From Focus on the Family :
"And at least one of the pro-life MPs who was at the [May 11 March For Life] gathering is not ruling out some initiative, such as introducing a private member’s bill, as a way to try to reignite the debate in Canada over abortion :
“There are always options for members of Parliament to put forward good initiatives on a range of subjects,” said Conservative Maurice Vellacott, the Globe and Mail reported."
shortly before he explained that women need to be protected from abortions because they cause cancer.
Oh look, here's one of those "initiatives" already :
From the Toronto Star :
"Aims to protect unborn from violenceTory could reopen abortion debate.
May 22, 2006. 01:00 AM
Ottawa : A Conservative MP has introduced a private member's bill that would make it a separate criminal offence to harm an unborn child in cases where a pregnant mother is assaulted or murdered.
The bill that pro-choice advocates say has implications for the abortion debate in this country "is not an abortion bill," says Alberta Conservative backbencher Leon Benoit, who describes himself as "pro-life."
But Benoit says this is all about providing more protection for women, especially pregnant women, who statistics suggest are more vulnerable to violence."
Because you can just see some guy pausing before he whacks some woman to consider whether it's worth doing the extra time for the fetus as well.
And just for the record, here's a list of the more than one third of the cabinet who are on record as "pro-fetus" :
Jim Flaherty - Finance Minister
Chuck Strahl - Agriculture Minister
Vic Toews - Justice Minister
Loyola Hearn - Fisheries Minister
Monte Solberg - Citizenship and Immigration Minister
Rob Nicholson - Minister for Democratic Reform
Stockwell Day - Public Safety Minister
Gary Lunn - Natural Resources Minister
Carol Skelton - National Revenue Minister .
plus Jason Kenney as Harper's parliamentary secretary
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What racket? When my children were in my womb, they had no legal protection in an of themselves. I want a separate law to acknowledge they are victims, too. And note the lady who is petitioning for this bill is not against legalized abortion.
Racket : a loud disturbing noise
Protection racket : an organized illegal activity in which protection is offerred in exchange for something of value taken,
in this case - potentially a woman's right to choice.
Really creepy blog, Suzanne.
I don't think a separate law is required to acknowledge your children are victims too.
"I don't think a separate law is required to acknowledge your children are victims too."
Iced tea out my nose. Thumbs up.
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