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Morgentaler Enriched Who's Canada? 

Krista MacLeod    Monday, July 14, 2008 11:29:52 EDT

 

Months ago, The Globe & Mail hosted an online poll taken by Canadians as to whether or not they believed that Henry Morgentaler deserved the Order of Canada, and Canadians responded with a clear NO. The protocol for the nomination of the Order of Canada has always been a unanimous consent from the committee, yet in this case protocol has been overlooked.

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.

ONE DOWN more to go Morgentaler abortion clinic (abortuaries) in Fredericton to close

Paul s Note: Since 1969 (Trudeau Omnibus bill) over 4 million children have been exterminated by abortion in Canada...

Predictiction # 2, I predict that by the 150th anniversary of Canada July 2017 Abortion will be so repugnant to the majority on Canadians and Parliament will take action to greatly eliminate or abolish this insane practice ...

I predicted upon the death of abortion provider Morgentaler the beginning of the end of abortion was near in Canada and that his abortuaries would follow him to the grave one by one.
           
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The Morgentaler abortion clinic in Fredericton will close the end of July following a 20-year fight with the New Brunswick government over funding for the procedure.

The clinic held a news conference on Thursday to explain the decision. The province's Department of Health has always refused to cover abortions performed at the clinic.

“Regulation 84-20 remains on the books and New Brunswick women will now have no option to access abortions in the province except by meeting its discriminatory and medically unjustifiable requirements,” according to a statement issued by the clinic.

Fredericton clinic says it cannot afford to continue performing abortions without provincial funding

“Had the province provided funding for clinic abortions, or paid for abortions for women without ability to pay, the clinic would not be closing. To make matters worse, Regulation 84-20 makes it impossible for the majority of New Brunswick women to access an abortion in one of the two hospitals where the service is provided.”

The Morgentaler clinic is the only private abortion facility in New Brunswick.
The province pays for abortions at two hospitals, but only if a woman gets approval from two doctors who certify the procedure is “medically necessary.”

The Morgentaler clinic opened in June 1994 and has provided abortion services to more than 10,000 women.

The current fee for the procedure is $700 before 14 weeks of pregnancy, and $850 between 14 and 16 weeks.

The clinic says it has never been able to meet its expenses and financial shortfalls were covered by Dr. Henry Morgentaler, who died nearly a year ago.
“In the past 10 years, the clinic has contributed over $105,400 to subsidize abortions for women unable to pay the full amount,” the clinic said.

There have been other financial headaches for the facility.
The clinic sustained more than $100,000 in flood damages in 2008. While other downtown Fredericton businesses were given financial compensation, the clinic did not receive any government cash because the building was owned by Morgentaler, who was not a New Brunswick citizen.

The clinic would have closed in 2008 if Morgentaler hadn’t paid for the repairs himself, according to the statement.

Planned closing a 'sad and dark day'

Joyce Arthur, executive director of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, called the announcement a "very sad and dark day for New Brunswick women.

"The province created this crisis and showed callous disregard for women’s health needs. As we’ve seen in P.E.I. where there’s no access, some women will harm themselves in attempts to induce an abortion," Arthur said in a statement.

"If N.B. does not improve access quickly, women’s health and safety is at risk, especially young women and disadvantaged women."

The Morgentaler clinic was also used by women from Prince Edward Island.

P.E.I. women whose abortions were covered by medicare generally travelled to Halifax. But if the procedures weren't being covered, they would often visit the Fredericton clinic.

Medicare has no reciprocal funding agreements on abortion with other provinces. So, an Ontario student at the University of New Brunswick would have to pay $1,800 at hospital or go to the Morgentaler clinic.

Morgentaler sued the N.B. government

 

Morgentaler opened his first abortion clinic in Montreal in 1969, when attempting to induce an abortion was a crime punishable by life imprisonment and the woman faced imprisonment of two years.
Anti-abortion activists targeted the clinics, and rallies, protests and many legal battles followed. On Jan. 28, 1988, the Supreme Court struck down Canada's abortion law as unconstitutional.
That did not end Morgentaler's legal battles.

He launched a lawsuit against the New Brunswick government in 2002, demanding the government pay for procedures at his clinic.
The lawsuit has been in limbo since the death of the abortion rights activist last May.

New Brunswick's Department of Health said little in a statement on Thursday morning to comment on the Morgentaler clinic's impending closure.

"Women will continue to have access to medically-necessary abortions in the province with the approval of two physicians," according to the statement.

"As this matter is still before the courts, the department has no further comment."

Sarah Leblanc, of the Regroupement féministe du Nouveau-Brunswick, a Moncton-based group that supports abortion rights, says if there's any change in the service the Morgentaler clinic offers, the provincial government must improve access in hospitals, because abortions are legal.

"The bottom line is women have to be able to access that service of their own choice. It's the woman's decision. We have the right to decide what happens with our lives and our bodies," she said.
The Alward government has been content with the status quo of requiring two doctors to sign off on an abortion.

Liberal Leader Brian Gallant has called himself pro-choice, but has not said whether he would change the two-doctor policy.

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Aborted babies incinerated to heat UK hospitals

Abortion inconsistencies

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I find it odd to see many people react with shock and horror to this story.

The bodies of thousands of aborted and miscarried babies were incinerated as clinical waste, with some even used to heat hospitals, an investigation has found.
Ten NHS trusts have admitted burning foetal remains alongside other rubbish while two others used the bodies in ‘waste-to-energy’ plants which generate power for heat.

