Posts Tagged ‘Zika’

Adoption arranged for Zika babies

Friday, September 30th, 2016

Adoption not abortion is available for Zika virus-affected babies in Jamaica. Kingston’s Archbishop Kenneth Richards says Jamaica must preserve its humanity by respecting life. It must not give way to abortion. Dr. Dayton Campbell, a member of Parliament, has been pushing to make abortion available for babies with microcephaly. Abortion is illegal in Jamaica except Read more

Zika virus poses dilemma for Church

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

The outbreak of the Ziak virus has created a dilemma for the church says Quentin de la Bedoyere. It is strongly suspected, though not fully proven, that, in some pregnant women, it causes microcephaly in the foetus. (Microcephaly is a severe shrinkage of the brain, which damages brain function.) Writing in the Catholic Herald Quentin Read more