What we currently have in Canada or have had is a policy that is completely different. Abortion is legal right up until the point that the baby takes its own breath, independent of the mother, the best estimates are that of the nearly 100,000 abortions in Canada each year, 5,000 or so are in the last trimester. In all provinces but New Brunswick, abortion is funded entirely by the public health system even when performed in private clinics like the one that sits a block and a half from Parliament Hill. (…)
The reason our domestic and foreign policies surrounding the issue are so out of line with the views of Canadians on abortion is that until recently we have refused to speak of the issue. When the issue of restrictions has been raised, normally by a pro-life lobby group or MP, the reaction from the pro-choice lobby groups has been swift and effective leaving politicians from both sides to scurry.
