Help pregnant young women

by Letters Editor · Published October 10, 2013 · Updated October 4, 2013

By� Lucy Rubin, Pretoria

Damien Mcleish, in his September 18 letter about the evil of abortion, mentions Mother Teresa�s words that �there cannot be peace in the world while there is violence in the womb�.

“Give them encouragement to live instead of condemning them for wanting to take the easy route.” (CNS photo/Reuters)

It is a very profound thought, but I would suggest that Mr Mcleish and all faithful Catholics take this one step further, by dipping into their pockets to help young women who are expecting babies, where the father is unaccountable, whose homelife may be unbearable, whose job prospects are nothing and whose education will be interrupted if not shelved entirely.

Give them encouragement to live instead of condemning them for wanting to take the easy route.

Fatima House in Pretoria is just one such home that takes in women and girls, feeds, counsels and offers them the love to make the right choices.

There are many other Catholic institutions of that kind throughout South Africa, such as the Mater Homes.