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I think I heard something twitting.. Anyway, here's something for the prolifers, who are absolutely horrified by the status quo, to chew on...
Late-term Abortion in Canada
Many anti-choice and misinformed individuals would have Canadians believe that a woman in Canada can access abortion services at any point during the nine months of pregnancy. This belief is hugely inaccurate and serves only to appeal to the emotional response of people in trying to prevent the acceptance of abortion as a critical reproductive health service. In Canada, a woman cannot have an elective abortion past 24 weeks gestation. There are simply no doctors and no facilities that will allow for an elective termination at that point. In fact, there are only a few doctors in the entire country who are willing to perform abortions past 20 weeks. As there are different methods of abortion, each woman’s pregnancy is individually assessed by a doctor to help decide which method is safest and best for her. However, since abortion services after 20 weeks are not easily available in Canada, many women who seek an abortion at this point must either travel to another province or to the United States, or must continue to carry the pregnancy to term.
Despite what some may believe about the availability of late-term abortion services in Canada, Statistics Canada has reported that less than 1% of abortions take place past 20 weeks gestation.[1] The fact remains that nearly 90% of abortions in Canada take place before 13 weeks gestation. The belief that a woman makes the choice to have an abortion easily and without giving it much thought is especially inaccurate in instances of late-term abortion. Many women who have an abortion after 20 weeks originally wanted to have a child, but chose to have an abortion after discovering that her foetus was severely or fatally impaired, or upon the discovery that her own health or life is endangered. Other women need to access abortion services past 20 weeks because of extremely long wait-times or, especially in the case of young teenagers, because they were either not aware that they were pregnant or were in denial about being pregnant until the symptoms were no longer unavoidable. Whatever the reason a woman seeks to have an abortion past 20 weeks gestation, Canadians must know: abortion services in Canada are not uniformly accessible and late-term abortions are much more rare and difficult to access than abortions that take place within the first trimester of pregnancy.
Late-term Abortion in Canada
Late-term Abortion in Canada
Many anti-choice and misinformed individuals would have Canadians believe that a woman in Canada can access abortion services at any point during the nine months of pregnancy. This belief is hugely inaccurate and serves only to appeal to the emotional response of people in trying to prevent the acceptance of abortion as a critical reproductive health service. In Canada, a woman cannot have an elective abortion past 24 weeks gestation. There are simply no doctors and no facilities that will allow for an elective termination at that point. In fact, there are only a few doctors in the entire country who are willing to perform abortions past 20 weeks. As there are different methods of abortion, each woman’s pregnancy is individually assessed by a doctor to help decide which method is safest and best for her. However, since abortion services after 20 weeks are not easily available in Canada, many women who seek an abortion at this point must either travel to another province or to the United States, or must continue to carry the pregnancy to term.
Despite what some may believe about the availability of late-term abortion services in Canada, Statistics Canada has reported that less than 1% of abortions take place past 20 weeks gestation.[1] The fact remains that nearly 90% of abortions in Canada take place before 13 weeks gestation. The belief that a woman makes the choice to have an abortion easily and without giving it much thought is especially inaccurate in instances of late-term abortion. Many women who have an abortion after 20 weeks originally wanted to have a child, but chose to have an abortion after discovering that her foetus was severely or fatally impaired, or upon the discovery that her own health or life is endangered. Other women need to access abortion services past 20 weeks because of extremely long wait-times or, especially in the case of young teenagers, because they were either not aware that they were pregnant or were in denial about being pregnant until the symptoms were no longer unavoidable. Whatever the reason a woman seeks to have an abortion past 20 weeks gestation, Canadians must know: abortion services in Canada are not uniformly accessible and late-term abortions are much more rare and difficult to access than abortions that take place within the first trimester of pregnancy.
Late-term Abortion in Canada
Great but why should my taxes pay for these short term abortions ?
In B.C. they are done in private clinics , imagine that eh .Private for Profit .
Yea I don't think that's a great idea as I'm sure they are actively pushing for abortions to increase their profit margins.
The last time I donated to a conservative was when I gave a toonie hearing a hard-luck story from an intoxicated worker from the oil rigs.
Positive eugenics, my good man, positive eugenics!
Positive eugenics, my good man, positive eugenics!
Yea I can't wait until we see privatized clinics letting us choose our children's genes.
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
Were not some of the conservatives and Reform party people associated with eugenics.
There is this hazy crazy memory about them wanted to sterilize native peoples and non Canadians or something or other.
Something well beyond the sterilization of the mentally challenged.
I think I had to go through a few hoops to ignore it at the time and maybe that's why it's all so hazy.
There is this hazy crazy memory about them wanted to sterilize native peoples and non Canadians or something or other.
Something well beyond the sterilization of the mentally challenged.
I think I had to go through a few hoops to ignore it at the time and maybe that's why it's all so hazy.
Ah the air of knowledge unbridled.
Notice the depth and lucidity to this piece.
The use of words brings to the mix a sheer elegance.
Walter your a giant among thinkers.
A joy to engage .
And an American.
Yes. The liberals supported eugenics for teh feeble minded. the conservatives opposed it, because most of them are feeble-minded. Not you though walter. You have, like, seven inklings. Unfortunately it takes eight inklings to make a clue.
Thanks Obama!!!!
There is no law in Canada against late abortions. Any woman may legally obtain an abortion right up to and including the baby's head being engaged in the birth canal. No amount of "ya buts" changes this fact.