a) 12 days
b) 22 days
c) 34 days
d) 40 days
a) 15-19
b) 20-24
c) 25-29
d) 30-34
a) Getting a tattoo
b) Using a tanning salon
c) Having an abortion
d) Going on a school field trip
a) John A. MacDonald
b) Stephen Harper
c) Brian Mulroney
d) Jean Chretien
a) China
b) Denmark
c) Canada
d) India
a) Baby appears to have a disability
b) Lack of money to support a baby
c) Inconvenient timing
d) Don’t want anyone to know they are pregnant
a) 25%
b) 40%
c) 75%
d) 90%
ANSWER KEY
1) B
2) B
3) False
4) False
5) A, B, D
6) C
7) C (Even China now has an official policy against sex-selective abortion)
8) False – it’s a human rights issue
9) False – Vancouver Sun article:
“Has unrestricted abortion benefited women? Women are the group most invested in the outcome — if we cannot count the pre-born children as a meaningful group — so if you’re going to promote abortion, shouldn’t you see some tangible benefits to women?
So, are we more valued or respected today? I would argue that the opposite is true. …Women feel objectified, used, and disrespected. Many women are angry, hurt, or sad. Yet few would think abortion has anything to do with the problem.
10) C – This is based on US data as Canadian clinics are not required to record this information.
11) True – According to Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) data, abortion rates have been declining slightly since 2013.
12) False – There are 28 clinics listed by ARCC that perform abortions after the first trimester. Some advertise abortions up to 23 weeks 6 days, some state they will perform abortions later than that on a case-by-case basis.
“The Montreal woman … ultimately got the abortion at 35 weeks of pregnancy at an unnamed Montreal hospital. …Legally, every woman — and it’s a Supreme Court decision — has a right to an abortion at anytime before she gives birth,” Barrette said on Wednesday.”
13) D
14) True – Canada has approximately 60 abortion clinics, and approximately 180 pregnancy care centers
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