Friday, Jan. 28 marked 34 years of Canada having no abortion law.
While every other democracy in the world has some restrictions on abortion, our government has remained unable – or unwilling – to start building on common ground. Most Canadians agree that abortions should not occur in the third trimester, when a child can survive outside the womb. Most also agree that abortion should not be allowed on the basis of sex, when parents value one sex more highly than the other.
It’s time to stop jumping to polarizing, fear-based arguments and stay instead on the common ground for a minute. Ultrasound technology allows us to see whether a fetus is a boy or a girl, but more importantly tells us that this boy or girl is undeniably human.
It’s time to get in line with countries around the world and end abortion after the first trimester. Women and children deserve better than abortion, and Canada should be a country that can provide that.
Edgar Unrau,
Chemainus