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1 | In Madagascar, bloggers debate abortion and women's rights | Madagasikara : Adihevitr'ireo mpiblaogy mikasika ny “fanalan-jaza” sy ny fiadiana hoan'ireo zon'ny vehivavy |
2 | With a Valentine's Day performance of the controversial Vagina Monologues and a human rights committee's decision to call for a review of Madagascar's abortion ban, gender issues are a hot topic in the Malagasy blogosphere. | Mandritra ny fety “Saint Valentin,” ilay hetsika manodidina ny fandikana amin'ny teny Malagasy ilay soratra naha-tafintohina ny sasany anefa ankafizin'ny hafa mitondra ny lohateny hoe : The Vagina Monologues | Les Monologues du vagin [izay nezahin'i Jogany nadika ho “Firesakin'ny kitsom-pahafinaretana”] sy ny fitakian'ny Komity mpiaro ny zon'olombelona ny hanavaozan'i Madagasikara ny lalàna manameloka ny fanalan-jaza, dia adihevitra nahamay izay mikasika ny vavy sy ny lahy ao anivon'ny Blaogasyfera. |
3 | A group of female Malagasy bloggers (Sipakv, Trinitty, Sipagasy, Ikalakely, Jogany) planned a reading of the Vagina Monologues in Malagasy, as part of celebration of V-Day, “a global movement to stop violence against women and girls.” This announcement made quite a few waves in the Malagasy blogosphere. | Andiam-behivavy mpibalogy vitsy, dia ireo namana isany Sipakv, Trinitty, Sipagasy, Ikalakely, Jogany no nihevitra ny hamakiana ny “Firesakin'ny kitsom-pahafinaretana” amin'ny teny Malagasy, ho fandraisana anjara amin'ny fankalazana ny Andro-V, izay “hetsika iraisan'ny maro an'isa ho fampiatoana ireo herisetra atao ny vehivavy na ny lehibe na ny kely.” |
4 | Male reactions were a bit skeptical. | Ity fanambarana ity dia nahazoana akony maro tanivon'ny Blaogasyfera. |
5 | Rajiosy asked, “Is this reasonable?” | Ireo lehilahy nanoina dia somary kely finoana ihany. |
6 | [Fr] and The Non Required wondered, a bit facetiously, whether it isn't men who hold an inferior position: | “Tandrify ve izany ?” hoy i Rajiosy nanontany [Fr] somary mamazivazy kosa i The Non Required no manontany tena raha tsy ireo lehilahy no tena “iva saranga” [any Madagasikara] : |
7 | There's a movement afoot on the internet to change the condition of women in Madagascar. | “Misy hetsika izay nipoitra eto amin'ny Aterineto mba hanova ny toetoe-piainan'ny vehivavy any Madagasikara [Schgeumland no mba fiantson'i TNR azy]. |
8 | I don't know what to think of it. | Tsy dia fantatro izay heverina momba izany. |
9 | In fact, I am not under the impression that women have gotten a bad deal in Madagascar. | Raha ny marina dia tsy “ratsy tandrify” ny fiheverako ny vehivavy any Madagasikara. |
10 | Women cannot suffer in Madagascar. | Tsy mahalala izay fijaliana akory [aza] ny vehivavy any Madagasikara. |
11 | It's a matriarchal society. | Satria fiaraha-monina anjakan'ny vavy any. |
12 | Just look at the 19th century, when 3 women came into power. | Porofon'izany ny niakaran'ireo vehivavy telo nifandinby teo amin'ny fitondrana tamin'ny taon-jato faha-XIX. |
13 | The Malagasy men (almost) had to call on the French colonials to put an end to it! | [Saika] nila ny fiantsoan'ny lehilahy Malagasy ireo mpanjanatany Frantsay mihitsy vao nifarana izany ! |
14 | In fact, the people who are in Madagascar are the men. | Raha ny tena izy, raha misy olona ambanimbaniana any Madagasikara, dia ny lehilahy izany.” |
15 | Of course, even though the last three sovereigns were queens, they were puppets controlled by the male Prime Minister. | Mazava ho azy fa na dia nampitondraina ny anarana hoe mpanjaka azy izy telo vavy ireo dia ny Praiministra izay lehilahy ihany no tena tompon'ny fitondrana. |
16 | The Non Required‘s post prompted a torrent of 23 comments. | Tsy latsaky ny 23 ireo hafatra nanoina izany lahatsoratra navoaky The Non Required izany. |
17 | Some readers accused him of machismo. | Ny sasany amin'ireo mpamaky dia nihevitra azy ho “lahy mpanitsakitsaka.” |
18 | Others pointed out all the ways Malagasy women continue to occupy a lower status than men, as well as some advantages women enjoy relative to men. | Ny hafa kosa dia nanamarika fa amin'ny ankapobeany dia iva kokoa noho ny saranga misy ny lehilahy no itoeran'ny vehivavy, anefa dia mba misy ihany tombotsoan'ireo vehivavy tsindraindray raha mihoatra amin'ireo lehilahy. |
