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August 02, 2016
BWW condemns Lightbourn's dangerous and archaic sterlization proposal
Bahamas Women?s Watch strongly condemns the statement by Member of Parliament Richard Lightbourn who suggested a policy of state enforced sterilization as a means of controlling the fertility of unwed Bahamian women with two or more children.
DNA: Lightbourn's comments spineless
July 30, 2016
DNA: Lightbourn's comments spineless
Several Democratic National Alliance (DNA) female candidates yesterday shot down Free National Movement (FNM) MP Richard Lightbourn's comment's about forced sterilization of mothers during a speech at the FNM convention on Thursday, as "utterly disgraceful".
July 30, 2016
Women's groups condemn Lightbourn's 'dangerous and archaic' comments
In the wake of Free National Movement (FNM) MP Richard Lightbourn's recent suggestion to sterilize unwed mothers with more than two children, two women's groups have called the suggestion "frighteningly reminiscent of the policies" used in during Jim Crow and apartheid.
Lightbourn apologizes
July 30, 2016
Lightbourn apologizes
Hours after his suggestion that The Bahamas should consider tying the tubes of unwed mothers with more than two children triggered a national outcry, Shadow Attorney General Richard Lightbourn yesterday issued an apology, particularly to Bahamian women for his comments, which he said, "in no way or form reflects the position of the Free National Movement (FNM)".
July 29, 2016
UPDATED: Female MPs blast Lightbourn over shocking and despicable sterilisation speech
LEADING Progressive Liberal Party female MPs have called for the resignation of Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn over his contentious proposal for state-sponsored sterilisation of women as an anti-crime initiative.
UPDATED: Lightbourn proposes sterilising mothers
July 29, 2016
UPDATED: Lightbourn proposes sterilising mothers
UPDATE: Richard Lightbourn has released a statement apologising for his remarks.
Apology from Hon. Richard Lightbourn
July 29, 2016
Apology from Hon. Richard Lightbourn
I would like to sincerely apologize to the Bahamian public and women in particular for my comments made last night at the Free National Movement convention. It was never my intention to offend anyone but to speak to the need for effective parenting and the support for a strong family structure...
Lightbourn proposes sterilising mothers
July 29, 2016
Lightbourn proposes sterilising mothers
MONTAGU MP Richard Lightbourn last night proposed that the country adopt legislation that mandates unwed mothers with more than two children have their "tubes tied" in an effort to curtail the country's social ills.
July 29, 2016
Female MPs blast Lightbourn over shocking and despicable sterilisation speech
THREE female government ministers have reacted with fury after Richard Lightbourn proposed at the Free National Movement Convention on Thursday night that unwed mothers with more than two children should have their "tubes tied" in an effort to curtail the country's social ills, describing it as a "shocking and despicable" violation of women's reproductive rights.
July 01, 2016
Minnis 'failed' to reach the voters: Lightbourn backs Butler-Turner and Sands
MONTAGU MP Richard Lightbourn yesterday said that FNM Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis has failed to connect with the Bahamian electorate as he endorsed Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner and Senator Dr. Duane Sands as his choices for the party's two top posts.
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