In a few weeks Members of Parliament will vote on Motion 312, a proposal for Parliament to study the definition of a human being. The Conservative MP who tabled the motion, Stephen Woodworth of Kitchener Centre, has acknowledged that abortion is inextricably linked to this discussion. And so, as has become a “made in Canada” theme whenever the ‘a’ word is used, all manner of censorship has been invoked in order to avoid discussing the status of pre-born children. Should Motion 312 be defeated, a sigh of relief from the Prime Minister’s Office will surely be heard from coast-to-coast. But contrary to chief government whip Gordon O’Connor believing, “society has moved on”, this issue is not going away. And if the polling data in the last number of years of is any indication, more and more Canadians are uncomfortable with the status quo on unrestricted abortion and want something done about it. Canada is only one of three countries in the world with no legal protections for children in the womb; the other two are communist dictatorships. Not only do we share this deplorable distinction with North Korea and China, we are also in direct violation of international treaties and conventions we’ve signed on to.
