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<\/td>\nFor Immediate Release<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nCBC investigation reveals sex-selective abortions happening in Canada!<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nSurrey, BC – June 13, 2012 – \u201cThe fact that this horrific procedure can be obtained and tax-funded in Canada, a nation which otherwise has such a high standard for human rights, is appalling. It is very disturbing that discrimination against women can be carried out to this extreme,\u201d said <\/span>WeNeedaLAW.ca<\/span><\/a> director, Mike Schouten. <\/span><\/p>\nSchouten was responding to a CBC secret investigation<\/a> which revealed Canadian women are taking advantage of early ultrasounds at private clinics to determine the sex of their pre-born child in order to get an abortion if the sex was not preferred. <\/span>As the Toronto Star<\/a> reported earlier this year, some ethnic groups prefer boys over girls and will resort to abortion should an ultrasound reveal that the expectant child is a girl. One woman told the undercover producer from the CBC she already had two girls and was unsure about having a third.<\/p>\n\u201cYou basically proved that [sex-selective abortion] is happening here,\u201d Dr. Verjinder Ubhi told CBC News after seeing the hidden camera footage. (CBC News, June 12 \u201cFetal gender testing offered at private clinics\u201d)<\/p>\n
Schouten continued by saying, \u201cThe revelation that this practice occurs in other countries is not new. But that Canadians can request and receive an abortion simply because they don\u2019t like the gender of their child is a sexist practice that most Canadians find repugnant and would like to see banned. I applaud the CBC for their investigative journalism in revealing this awful practice.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\nSome will undoubtedly call for increased education to combat sex-selective abortions, but education alone does not go far enough. \u201cCanadians would not have been satisfied if we had addressed child labour issues with education programs only and never passed child labour laws. Canadians certainly should not be content with education as the only tool used to counteract the killing of pre-born females either. Clearly, the government has a role to ensure that the human rights of pre-born females are not violated, simply because of their gender,\u201d stated Schouten. <\/span><\/p>\n
CBC investigation reveals sex-selective abortions happening in Canada!<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nSurrey, BC – June 13, 2012 – \u201cThe fact that this horrific procedure can be obtained and tax-funded in Canada, a nation which otherwise has such a high standard for human rights, is appalling. It is very disturbing that discrimination against women can be carried out to this extreme,\u201d said <\/span>WeNeedaLAW.ca<\/span><\/a> director, Mike Schouten. <\/span><\/p>\nSchouten was responding to a CBC secret investigation<\/a> which revealed Canadian women are taking advantage of early ultrasounds at private clinics to determine the sex of their pre-born child in order to get an abortion if the sex was not preferred. <\/span>As the Toronto Star<\/a> reported earlier this year, some ethnic groups prefer boys over girls and will resort to abortion should an ultrasound reveal that the expectant child is a girl. One woman told the undercover producer from the CBC she already had two girls and was unsure about having a third.<\/p>\n\u201cYou basically proved that [sex-selective abortion] is happening here,\u201d Dr. Verjinder Ubhi told CBC News after seeing the hidden camera footage. (CBC News, June 12 \u201cFetal gender testing offered at private clinics\u201d)<\/p>\n
Schouten continued by saying, \u201cThe revelation that this practice occurs in other countries is not new. But that Canadians can request and receive an abortion simply because they don\u2019t like the gender of their child is a sexist practice that most Canadians find repugnant and would like to see banned. I applaud the CBC for their investigative journalism in revealing this awful practice.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\nSome will undoubtedly call for increased education to combat sex-selective abortions, but education alone does not go far enough. \u201cCanadians would not have been satisfied if we had addressed child labour issues with education programs only and never passed child labour laws. Canadians certainly should not be content with education as the only tool used to counteract the killing of pre-born females either. Clearly, the government has a role to ensure that the human rights of pre-born females are not violated, simply because of their gender,\u201d stated Schouten. <\/span><\/p>\n
Surrey, BC – June 13, 2012 – \u201cThe fact that this horrific procedure can be obtained and tax-funded in Canada, a nation which otherwise has such a high standard for human rights, is appalling. It is very disturbing that discrimination against women can be carried out to this extreme,\u201d said <\/span>WeNeedaLAW.ca<\/span><\/a> director, Mike Schouten. <\/span><\/p>\n Schouten was responding to a CBC secret investigation<\/a> which revealed Canadian women are taking advantage of early ultrasounds at private clinics to determine the sex of their pre-born child in order to get an abortion if the sex was not preferred. <\/span>As the Toronto Star<\/a> reported earlier this year, some ethnic groups prefer boys over girls and will resort to abortion should an ultrasound reveal that the expectant child is a girl. One woman told the undercover producer from the CBC she already had two girls and was unsure about having a third.<\/p>\n \u201cYou basically proved that [sex-selective abortion] is happening here,\u201d Dr. Verjinder Ubhi told CBC News after seeing the hidden camera footage. (CBC News, June 12 \u201cFetal gender testing offered at private clinics\u201d)<\/p>\n Schouten continued by saying, \u201cThe revelation that this practice occurs in other countries is not new. But that Canadians can request and receive an abortion simply because they don\u2019t like the gender of their child is a sexist practice that most Canadians find repugnant and would like to see banned. I applaud the CBC for their investigative journalism in revealing this awful practice.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Some will undoubtedly call for increased education to combat sex-selective abortions, but education alone does not go far enough. \u201cCanadians would not have been satisfied if we had addressed child labour issues with education programs only and never passed child labour laws. Canadians certainly should not be content with education as the only tool used to counteract the killing of pre-born females either. Clearly, the government has a role to ensure that the human rights of pre-born females are not violated, simply because of their gender,\u201d stated Schouten. <\/span><\/p>\n