Madasa said that broadening the terms is nonsensical. The terms 'marital status' and 'pregnancy' do not need to be defined. Anyone with common sense knows what 'marital status' and 'pregnancy' is. The same is being attempted by broadening the term 'pregnancy' to include abortion. It is obvious that abortion is the opposite of pregnancy.
Pregnancy is the process of bringing forth life, while abortion is killing that life.
ACDP reports that the Equality Bill aims to force the acceptance of people into private clubs, church membership, employment and housing regardless of relational status. Surely if a church, employer or a homeowner chooses not to accept someone into membership or employment, he has that right. This bill would take away the right of individuals and private institutions to choose whom they wish to employ or take into membership. South African parents are concerned that the bill will bring more homosexual teachers into the classrooms, compromising the education of traditional values they wish for their children. ACDP's immediate concerns are that the redefining of marriage will contribute to a breakdown of the family in South African, leading to higher poverty, crime, and youth violence statistics.