19 | Who is jailed in cases of flagrant adultery: Malagasy women. | “Iza no aiditra am-ponja raha tra-tehaka manitsakitsaka tokatrano : mbola ny vehivavy Malagasy ihany.” |
20 | Is a Malagasy woman allowed to easily leave an adulterous husband: no…but that's the reality in Madagascar. | “Moa ve afaka mandao moramora izay vadiny lehilahy maditra sy mpanitsakitsaka tokatrano ny vehivavy Malagasy : tsia … anefa dia zoe-javatra misy any Madagasikara izany. |
21 | I have even seen a daily newspaper with the headline: ”Do men have to cheat?” | Indray andro izay aza aho nahita gazety izay sahy nametraka ny matoan-dahatsoratra hoe “Tsy maintsy mamitaka ve ny lehilahy”. |
22 | The day where divorce laws will change in Madagascar, Malagasy women will perhaps be better respected and will be able to know how to make herself respected. | Rehefa havaozina ny lalàna mifehy ny fisaraham-panambadiana any Madagasikara dia amin'izay angamba vao hisy hajany kokoa sy afaka hitaky izay hasiny ho azy ireo vehivavy vady andefi-mandry Malagasy.” |
23 | However, I weigh that against the fact that men do not have [the same] custody rights after a divorce. | “Na dia izany aza, dia marihiko eto [ho isan'ny tombony hoan'ireo vehivavy] fa aorian'ny fisarahana ara-panambadiana dia tsy mba mahazo izay alàlana ny hitaiza ny ankizy ny lehilahy Malagasy.” |
24 | (When a child is seven years old, he or she is in charge of his or her destiny, and is allowed by the judge to choose which parent will have custody.) | (Rehefa mihazo ny faha-7 taonany ilay zaza dia heverina fa tompon-tsafidy izy ka dia omen'ny mpitsara alalàna ny hifidy ny hanaraka an-drainy na an-dreniny.) |
25 | The Malagasy Vagina Monologues also set off a debate on how to translate the word “vagina” into Malagasy. | Izay lohateny hampitondraina ny “Firesakin'ny kitsom-pahafinaretana” koa dia nitarika adihevitra amin'izay tokony ho dikantenin'ny “vagina | vagin” amin'ny teny Malagasy. |
26 | Many words used to describe sexual organs in Malagasy carry vulgar connotations and this fact is illustrated by the comments left by the male Malagasy bloggers. | Maro amin'ireo teny fampiasan'ny Malagasy ho fiantsoana ireo fitaovam-pananahana no vesarin'ny hevitra “maloto” [na tsy mihaja] ary izany dia avoitran'ireo hafatra napetrak'ireo mpiblaogy lehilahy Malagasy. |
27 | The Non Required explains that “vagina” can be translated into “fory,” which is considered very crude in Malagasy. | The Non Required ohatra dia manazava fa ny “vagina | vagin” dia azo adika hoe “fory” izay fiteny heverina ho mamoa-fady amin'ny Malagasy. |
28 | But as answered by reader SipaKV, it can also be translated into a multitude of, “very pretty words, descriptive, poetic, functional, erotic” [Fr]. | Ny hafatra napetrak'i SipaKV ho valiny anefa, dia milaza fa azo adika amin'ny fomba maro “fiteny mahafatifaty kely, mahalaza ny toetoetrany, sy miharo poezia, izay enti-mampiasa azy, sady manaitaitra” [Fr]. |
29 | Mialysenfout raised the more serious and controversial topic of abortion. | Mialysenfout no namoaka izay hevitra tena lalina sy niadian-kevitra mikasika izay fanalan-jaza. |
30 | Abortion is illegal in Madagascar, but in December 2007, a human rights committee asked the government to review the country's abortion laws and consider decriminalizing it. | Raran'ny lalàna ny fanalan-jaza any Madagasikara, anefa tamin'ny volana Desambra 2007, dia notakian'ny Komity mpiaro ny zon'olombelona ny hanavaozan'i Madagasikara ny lalàna anamelohany ny fanalan-jaza sy ny hiheverany tsy haha-heloka be vava izany intsony. |
31 | Here the availability of contraceptives falls far below demand. | “Aty an-toerana, raha ny fiarovan-tena tsy ho bevohoka dia tena mbola tsy maharaka ny “ty ny nday.” |
32 | And it is a real worry in a society with unbridled sexuality (an affirmation, not a criticism) where first sexual intercourses take place at a younger and younger age, contraception attempts are very clumsy and the number of abortion cases increase. | Ary tena olana tokoa io amin'ny fiaraha-monina malalaka ara-piraisana ara-nofo (tsy tsikera io fa zavatra hita), izay miha-tanora hatrany ireo firaisana ara-nofo voalohany, tena kiveravera [tsy tandrify] raha izay fampitandremana [ireo tanora] ary dia miha-mitombo hatrany koa ireo tovovavy manala-zaza. |
