Bite me. Abortion is legal in this country. Abortion is federally funded. Women in this country have access to safe, legal abortions. What gives us the right to deny women in situations that are MUCH worse the same right? The fact is that in most of these countries, pregnancy is a life-threatening condition. If a woman even survives a pregnancy, there may not be enough food to support another mouth in the family. Rape is a common occurrence in many of these places.
Do you know what is considered an abortion in sub-Saharan Africa? Try drinking turpentine or bleach. Impaling themselves. Jumping off roofs.
A woman desperate not to continue a pregnancy will do anything to achieve this goal. It's just pathetic that Harper is crowing about saving women's lives while he's allowing so many to remain at risk. Bev Oda should be ashamed of herself. I'm just disgusted.
Wow... Why wouldn't he support it? What's the issue?
ReplyDeleteAnd if most Canadians didn't support it, then you would see A LOT mroe resistance to the system we have in place right now. Where did he get the idea that most Canadians don't support it? Couldn't have asked me...
In some cases, you are correct... it's a matter of life and death. Women are not being given a fair chance in the third world, why is he making it worse?