Last week Niki Ashton introduced a motion that will see the House of Commons debate the rights of pre-born humans.
We salute Ms. Ashton and the NDP for finally acknowledging that abortion is not a settled issue in Canada. Every poll taken on the subject of abortion, no matter how it is phrased, shows that Canadians are unsettled by the status quo.
As you see below we have various action items for you to complete as you assist us in ensuring that Parliamentarians hear from you as they enter this monumental debate in the House of Commons. In the coming days we will also be adding to this list, including a first ever phone campaign with accompanying script!
ACTION ITEM – Send this email today!
Ms. Ashton’s motion calls for the support of gender equality; yet at the same time, she wants Canada to force its pro-abortion mantra on the underdeveloped areas of the world that are most susceptible to gendercide. CLICK HERE to send a letter to your MP and party leaders telling them that this is not the Canada you want to live in.
ACTION ITEM – Send a second email too!
Ms. Ashton is misguided in her claims that abortion is solely about a woman’s right to choose. Canadians know that it is a human rights issue. CLICK HERE to send a second letter to your MP and party leaders asking them to protect the human rights of all human beings.
ACTION ITEM – Phone your MP!
Wow, this is going to be easy! Our tech people have created a widget which will pull up your MPs telephone number and allow you to voice your thoughts directly to his/her Ottawa office. Simply put in your postal code and hit ‘GO’! Dial the number and use one of the talking points below to express your thoughts on Ms. Ashton’s motion.
Not confident? No worries! Attached to the bottom of this page is a suggested script for a phone conversation. We can do this! Now is the time to have our voices heard!
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| What they are saying | What we are saying |
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| Niki Ashton and the NDP say they want the abortion issue settled once and for all. | We say that a majority of Canadians do not support the status quo of abortion on demand for any reason and want an honest discussion about it. |
| Prime Minister Harper has said that he is not interested in re-opening the abortion debate. | The government is not re-opening the debate – the NDP is and MPs should have the freedom to vote according to their conscience. |
| Justin Trudeau declared the Liberal party to be pro-choice and has asked all members to leave their pro-life views at the door of Parliament. | We urge Mr. Trudeau to respect the freedom of conscience guaranteed to all Canadians and for him and his members to take into account the feedback from their constituents. |
| Niki Ashton wants Canada to force its pro-abortion mantra on the underdeveloped nations of the world that are most susceptible to gendercide. | We say that we do not want to live in a country that allows and promotes the systematic termination of pre-born females simply because they are girls. |
| Niki Ashton and the NDP say that abortion is about fundamental human rights. | We agree with Ms. Ashton and the NDP, but disagree about whose fundamental human rights are engaged. Ms. Ashton’s motion is blind to the reality that Canada is the most permissive nation in the world when it comes to abortion, with no legal protection whatsoever for the lives of certain members of the human family. The right to life is truly fundamental. |
| Pro-abortion politicians say that Canadians are not interested in abortion laws. | We say many politicians are out of touch with reality. All polls, no matter how they are phrased, show that a majority of Canadians want legal protections for pre-born children. |
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The mainstream media continues to cover include our message when covering the issue of abortion and it’s because of you! More and more Canadians are joining the call for laws protecting children before birth and people are taking notice.
From the article,
But anti-abortion activist Mike Schouten said the Ashton motion acknowledges “that abortion is not a settled issue in Canada. We see this as a positive development. We think the debate needs to be had,” said Mr. Schouten, campaign director of WeNeedaLAW.ca.
Momentum is building. Check out the rest of the story here.
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A new survey conducted by American abortion providers indicates that the abortion rate in that country has decreased significantly in the past number of years. Not only is abortion becoming more rare, it is at the lowest point since 1975. The data for this latest survey was compiled by the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-choice organization.
The news of this decrease in the abortion rate should be cause for jubilation on all sides of the abortion debate. If there is one unifying thread woven through the discussion about abortion and a women’s right to choose, it is that abortion ought to be rare.
In examining the reasons as to why abortions are at their lowest point since the 1970s we cannot ignore the impact of hundreds of regulations that have been passed in recent years. Guttmacher reports that in 2011 there were 1.06 million abortions performed, down from 1.21 million in 2008. During that same time period there were 106 state laws enacted that regulated abortion. A quick overview of what type of laws these were, shows that the majority of the ones passed focus on care for the health of women. Laws requiring parental involvement in a minor’s decision to have an abortion, gestational limits that prohibit abortions after a certain point in the pregnancy, use of public funding for abortions, mandatory counselling before an abortion, waiting periods between counselling and when the procedure is performed are some examples of regulations contributing to a reduction in the number of abortions.
With regulations in place, American women have been given the opportunity to reflect on the abortion procedure and the effects it may have on their own personal health and that of their pre-born child. They have more information to make sound medical decisions. This in turn has led to the positive development of abortion becoming more rare, something everyone should celebrate.
Currently, none of these types of regulations have been implemented in Canada. For example, teenage girls, often coerced by their boyfriends, request and receive permission to abort without any knowledge of their parents; informed consent is completely subjective when women aren’t made aware of the many physical and psychological effects abortion can produce; and, abortions occur at all stages of pregnancy and for any reason.
It is time for Canada to go beyond the rhetoric by enacting regulations that will help reduce the number of abortions. Safe, and rare are simply empty words when there is no action accompanying them.
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