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 [...]
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