The Bahamas: Legalising abortions not on the government’s agenda | Loop Caribbean News – Loop News Caribbean

Posted: June 30, 2022 at 8:57 pm

Abortion will continue to be illegal in The Bahamas for the foreseeable future.

Prime Minister Philip Davis Press Secretary Clint Watson confirmed this during todays post-cabinet media briefing.

If that is something Bahamian people want, they know how to lobby for change. We govern on behalf of the Bahamian peoplethat has not been something expressed by the Bahamian people on a mass scale so its not on anyones agenda, Watson said.

He however noted that this could change in the future as people adopt different beliefs or political views.

The issue of legalising abortion was once again raised in the Caribbean following the US Supreme Courts decision to overturn the landmark Roe vs Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.

Many Caribbean states have strict abortion laws that have few exceptions for rape and incest.

In the Bahamas, abortions can only be performed in cases of foetal deformity, rape or incest, as well as on health grounds.

Anyone who intentionally and unlawfully causes abortion or miscarriage faces a 10-year prison sentence.

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