The Honorable Rona Ambrose, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women came under attack today as she stood to vote in favor of opening the debate as to the "when life begins." The opposition saw the motion as the government's attempt to open the abortion debate. Ambrose not only stood in recognition of that obvious connection, but stood against her party's leader and our Prime Minister who has refused to re-open the debate.
NDP MP Niki Ashton called Ms. Ambrose’s vote in favour of the motion “unacceptable,” saying it shows the Conservatives don’t respect women’s rights. In my opinion Ms. Ambrose's stance is the one position that honors women. When the moral direction of Members of the House of Commons and citizens of Canada suggest that it honors women's rights to kill their unborn babies we have reached an all-time low.
Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae might be accurate when he believes the vote’s result reflects a Canadian consensus to leave the question of abortion up to women. “. . . we have to respect women’s right to choose,” he said. I wonder if that logic really holds water? I really wonder if the same people would really remain consistent if this logic were applied to other decisions in life?
Hats off to Rona Ambrose. I don't know why she did what she did, but her actions were truly honorable.
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