It’s our collective duty to stand up against abortion

• Human sovereignty is important but it is subservient to human solidarity.
• Both men and women have a duty to protect unborn babies.

Granted that the international forces that intervene around the world usually have their own selfish interests to secure, it is time we acknowledged that unlike in the past when interventions were purely based on strategic worth, there is an emerging trend whereby the principle of solidarity among humans is the main impetus for such action.  

In today’s human rights conscious world, an enlightened conception of personal interest should encompass human solidarity. Human sovereignty is important but it is subservient to human solidarity.

Ultimate authority is lodged, not in the sovereign individual who stands alone above society, but in the community of citizens collectively.

That is why both men and women have a duty to protect unborn babies.

With Obama as the standard bearer, the question of abortion needs a slightly more sober and holistic interrogation; if not for any other reason than the fact the Obama himself was a perfect candidate for an abortion.

And with that, the place of his prophetic success makes him the best argument against abortion.

Mr Omtatah is a playwright and commentator on social issues.