33 | Because abortions are prohibited, they are done clandestinely and generally in poor sanitary conditions, rarely by competent authorities. | Ary satria raràna ny fanalan-jaza, dia antsokosoko ny ankamaroan'izy ireny sady amin'ny fomba tsy manara-penitra ara-pahadiovana sy ara-pahasalamana no tsy olona raitra no manatanteraka izany. |
34 | We will be able to avoid the yearly 30,000 deaths by abortion if the law authorizes legal intervention in hospitals, by doctors and of course, within strict and rigorous deadlines defined by the law. | Azontsika ialana ireo vehivavy 30'000 maty isan-taona nohon'ny fanalan-jaza ireo, raha avelan'ny lalàna hotanterahina any amin'ny toeram-pitsaboana [ara-dalàna] sy dokotera [raitra] ary ao anatin'ny fe-potoana izay fehezin'ny lalàna [tsara] izany fanalan-jaza izany.” |
35 | Whether we choose to act and make all births the result of a choice rather than an obligation. | “Na isika manapak'hevitra ny hihetsika ka manao ny safidy fa izay zaza teraka dia vokatry ny safidy malalaka fa tsy nisy fanereterena. |
36 | Make it so that raped women or incest victims do not have to give birth to the product of their humiliation. | Izany hoe tsy ho terena ny hivesatra izay vokatry ny fahamenarany intsony ireo vehivavy nisedra fanolanana avy ivelany na avy tamin'izay lehilahy havany akaiky. |
37 | Make it so that the law allows women whose pregnancy threatens their lives to benefit from a therapeutic abortion. | Hanova ny lalàna mba ahafahan'ireo vehivavy izay tandidomin-doza ara-pahasalamana nohon'ny fitondran'aizana mba afaka hanatanteraka fanalan-jaza “hiarovana” ny ain'izy reny.” |
38 | In more than 40 comments, readers responded with a wide range of perspectives, some declaring abortion selfish or immoral, others discussing the consequences of dangerous, back room procedures: | Malalaka ireo sehatr'ireo valiteny tamin'ireo hafatra 40 mahery izay nanoina izany lahatsoratra izany, ny sasany mihevitra fa fitiavantena sy fahotana izany, ny hafa kosa dia mihevitra izay vokadratsin'ireo fanao antsokosoko: |
39 | I find abortion a cowardly act. One makes an innocent pay, who has not asked for anything and cannot even express himself. | “Heveriko ho toy ny fandosirana andraikitra ny fanalan-jaza. Izay tsy manantsiny no ampandoavina, izay tsy nitaky n'inoninona na afaka milaza izay mba sitrapony akory.” |
40 | Abortion is prohibited in Madagascar, even when the life or health of the mother is in danger, even in cases of rape or incest. | (Rayon de soleil) “Raràn'ny lalàna ny fanalan-jaza any Madagasikara, na dia manohintohina ny fahasalaman'ny reniny aza, na dia vokatry ny fanolanana aza, na vokatry ny fiarahany tamin'ny lehilahy havany akaiky koa. |
41 | With a punishment ranging from one to five years of jail and a penalty of 360,000 to 10,800,000 Ar (approximately) | Figadrana 5 taona sy Lamandy 360,000 Ar ka hatramin'ny 10,800,000 Ar no miandry izay tratra” |
42 | In case of rape, NO to legalization. | “Raha vokatry ny fanolanana ilay vohoka dia LAVIKO ny anomezan'ny lalàna alàlana [analàna azy]. |
43 | The mother should give birth the unwanted baby. | Tokony hoentin-dreniny hatramin'ny fahaterahany ilay zaza tsy niriana.” |
44 | As for the heart of debate, I am for allocating funding for contraceptives and information about how to use them available to all. | “Raha izay mikasika ny fototry ny adihevitra dia isan'ireo izay mihevitra aho ny tokony hanomezan-danja ny tolotra sy fampahafantarana hoan'ny rehetra izay fomba fiarovan-tena tsy ho bevohoka.” |
45 | madagascar.mabulle.com writes a detailed description of a clandestine abortion procedure performed in Antananarivo, and offers a harrowing statistic: | madagascar.mabulle.com no mitantara izay fomba fanalan-jaza antsokosoko arak'izay fisehony any Antananarivo no sady manolotra tahan'isa mampihoro-koditra : |
46 | During this time, in Antananarivo, 50% of deaths related to pregnancy are believed to be related to botched underground abortions. | “Mandritra izany fotoana izany, ny 50% -n'ireo fahafatesana mifandrohirohy amin'ny fitondrana aizana any Antananarivo dia vokadratsin'ny ny fanalan-jaza antsokosoko avokoa.” |