Look: do you know what abortion does to a baby? It breaks it apart (tearing off each limb), then the skull is crushed to allow it to pass down the birth canal. That’s done without anaesthesia of any kind on the baby. I guess we just assume the baby doesn’t feel pain. It’s more convenient (to us, I mean) that way.
Considering the horror of the abortion procedure itself, I’m not sure burning the bodies afterwards is the most objectionable part. But people who choose either to support or ignore abortion on demand endorse the first part (hundreds of times each day in Canada) yet react with shock at the second.
I have no idea why.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10717566/Aborted-babies-incinerated-to-heat-UK-hospitals.html

The remains of more than 15,000 babies were incinerated as 'clinical waste' by hospitals in Britain with some used in 'waste to energy' plants ...

 

 

The bodies of thousands of aborted and miscarried babies were incinerated as clinical waste, with some even used to heat hospitals, an investigation has found.

 

 

Ten NHS trusts have admitted burning foetal remains alongside other rubbish while two others used the bodies in ‘waste-to-energy’ plants which generate power for heat.
 

Last night the Department of Health issued an instant ban on the practice which health minister Dr Dan Poulter branded ‘totally unacceptable.’
 

At least 15,500 foetal remains were incinerated by 27 NHS trusts over the last two years alone, Channel 4’s Dispatches discovered.

 

The programme, which will air tonight, found that parents who lose children in early pregnancy were often treated without compassion and were not consulted about what they wanted to happen to the remains.

One of the country’s leading hospitals, Addenbrooke’s in Cambridge, incinerated 797 babies below 13 weeks gestation at their own ‘waste to energy’ plant. The mothers were told the remains had been ‘cremated.’

Another ‘waste to energy’ facility at Ipswich Hospital, operated by a private contractor, incinerated 1,101 foetal remains between 2011 and 2013.

They were brought in from another hospital before being burned, generating energy for the hospital site. Ipswich Hospital itself disposes of remains by cremation.

“This practice is totally unacceptable,” said Dr Poulter.

“While the vast majority of hospitals are acting in the appropriate way, that must be the case for all hospitals and the Human Tissue Authority has now been asked to ensure that it acts on this issue without delay.”

Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director, has written to all NHS trusts to tell them the practice must stop.

The Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, has also written to the Human Tissue Authority to ask them make sure that guidance is clear.

And the Care Quality Commission said it would investigate the programme's findings.
Prof Sir Mike Richards, Chief Inspector of Hospitals, said: “I am disappointed trusts may not be informing or consulting women and their families.

“This breaches our standard on respecting and involving people who use services and I’m keen for Dispatches to share their evidence with us.

“We scrutinise information of concern and can inspect unannounced, if required.”
A total of one in seven pregnancies ends in a miscarriage, while NHS figures show there are around 4,000 stillbirths each year in the UK, or 11 each day.

Ipswich Hospital Trust said it was concerned to discover that foetal remains from another hospital had been incinerated on its site.

A spokeswoman said: “The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust does not incinerate foetal remains.”
She added that the trust “takes great care over foetal remains”

A spokesman for the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said that trained health professionals discuss the options with parents ‘both verbally and in writing.’

"The parents are given exactly the same choice on the disposal of foetal remains as for a stillborn child and their personal wishes are respected,” they added.

Channel 4 Dispatches, Amanda Holden: Exposing Hospital Heartache, airs tonight (Monday March 24) at 8pm

 

Abortion is a crime against humanity

CLC Youth at the National March for Life in Washington, D.C

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10 Mind-Blowing Photos Of Human Life Developing In The Womb

Posted: March 2, 2014 9:47 AM EST

 

By Editor

March 2, 2014

Life before birth is fascinating and these images are proof of just that.

1. At just 4 days after fertilization…

Source: wordpress.com

Since fertilization, that zygote has possessed a predetermined sex (this one is a girl!) and her own unique set of human DNA. Her DNA will guide her body’s development over the next nine months (and its entire lifetime).

2. At just 5-6 weeks of gestation…

Source: nanobiotechnews.com

Despite being only a quarter of an inch long, her nose, mouth, and ears are already taking shape. Her heart is beating about 100 times a minute (almost twice as fast as yours) and blood is beginning to circulate through her body. Brain waves have been detectable for at least 2-3 weeks already!

3. At just 7 weeks gestation…

Source: ezacta.ru

4. At about 10 weeks…

All of her major body functions are up and running: the kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver are all working. Her tiny arms and legs can already start to flex.

5. At 12 weeks…

Source: nationalgeographic.com

Her muscles are beginning to bulk up, so she’s busily stretching and kicking. If you put your hand on your tummy, she’ll likely wiggle in response because her reflexes are starting to develop, although you won’t feel it yet.

6. At 16 weeks gestation…

Source: reachoutwomenscenter.com

7. Sucking her thumb at about 18-20 weeks gestation…

Source: breathecast.christianpost.com

Right about now, she has her own unique set of fingerprints.

8. At 6 months gestation…

Source: hospicepatients.orgThe baby can now respond to external sounds by moving and increasing the pulse. A mother may notice jerking motions if the baby hiccups!

9. Around 6-7 months gestation…

Source: images.lpcdn.ca

10. At around 8 months gestation…

Source: wordpress.com

This baby can hear and is beginning to recognize her mother’s voice. Her skin is pink and she already is beginning to get that cute, chunky appearance that newborns have. That extra fat is very important, because it allows the baby to regulate her temperature after birth.

Hard to believe all of us evolved from just a tiny clump of cells into the beautiful creatures we are now. Childbirth is truly one of the most miraculous events in nature.