As noted in a recent
blog posting, The Defund Abortion rally took place Saturday September 30
outside the Confederation Building in St. John's, NL, and was the first of many
provincial rallies organized across Canada in the coming months. This rally was
part of a national strategy by Campaign Life Coalition of
Canada (CLC) to have provincial governments defund abortion. About 40
pro-lifers participated and held signs such as 'Defund Abortion' or 'Not from my
wallet!' Rowdy counter-protesters chanted their disgusting, nonsensical slogans
in the background.
In addition to Life Site News reporting,
there was significant local coverage of this event as well from CBC,
and The
Telegram.
At first glance, this campaign sounds like a sensible
approach, given the fact that, as CLC points out:
According to a 2010 Angus Reid poll, 39% of Canadians said taxpayer
funds should cover abortion only for medical emergencies and 10% said it should
be completely defunded. Less than half, 44%, believed abortion should be funded
in all cases.
However, the hearts and minds of Canadians have been
corrupted and hardened by nearly 50 years of legalized abortion. It is very
easy for those polled in a survey to moralize but then to hush up at the first
sign of political correctness on the issue of a woman’s “right to choose.” As I
have noted
in the past, the pro-life movement in Canada requires a different approach, and
it won’t be pretty or easy. To change the status
quo, nothing less than a Campaign
of Accountability will do.
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