HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1981-06-24, Page 8MINNINIMIMNIN "IMF In this procedure. done after 16 weeks, a long need-le is inserted through the mother's abdomen into the baby's sac and a solution of concentrated salt is injected into the womb. The baby breathes in the salt and is poisoned by it. The outer layer of the skin is also burned off. It takes the baby over an hour to slowly die. About a day later the mot-her delivers the dead baby. In many instances, instead of salt, hormonal substances called prosta-giandins are injected into the amniotic fluid which ensure that the baby won't be born alive a sub-stance poisonous to the baby (urea) is .alsd inject-ed. Suction In this procedure a powerful suction tube is in-seted into the mother's womb. This tears apart the body of the developing baby, sucking the parts into a container. giarlir '11 or III AMY 1111.MORairiMmEi Watts procedure, with a sharp, loop-shaped steel knife the surgeon cuts the tiny body of the deve-loping baby to pieces and cuts and slices the pla-centa from the inside walls of the uterus. One of the jobs of the operating nurse is to reassemble the parts to be sure the uterus is empty, other-wise the mother will bleed or become infected. • w This is exactly like a Caesarean Section and is per-formed when the baby may be too developed for other methods. After the baby is delivered the umbilical cord is cut and it is left to die. At this age, while waiting to die, the babies move, breathe and some will even cry. Abortion in Canada 1. Why is a law needed to protect the unborn? . „ The law is an educator; what becomes legal becomes permissible. Thus when a society permits abortion the lives of thousands of children are unprotected and may be destroyed. Unborn children. as members of the human family, need and must have protection of the law. 2. What is the present abortion law in Canada? . . In 1969 an amendment was added to the abortion section (251) of the Criminal Code. "to decriminalize" the crime of abortion in Canada, under certain restricted conditions: 1) if the life or health of the mother is endangered by the continuation of the pregnancy. 2) if the abortion is done by a medical practitioner, 3) if the abor-
tion is approved by a therapeutic abortion committee in an approved hospital. Since
this amendment the lives of almost HALF MILLION Canadian babies have been
willfully destroyed. This is a loss of life many times greater than the number of
Canadian soldiers killed in action in both world wars (about 106,000).
3. What are the most common
reasons for performing abort-
tions in Canada? . . .
Most abortion are performed for social or economic convenience. According to the
government commissioned Badgely Report, many doctors admitted that a diagnosis
of "mental health" is given to get around the law.
4. Who pays for abortions in Canada? . . . Taxpayers do. Health insurance plans cover the cost for abortions, although pro-vincial governments are under no legal or moral requirement to do so. Thus, millions of dollars of taxpayers' money is spent every year in Canada . . . not to help dis-tressed pregnant women and their unborn children, but rather to destroy over SIXTY THOUSAND unborn Canadian children a year. 5. How late in pregnancy can abortion be performed in Canada? . . . Under present law there is no legal cut-off date for performing abortions in Canada.
6. Does a fatherhave any rights
under Canadian law? . . .
No. Under the Criminal Code a father does not have the right to protect the life of
his unborn child if the mother decides to have an abortion.
7. What rights does the unborn
child have in Canadian law? . . .
Canadian law has consistently given rights to the unborn child such as the right to
inherit property under a will, and the right to compensation for injuries while still
in the womb. (For example compensation was paid for the damage done to unborn children in the 1960's by the drug thalidomide, which was taken by mothers early in pregnancy). sadly, the most basic right of all, the right to life, is not given to all unborn children. 8. Does Canadian law protect doctors and nurses who do not wish to participate in the abor- tion procedure for reasons of conscience? . . . There is NO protection under the Federal Criminal Code for such medical staff. There is however some recourse through the Provincial Human Rights Code. which
prohibits discrimination. Unfortunately, in practice. this recourse has not proven
effective.
9. What about babies who are
aborted alive and left to die? . . .
The Criminal Code at present DOES NOT specifically provide protection for such
babies. However (under Section 202 of the Criminal Code) a charge of criminal
negligence could be laid against the doctors. This is difficult to prove, however.
since hospital staff are reluctant to initiate or to disclose evidence. The result is
that aborted babies born alive are left to die with no charges laid.
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