People’s Party of Canada (PPC) Leader Maxime Bernier wants to reopen political debate on late-term and sex-selective abortions in Canada..That’ll get the Rambo-fems howling and send cowardly politicians who fear these militants scurrying for cover..Bernier’s not saying Canada should outlaw abortion or that women should be denied the right to choose. .“If a lady or woman wants to have an abortion in the first trimester, I’m not against that,” Bernier told the Western Standard..“Personally, I’m against late-term abortion, against sex-selection abortion, and for a Canadian debate on abortion.”.“The House of Commons should debate when and in what circumstances to start applying restrictions after the first trimester.” .And legislation must be enacted in Canada where no abortion laws exist..Bernier will no doubt be vilified for daring to say there’s something sinister about aborting “perfectly viable, fully developed unborn babies.” .“I find this abhorrent. It’s akin to allowing infanticide. Late-term abortion is murder when the life of the mother isn’t in danger. Human life is sacred. We should take all steps to protect the most vulnerable.”.“I bet most supporters of late-term abortion agree that there should be laws against animal cruelty, and don’t realize how absurd and inconsistent their opinions are.”.Some in the pro-choice movement claim late-term abortions don’t happen. Others say it’s rare when the child has fatal deformities or the mother’s life is threatened. .“Whether there are few or many is irrelevant anyway. A murder is a murder, and it should be outlawed,” said Bernier..“Late-term is murder when there’s no reason to do that for the life of the mother. My body, my choice shouldn’t count for late-term abortions. There is another body, another sentient human being, involved.”.Bernier also wants to see the prohibition of sex-selective abortions “almost exclusively abortions of little girls by immigrant parents coming from cultures where boys are favoured.”.Canada has no laws regulating the industry. In 1988, the Supreme Court ruled Canada’s abortion laws unconstitutional. No new laws were passed..“Because of this legal void, there’s no legal obstacle in Canada to have an abortion at any stage in the pregnancy — including up to minutes before a child is born,” said Bernier..“It’s perfectly legal to kill a fully developed unborn baby during the third trimester of a pregnancy, a baby who would be viable if born prematurely.”.Even “progressive” Western nations legislate a fetus must be protected as a human being. Most ban late-term abortions and have restrictions starting in the second trimester..“It’s a shame that in our country we don’t have legislation that will regulate abortion.”.Canada is one of seven countries allowing abortions past 20 weeks gestation. It joins China, North Korea, and Vietnam in having no restrictions through all nine months of pregnancy..“It’s time to join the civilized world. It’s time to stop listening to hysterical feminists who’ve hijacked this issue for too long,” said Bernier. .It’s time to get at the facts..“It’s very difficult in Canada to have a real portrait of the abortion situation. Although statistics are hard to obtain because of their controversial nature, we know that such late-term abortions happen in Canada.”.Prominent abortion researcher Patricia Maloney cites Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) statistics on her Run With Life blog. .“These abortions are not only late-term abortions, they are also born-alive abortions,” writes Maloney..According to CIHI, in 2020-2021 there were 18 abortions performed at 20 weeks gestation; 93 at 21-24 weeks gestation; eight at 25-28 weeks gestation; and eight at 29 weeks or older. That’s 15 more than recorded in 2019-2020 — that are known about..“To add to this horror, there were 935 stillbirth abortions performed of 20 weeks and later gestation,” wrote Maloney..CIHI reported 74,155 known abortions in 2020..Every year, abortions are tallying up, said Pete Baklinski, director of communications for Campaign Life Coalition..“The pro-abortion organizations often say there are no late-term abortions in Canada, that people must go to the States. They’re peddling misinformation,” he told the Western Standard..“Aborting a baby at 35 weeks isn’t any more morally abhorrent than aborting a baby at nine weeks,” said Baklinski. .He recently blasted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for declaring abortion is a “right” in Canada..“Access to safe and legal abortion is a right in Canada — and our government will always defend that right,” tweeted Trudeau..Neither the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms nor the Supreme Court of Canada established a right to abortion, said Baklinski..In the US, the radical left is seething over the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that handed abortion legislation back to the states..Pro-choice forces misleadingly claim women lost access to abortion. Riots, fire-bombings of pro-life pregnancy centres, and even a thwarted assassination attempt against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh ensued..Pro-choice forces don’t always play fair. .But they vote. And they contribute generously to campaign funds..One Conservative MP confided that to even take up the abortion debate is political suicide..Bernier agrees it can be. .“The other establishment parties, including the Conservatives, are too afraid of the radical feminist activists and mainstream media to raise this issue.”.MPs must parrot a dictated party line..“The People’s Party of Canada doesn’t have any position on abortion. We won’t be like the Liberals, being pro-choice. We won’t be like the Conservatives trying to do everything to not have a debate on abortion.”.He refuses to impose “an issue of conscience” on candidates, who are free to express their stands..And he’ll listen to Canadians. PPC launched a petition asking Canadians if they think the abortion debate should be reopened.
