M-312 Aborted, Questions Live On
If a pregnant woman with a 38 week old fetus is violently attacked and survives but the fetus dies there is no charge of murder. Is that just? Conservative MP…
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… is happily dead. 203-91. Happily. Wait till the next one. It’ll happen. Defenders of a woman’s right to choose. Be vigilant. (6) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
The man who made M312 about him – Abortion in Canada
My hat is off, to the man who managed to make M312 about him! My MP, Sean Casey. When a Conservative MP in Ontario put forward his ‘personhood bill’ last…
M312 – this far, no further! | Abortion in Canada
Conservative MP for Kitchner, Ontario, Stephen Woodworth brought forward a Republican-style motion last Spring, to discuss the definition of a human being – #M312. This motion has opened my eyes…
PETITION: Mayor of Kelowna Must Rescind Anti-abortion Proclamation
This petition is sponsored by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada / Coalition pour le droit à l’avortement au Canada. It calls on Walter Gray, the Mayor of Kelowna, B.C.,…
In Canada, Abortion Could Become Illegal Again As Soon As This Fall
So say Canada’s doctors, and who am I to argue? Canada’s doctors have sternly rejected what they see as a stealth attempt to recriminalize abortion. At the general council meeting…
Ghiz asked to defend public healthcare?!
Today in The Guardian an article that must be a joke. Or at least, I guess the joke is on the women of PEI whose primary health care is obviously…
PEI – looking for big balls/ovaries
The door is indeed open for change, but PEI is without a politician with balls/ovaries big enough to cross the threshold. Today on CBC Sunday Edition there was a great…
PEI MPs & Abortion – See you in Sept. 2012
So Summer is here and no one wants to talk about #M312. Go figure. Afer a million or so tweets and emails, I am unable to get a public answer…
A little nugget from the past: Wildrose candidate’s abortion position
A scene from the Lethbridge-West riding, as seen by the Wildrose Party. Below: Lethbridge-West candidate Kevin Kinahan. During the campaign leading up to the recent Alberta provincial election, the website…
I want what my dog has – my MPs attention!
Recently I received an email from a close friend, not unusual, but what was in the email wasn’t our usual chit chat. She had included me in a list of…
U.S. Conference Of Mayors Passes Pro-Choice Resolution-today in HuffPost
This is very heartening, and flies in the face of what Repug-led States are attempting with their regressive anti-women stances…I’m happy and relieved to see that the entire country hasn’t…
Waiting on Woodworth – Abortion in Canada
Saw this tweet this morning, and it made me laugh: “MP Stephen Woodworth didn’t realize his mother was 90 until his abortion motion bill blew up in his face.” There…
Crush Motion 312 – Abortion in Canada
A year ago I would have been less than useless in a discussion about why there is no abortion law in Canada, why it’s simply a medical procedure, why we…
The Abortion Question – Your MP
Last night on #FAQMP, #cpc MP Scott Armstrong answered a question (my question) about #M312, was he going to Vote for or against the motion. He is voting against it.…
Parliament in Review – April 26, 2012
Thursday, April 26 saw ample discussion of private members’ business – and if the Cons are now cracking down on such debate, the results of the day’s proceedings might give…
Parliament in Review – April 23, 2012
Monday, April 23 was the first day back in the House of Commons following the Easter break. And it featured some of the most lively and telling discussion we’ve seen…
Will PEI MPs Affirm Women’s Rights – M312
The vote over M312 is approaching, June 13 and while abortion rights groups and suppoters rally, discuss, petition, network, lobby, educate, disseminate and push back against those who would see…
Say it with me: Abortion is a Medical Procedure
In the Winnipeg Free Press there was a ‘have your say’ response that grabbed me, it was short and sweet and to the point, and regarding the recent discussion over…
Thank you Judy from Winnipeg!
In the Winnipeg Free Press there was a ‘have your say’ response that grabbed me, it was short and sweet and to the point, and said everything that needed to…