Morgentaler Enriched Who's Canada?
Two committee members, Privy Council Clerk Kevin Lynch and Deputy Heritage Minister Judith Larocque are said to have opposed this nomination, but in this specific case the Chief of Justice made a decision to override this protocol and the vote was cast democratically in the committee.
I would think that on that note along, Mr. Henry Morgentaler would want to decline his nomination of the Order of Canada. However, I suppose since he didn't mind dishonouring the system in 1969, opening an abortion clinic in Montreal when abortions were still illegal, he isn't opposed to receiving this award due to broken protocol. Regardless, I mind, and I dare say many more Canadians mind as well.
On the Governor General's website, it describes recipients of the Order of Canada as a person whose contributions have "enriched the lives of others and made a difference to this country." His nomination in the health sector is said to have been for his commitment to increased health care options for women.
Essentially, they are saying that they have chosen to honour Henry Morgentaler for pioneering the pro-choice movement in Canada, allowing women to have access to "safe" abortions in Canada. I put safe in quotations as every abortion performed two weeks after conception results in a heart that stops beating. Not to mention the countless studies, stories, articles and resources that highlight the mental and physical health problems that are linked to women post-abortion. I can't help but wonder whose life was enriched by the outcome of this pro-choice movement.
Was it the life of the unborn child that never saw the light of day, the many women who suffer from that decision or the men that never got to father a child? I suppose they are correct though in saying that he made a difference in Canada, after all it's estimated that a third of my generation never made it out of the womb. I don't think we can even begin to fathom the difference and the effect that has made in our nation.
I guess I assumed wrong when I thought they referred to a positive difference in our nation. For an award that is supposed to unite a nation in honouring an individual for their contributions, it sure is causing a lot of division. This division and uproar alone should cause the committee and the Governor General's office to rethink this nomination. I am a very proud Canadian but if this nomination carries through, I wonder what legs we will have to stand on to promote social justice and human rights internationally.
I would think that on that note along, Mr. Henry Morgentaler would want to decline his nomination of the Order of Canada. However, I suppose since he didn't mind dishonouring the system in 1969, opening an abortion clinic in Montreal when abortions were still illegal, he isn't opposed to receiving this award due to broken protocol. Regardless, I mind, and I dare say many more Canadians mind as well.
On the Governor General's website, it describes recipients of the Order of Canada as a person whose contributions have "enriched the lives of others and made a difference to this country." His nomination in the health sector is said to have been for his commitment to increased health care options for women.
Essentially, they are saying that they have chosen to honour Henry Morgentaler for pioneering the pro-choice movement in Canada, allowing women to have access to "safe" abortions in Canada. I put safe in quotations as every abortion performed two weeks after conception results in a heart that stops beating. Not to mention the countless studies, stories, articles and resources that highlight the mental and physical health problems that are linked to women post-abortion. I can't help but wonder whose life was enriched by the outcome of this pro-choice movement.
Was it the life of the unborn child that never saw the light of day, the many women who suffer from that decision or the men that never got to father a child? I suppose they are correct though in saying that he made a difference in Canada, after all it's estimated that a third of my generation never made it out of the womb. I don't think we can even begin to fathom the difference and the effect that has made in our nation.
I guess I assumed wrong when I thought they referred to a positive difference in our nation. For an award that is supposed to unite a nation in honouring an individual for their contributions, it sure is causing a lot of division. This division and uproar alone should cause the committee and the Governor General's office to rethink this nomination. I am a very proud Canadian but if this nomination carries through, I wonder what legs we will have to stand on to promote social justice and human rights internationally.
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