out of this. And the men too.
xyz 11 years ago

The question is rather: Why not keeping the pregnany?

Abortion whether legal or illegal is bad because human beings ( yes i said ´´human beings´´the small creatures in the womb are human beings who are developing) ar ...
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The question is rather: Why not keeping the pregnany?

Abortion whether legal or illegal is bad because human beings ( yes i said ´´human beings´´the small creatures in the womb are human beings who are developing) are killed.
We dont know what the foetus in the womb of his mother is going to be.We

Perhaps it could be a doctor, society, lawyer who could help humanity.
We all know life is precious. And we all know why killing a person is bad.

Look at europe the advocate for abortion and birth control. What has that policy brought them ?

Today many european countries are having low birth rates and fear that their economies will crumble because there will be less consumers in the future. So today there is an imbalance - too many old people and a few young ones.

or another look at India . Due to the high esteem of boys being the bread winners of the family many female foetuses are aborted. So consequently many young Indian men today find it difficult to marry becuase there arent many women.

The profeesor should also differentiate between high infant mortality and abortion. High infant motaltily is too many women dieing due to pregnancy which could be also due to a poor health care system.

Let me remind all my readers that life is precious and we all have a right to live. U might call me a conservaitve person but thats my point.

God bless u
Ernest 11 years ago

l see no reason why a married woman would use unscrupulous means to get rid of unwanted pregnancy whiles there have been series of adverts on family planning and use of contraceptives and even this things are thought during m ...
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l see no reason why a married woman would use unscrupulous means to get rid of unwanted pregnancy whiles there have been series of adverts on family planning and use of contraceptives and even this things are thought during marriage counseling.
As a father if you dont give proper training and advice to your children, then you dont need to be called a responsible father.
Clement 11 years ago

What is the correlation between high maternal mortality and preaching against abortion? Has there ever been a study in this regard. I have personally transported at the back of my pickup truck, women in labour from the villag ...
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What is the correlation between high maternal mortality and preaching against abortion? Has there ever been a study in this regard. I have personally transported at the back of my pickup truck, women in labour from the village to the hospital. In some cases I have had to return to the village with the corpse. There are a lot of unsung heroes (pastors) especially in the rural areas bringing health, education and much needed social services to rural communities. The good old prof will not change anyway.
Prince 11 years ago

Sorry for you Prof.THE LEARNED PROF HAS BECOME unlearned Biblically(Matthew 11:25) At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and p ...
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Sorry for you Prof.THE LEARNED PROF HAS BECOME unlearned Biblically(Matthew 11:25) At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. (KJV)
the truth 11 years ago

i am happy for the prof, he is tellign the truth which some people do nto want to hear. those people hide behind the bible :)

i am happy for the prof, he is tellign the truth which some people do nto want to hear. those people hide behind the bible :)
Sir Kofi Mumui 11 years ago

These ladies go to church, hear the anti-abortion rhetoric from the pulpit but do it all the same. They are not detered by what they hear. Pro should have directed his talk to the ladies who resort to non-medical meansto abor ...
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These ladies go to church, hear the anti-abortion rhetoric from the pulpit but do it all the same. They are not detered by what they hear. Pro should have directed his talk to the ladies who resort to non-medical meansto abort babies.
Kwame 11 years ago

If the church should promote or encourage abortion then it must well say murder or crime is good. The church's role is to say it as the Word of God puts it. The professor has missed the point badly. I rather thought as a pare ...
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If the church should promote or encourage abortion then it must well say murder or crime is good. The church's role is to say it as the Word of God puts it. The professor has missed the point badly. I rather thought as a parent and the Christian Dr. Sai professed to be, he will call on women and the girls to avoid casual sex. Casual sex is the root cause of unplanned pregnancies, which is abominable in the sight of God in the first place. Oh Dr. Sai - a statesman?
fulani 11 years ago

This is what religion is always wrong, if you come to western world, they have regions but yet they teach their childeren sex education, they help them to be better people in the future unlike us everything is church, church ...
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This is what religion is always wrong, if you come to western world, they have regions but yet they teach their childeren sex education, they help them to be better people in the future unlike us everything is church, church and church.
Sikamanba 11 years ago

Fulani, do u think the sexual immorality in the west is so fantastic?
You just condemn without justification.
When u come to morality the west is the worst. So come again!!

