That's 1% after 20 weeks so your number is bogus and even if it were true, it's still far too few to require some arbitrary, unenforceable law.
Trudeau defends his abortion stance, cites father's protection of rights
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is pointing to the actions of his own father, a devout Catholic, in explaining why he thinks it is important for political leaders to “stand up” for Canadians’ rights on contentious issues such as abortion.
In an interview with the Citizen Thursday, Trudeau reacted to concerns raised by Toronto’s Catholic Archbishop Thomas Collins, who has urged the Liberal leader to reverse his policy of screening out prospective candidates for the party who oppose abortion.
But Trudeau indicated he’s not about to change his mind, and he spoke of how his own father, Pierre Trudeau, once took actions in government — on divorce and homosexuality — that were not necessarily in line with the thoughts of some Catholics.
“I had an extraordinary example in a father who had deeply, deeply held personal views that were informed by the fact that he went to church every Sunday, read the Bible regularly to us, and raised us very, very religious, very Catholic,” said Trudeau.
“But at the same time he had no problem legalizing divorce, decriminalizing homosexuality and moving in ways that recognized the basic rights of the people.
“He held his personal views very, very strongly. But he understood that as leaders, as political figures, as representatives of a larger community, our utmost responsibility is to stand up for peoples’ rights.”
In the early 1980s, Pierre Trudeau was the driving force behind constitutional change that featured the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as its centerpiece.
“The Liberal party is the party of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms,” Justin Trudeau told the Citizen. “It defines us in the way it defines this country.”
“And since 1988, the Supreme Court of Canada has recognized that a woman’s right to a choice in this matter is a Charter right. Is upheld by the Constitution.”
Trudeau said individuals in the Liberal party are “allowed and even encouraged” to have personal views.
But the party “needs to make sure that with its votes we do not accept that a government could legislate away a woman’s fundamental rights.”
Trudeau defends his abortion stance, cites father's protection of rights
