ROAR!: PEI’s anti-choice Liberals – Abortion in PEI

An editorial I wrote today in response to this article that ran in The Guardian today: ‘[Anti-choice] movement supporters restate their opposition to abortion’. Submitted it to the paper, maybe it will run on Monday, fingers crossed. ______________________________________________________________ PEI’s anti-choice Liberals In The Guardian on the 10th, was coverage describing the

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ROAR!: RU486 Ready Canada – Abortion in PEI

Saw this the other day over Twitter … Abortion pill now a reality. Australia sits poised to list RU486 as part of their Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, which will make the once very expensive drug, available to all Australian women at a hugely lower price. Medical abortion.Safe, effective and ACCESSIBLE. So I google RU486 and I see

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ROAR!: It’s been a long winter on PEI for Women’s Rights

My tweet this morning: “Liberal Groundhog surfaces … sees shadow and runs back into hole … women’s rights too scary to deal with! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2013/01/10/pei-abortion-rights-study-584.html … #peipoli” that was in response to this: Last night UPEI professor Colleen MacQuarrie released preliminary findings of her research project regarding the practise of sending Island

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