OTTAWA, March 10, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Canadians will pay for campaigns to legalize abortion in dozens of countries under the Liberal government’s $650 million, three-year commitment to improve “sexual and reproductive health and rights” worldwide.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated this
when he and international development minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the fund on Wednesday to mark International Women’s Day.
Women around the world “are denied legal control over their bodies and reproductive health,” Trudeau said.
“That is why we will continue to place gender equality and rights, and the empowerment of women and girls, at the heart of our international development work.”
Pro-life groups have condemned the Liberal global abortion fund, which will come from Canada’s existing aid budget, according to a Global Affairs Canada FAQ background document.
The $650 million is over and above Canada’s 2015 to 2020 commitment of $3.5 billion to improve [...]
What is Abortion? Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it can survive outside the uterus.
When performed legally and safely on a woman who desires it, induced abortions do not increase the risk of long-term mental or physical problems. In contrast, unsafe
abortions (those performed by unskilled individuals, with hazardous equipment, or in unsanitary facilities) cause 47,000 deaths and 5 million hospital admissions each year. The World Health Organization recommends safe and legal abortions be available to all women.
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There is debate over the moral, ethical, and legal issues of abortion. Those who oppose abortion often argue that an embryo or fetus is a human with a right to life, and so they may compare abortion to murder. Those who favor the legality of abortion often hold that it is part of a woman's right to make decisions about her own body.
What is Canada? Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles), making it the world's second-largest country by total
area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world's longest bi-national land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.
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