Fulani, do u think the sexual immorality in the west is so fantastic?
You just condemn without justification.
When u come to morality the west is the worst. So come again!!
Ernest 11 years ago

this is not a matter of church causing anything, the right thing should be done at the right time. abortion is a big sacrelage in the sight of God,why should endulge in premarital sex knowing the consequences whiles u are not ...
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this is not a matter of church causing anything, the right thing should be done at the right time. abortion is a big sacrelage in the sight of God,why should endulge in premarital sex knowing the consequences whiles u are not ready for it. l'm totally pissed off with Prof's statement.
Sikamanba 11 years ago

Abstinence is the key for the unmarried; and self control for the married who do not want anymore children.

Abstinence is the key for the unmarried; and self control for the married who do not want anymore children.
Ernest 11 years ago

thank you my bro.

thank you my bro.
Kofi 11 years ago

Prof, if the churches speak against abortions, it doesn't mean they encourage unsafe abortions! It looks like the prof I admired so much is getting senile.

Prof, if the churches speak against abortions, it doesn't mean they encourage unsafe abortions! It looks like the prof I admired so much is getting senile.
James 11 years ago

We should live in the real world. Ideally nobody would support abortion. BUT no amount of preaching and pontication will stop SOME girls/women going down the path of criminal abortion. I have personally treated such patients ...
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We should live in the real world. Ideally nobody would support abortion. BUT no amount of preaching and pontication will stop SOME girls/women going down the path of criminal abortion. I have personally treated such patients with complications like infections, removal of womb to save lives and death. By the way who makes these poor girls pregnant? They are usually older men. And they do not suffer any complication!
KOGYAM58 11 years ago

"According to him, the Church and religion must get off their moral high horses and face the reality on the ground. He said the anti-abortion stance of the Church is pushing many girls into using unsafe and illegal means to h ...
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"According to him, the Church and religion must get off their moral high horses and face the reality on the ground. He said the anti-abortion stance of the Church is pushing many girls into using unsafe and illegal means to have abortions."

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NO CHURCH OR MAN OF GOD IN THIS COUNTRY, NOT EVEN THE CATHOLICS WILL PREVENT AN ABORTION IF IT IS MEDICALLY PROVEN THAT IT WILL ENDANGER THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER SHOULD THE PREGNANCY REMAINS.SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT FT IS TALKING ABOUT.
AS A SO-CALLED "CHRISTIAN", FT MUST AT HIS AGE AND KNOWLEDGE BE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ABJECT POVERTY AND ILLITERACY THAT SERIOUSLY PROMOTE TEEN PREGNANCY RATHER THAN VAIN FINGER POINTING.
Richard Norgah 11 years ago

Titles in themselves do not connote wisdom, likewise age. The end times are near and the devil will try all means possible to deceive humanity, please beware of such schemes to attack and mislead the heads of religious bodies ...
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Titles in themselves do not connote wisdom, likewise age. The end times are near and the devil will try all means possible to deceive humanity, please beware of such schemes to attack and mislead the heads of religious bodies i.e the churches as Prof. Sai has attempted. "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel." - Mark 1:15

In all these cases of "promoting abortion", the women are at the receiving end, they are the ones that suffer. Check how many women have been forced or convinced that abortion was the option for them; the mental stress they go through even when they had the "so called professional hands" undertaking such acts.

Women, any form of support for this "illegal act" will spell doom for your very existence. The solution to maternal mortality is not abortion. It is by having good health systems, efficient and selfless delivery of health service. The churches you know what is right. Stand up for God and against people like Prof. Sai, they will lead you to HELL.

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