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In general, are Rastas typically pro, or anti-abortion - or is it typically considered a matter to be left to each person's individual conscience?

It's not something I'd ever given too much thought to - until I heard Sylford Walker's 'God Bless the Lady' (chorus - 'Abortion is murder - so please don't push that no further!') last night. I know that Junior Murvin makes a brief mention of the wrongness of abortion in one of the songs on Police and Thieves (can't recall the details now - it's been a while!) but aside from that instance, I don't recall the subject ever being explored in reggae music.

I know that this can be a controversial and emotive subject - and I'm definitely *not* trying to start a pro/anti thread here, but I'd be interested to find out what the general consensus on this issue is. Thanks.

I'm very very doubtful that you'd find even a hint of a pro-abortion stance.

Listen to "Abortion" by Black Uhuru...."push daughter push and make a baby born"...

Thanks for the replies.

I suppose that there might be songs with a pro-choice message coming from some of the more recent female reggae singers/deejays. Dunno really, I don't really listen to a whole lot of female-fronted reggae...

Theres a (anti-)tune by John Clarke called "Abortion" as well.

Another anti-tune : "Abortion" by Alton Ellis (Man From Studio One LP), 1994.

Another 'anti-tune': **Abortion Is A Crime by Nthenge.**
An artist from South Africa, (or is it a group??)

@ras gaks-I wonder about this Nthenge song,whether it is a copy of the Alpha Blondy song,with the same title from his Dieu album.

afrikola wrote:@ras gaks-I wonder about this Nthenge song,whether it is a copy of the Alpha Blondy song,with the same title from his Dieu album.

I don't have that Alpha Blondy album, is it in english?

@ras gaks,various languages,but the Abortion song is in English.