A/HRC/4/3 page 24 86. The vast majority of such abortions are linked to unwanted pregnancies. However important the moral considerations raised by the issue, they must not obscure the damage caused by such situations in terms of public health. The legislation currently in force prohibits voluntary interruption of pregnancy in all circumstances and imprisons not only the person who performed the abortion but also the woman, even if she did not have recourse to a third party. Reform is therefore imperative. The aforementioned legislation (restriction of voluntary interruption of pregnancy only to cases of rape, incest or for medical reasons) not only fails to address the full scope of the problem, but should be accompanied by a “contraception” section that would provide for the prescription of the “morning-after pill”. 87. This could be one of the features of the Family Planning Programme launched in the wake of the 18 December 2006 meeting of a national symposium held in Montlouis. VI. CONCLUSIONS 88. “Learning to be a democracy is an extremely difficult exercise”, declared René Préval on 17 January 2007. Why, indeed, after so many reports and studies, expert assistance provided in programmes, seminars and symposiums, optimistic declarations of intent containing promises all too often forgotten, does the will for change in Haiti still seem doomed to failure? 89. Why is this people which, on its own, was able to rid itself of oppression, a nation steeped in the talent of its writers, poets, storytellers, musicians and singers, incapable of ridding itself of some of its own demons? 90. Why indeed is it that, from rumour to manipulation, doubt becomes truth? And why does “condemnation” always prevail over “tolerance”, and why do “political adversary” and “enemy” so often become synonyms: “If you are not with me, you are against me”? 91. The poorest of the poor, Haiti has returned to the path to constitutional legality. Will its people find the path to sustainable development and, hence, the stability of a State based on the rule of law that cannot enjoy constitutional legality unless it recognizes the indivisibility of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights? 92. Haiti must not succumb to the pressure of the serious events of the recent past. The reforms must be relentlessly pursued. There is no question that the fight against drug traffickers and mafia-type political violence is an absolute priority. A priority not only in order to ensure people’s safety but also - and I am tempted to say “above all” - to eliminate, neutralize or disarm the gangs that have become the supporters - at times objective, at other times subjective - of an undeclared destabilization campaign, whose watchword is “chaos rather than change through the ballot box”. Any slowdown in the reform process would, without a doubt, play into their hands. 93. More than ever, through their capacity for mobilization - which must be free of all sectarianism - and through the diversity of their fields of action, civil society organizations are, indisputably, called upon to play a decisive role in mobilizing forces. Which is why vigilance must be the order of the day when it comes to new threats, particularly to NGOs involved in upholding human rights. The independent expert hopes that, at this time of risk, the Human Rights Council will demonstrate its solidarity with them.