Physicians and feminists are squaring off with church leaders over the question of legalizing abortion in Uganda, where a third of all maternal deaths are attributed to complications from illegal abortions.
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Unless it is for health reasons, there is no way the church can support abortion. The UJCC represents the Anglican Church, popularly known as the Church of Uganda, the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, and Seventh-day Adventists. Although not members of the UJCC, Pentecostals support the group's position. Church leaders also worry about the message legalizing abortion would send to teenagers in particular, fearing that it would encourage promiscuity. It should be made legal so that back-door abortion is discouraged.