train said:
Weren't you complaining before that he called this election early ?
nope wasn't me. Why would I point out the obviousness of his two faced existence?
train said:
Are you serious ? What exactly do you think he'll do with womans rights ? What have you been smoking
A large part of his support comes from the bible thumpers who want arbortion re-criminalized. He kept a lid on them this session and kept them out of the news this election so that it does become an issue during the eleection. He has told them to keep their powder dry until they have a majority. What he DID NOT do this past session, as leader of the government, was to take abortion completley off the table. He said that he would not prevent any member from introducing private members bills. What he did do was to allow two bill to slowly progress through the parliamentary process. he could have stopped them completely by saying that the goevrnment did not support making abortion illegal. He did not do that. Come the day with a majority Harper will have to pay his supports and abortion is high on the "past due" list for his right wing supporters.
Ladies, if you care about retaining the right to decide what happens with your body, you had better speak up now. Oct 15 will be too late.
http://thestar.blogs.com/broadsides/reproductive_rights/
Vote to choose
The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada has posted a tally of federal MPs' stances on women's reproductive freedoms. In part derived from research by the anti-choice Campaign Life Coalition, it suggests that a Conservative government, which attempted to eliminate any debate on abortion in the current election campaign by shelving Bill C-484, the so-called Unborn Victims Act, could curtail women's access to safe and legal abortions. And yet ...
... Campaign Life Coalition has decided to sabotage the chances of a Conservative majority victory by surveying MPs and publicizing a stupendously long list of 108 anti-abortion MPs, most of them Conservatives. Actually, the list comprises those who oppose the awarding of the Order of Canada to Dr. Henry Morgentaler, but it’s safe to assume that MP’s who take a public position against the award have a problem with abortion rights.
This is in defiance of the sentiments of most Canadians since one of the few reputable polls done (Ipsos Reid, July) found that 65% of Canadians support the Order of Canada award for Dr. Morgentaler.
The large increase of known anti-choice MPs in Parliament spells trouble for abortion rights if Harper wins a majority Conservative government. We could easily be looking at a new Parliament with a clear majority of anti-choice MPs. Not only will they have the power to pass anti-abortion bills, they can be counted upon to use it. Prior to the election call, at least three private member bills were in play, which would either restrict abortion or endanger abortion rights. These bills will probably be re-introduced in the next session, along with a government bill making pregnancy an aggravating factor in assaults on women. We have not seen the wording of this latter bill, and some women’s groups fear it could also lead to restrictions on women’s rights.
Further, the Liberal caucus harbours a frightening number of anti-choice MPs – more than a quarter of them - 28%, compared to the 20% known in 2006. Stéphane Dion needs to make clear to his MPs and candidates that the Liberal Party is officially pro-choice. He must rein in his anti-choice MPs by requiring them to vote against anti-abortion bills, or at least absent themselves from abortion-related votes.
Ah well. If they eliminate abortion rights, I guess single parents can work and find daycare for their children on the Conservatives' $25 weekly child tax benefit.
