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Order of Canada at Bene Diction Blogs On — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:24:48 +0000

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By: Bene D

Bene D — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:00:01 +0000

That’s common, any reporter who deals with anti-abortionists can tell you that.

The National Post had an editorial on the Morgentaler feedback they got. The nays were overwhelmingly men.

A Catholic group handed in their founders snowflake today, she’s been dead for over 20 years.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/07/08/morgentaler-order.html?ref=rss

By: Sherm

Sherm — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:08:06 +0000

As I cruise the web I can’t help but notice that the editorialists I have read who are opposed to Morgentaler getting the Order of Canada are all men.

What’s up with that? If men had babies this wouldn’t even be an issue. They always have to be in charge, patriarchal and controlling.

While I may not approve of abortion personally there are times it is warranted and the last thing I will do is judge a woman for her choice. If a man decides to have an abortion I won’t judge him either.

By: Bene D

Bene D — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:03:30 +0000

Morgentaler was a public face in the work of striking down law which saw medical personnel and women imprisoned. He was part of a continuum of activists, even contraception was nationally illegal prior to 1969.

He also helped change Quebec law so a jury acquittal couldn’t be overturned on appeal.

CBC has a good timeline.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/abortion/index.html

I would think Roe vs. Wade is probably the reasonable comparison, the Criminal Code had to be addressed federally. The Charter is federal, and now an important component of the debate.

By: Mark Byron

Mark Byron — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:40:10 +0000

As a non-Canadian, I’m not quite sure what to make of things. I know the Morgentaler case was the Canadian equivalent of Roe V Wade, except that he was the abortion doctor, not the woman, and has been active in pushing the abortion-rights agenda.

I’m trying to picture an American equivalent; NARAL’s Kate Michelman might be the closest that I can come to, since no abortionist, save maybe the guy in Wichita (George Tiller, but I had to Google to get his name) who specializes in late-term abortions, would show up on radar. Were she to be given something like the Presidential Medal of Freedom or Congressional Medal of Honor, there would be a hissy-fit on the left, to be sure.

Were it not for Morganthaler, Buzz Hargrove might be the next most controversial pick, but even he seems to have done a good job heading up the CAW.

Peter Mansbridge got picked. I miss The National now that I’ve moved to Lexington and don’t get the CBC like we did in Midland.

By: BD

BD — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:23:17 +0000

Beijing York, well said, there can be no complaints media is not covering all political aspects of the ‘debate.’

By: Sherm

Sherm — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:02:14 +0000

Well said Beijing!

By: Beijing York

Beijing York — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:42:29 +0000

It pisses me off that the media has turned this into another opportunity to open up the abortion “debate”. The debate was settled in 1988.

We have the best of all worlds in Canada with Charter that protects the right to pursue one’s religious beliefs and the right for a women to control her reproductive choices.