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Originally posted by Remind2:
Uh, what issue?
Abortion, I would assume.
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And what do we need to be active about in an aggressive way?
Well, our rights in Canada aren't as threatened as they are in the US, so that would probably explain why feminists there are more active on abortion issues than we are.
But Canadian feminists can't be complacent yet. There are still far too many publicly-funded hospitals in Canada that do not provide access to abortion. For instance, there are Catholic hospitals that won't provide them for religious reasons. They should lose all public funding and, since no hospital in Canada should be privately funded, shut down.
There are public, secular hospitals where they supposedly have a mandate to provide abortions, but gee gosh golly, none of our doctors want to do it, so oh well, I guess all the women in our town and surrounding areas will have to do without. They wouldn't get away with that if it were any other necessary service. They should be made to actively search for a doctor that specializes in abortion and to provide the service.
Access is a HUGE issue in Canada, and it's not just a feminist issue, but a class issue as well. That's definitely something we should be fighting for.
What have I personally done about it? Not much, I'm afraid. Pride for Red Dolores is right. American feminists are much more active on this than Canadian ones in general, and I think it's because their basic legal rights are being threatened. Here, we've won the legal battle, but it's not over yet unless any woman who wants an abortion can get one. And that's not the case.
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posted 07 September 2007 08:49 AM
