A heated debate took place on Tuesday in the Saskatchewan legislature about abortion in the province because of the news that Roe vs Wade will be overturned in America..Pro-abortion rights MLA Nicole Sarauer, NDP deputy leader, went at the Saskatchewan Party MLAs because she wants to know if it supports abortion..“In light of recent news coming out of the Supreme Court in the US, I think it’s important to take a little history lesson from this government. In 2017, this Saskatchewan Party government began the exploration of changes to legislation effectively restricting access to abortion care to girls under 18, something which would obviously fly in the face of Canada’s Constitution,” said Sarauer..“To the premier: how many members of the Saskatchewan Party caucus support a woman’s right to abortion services today?“.Laura Ross, minister of the Status of Women, responded for the government..“First off, I’d like to say this is a very important issue, should not be made to be a divisive partisan politics. There’s no place for that here. Our government follows the law. The law is that women have the right to access reproductive health services in Saskatchewan and in Canada,” said Ross..Sarauer pointed out that Bronwyn Eyre, energy minister, wrote pro-life news columns in the Calgary Herald..“Back when she was writing for pro-life news for over a decade, she referred to advocating for abortion rights as “some sort of psychological cover” and put Canada’s laws on abortion “in the eminent company of North Korea.” Does the premier denounce these statements?” asked Sarauer..Eyre did not answer Sarauer’s question. Ross did and explained the role of the government in abortion services..“In Canada, neither government nor a minister of government is in a position to interfere with a decision made by a patient in consultation with a physician as to the medical necessity of this procedure,” said Ross..“I have never hid where I stand in this regard. So to be heckled and to be jeered at by the members opposite, I find just… It’s bullying. And I didn’t think that we were going to allow that kind of behaviour in this House.”.Premier Scott Moe and Eyre did not respond to any of the NDPs questions about abortion..Chris Oldcorn is a Western Standard Reporter based in Regina.coldcorn@westernstandard.news.Twitter: @chrisoldcorn.Parler: @chrisoldcorn
