[Translation]
In developing countries,
800 women die every day from causes related to pregnancy, childbirth and unsafe
abortions. Funding for reproductive medicine is key to putting an end to this
tragedy. Nevertheless, the Conservatives refuse to give funding to groups that
provide safe and legal medical procedures, even when those procedures are
required because of war rape.
Why are the Conservatives
refusing to fund these basic health care services for women, when they know that
800 women are dying every day?
[English]
Mr. Speaker, it is important, and the
Prime Minister deserves a significant amount of praise for the
leadership he has demonstrated. We have got many other countries off the bench
and into the game, providing a substantial amount of funding to support these
mothers and support their young babies. Canadians can be very proud of our
leadership initiatives.
Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives'
ideological stubbornness is appalling. They refuse to contribute to the United
Nations Population Fund because the fund supports family planning and
reproductive health, which are topics that make their anti-choice friends
unhappy. However, 800 women die every day in developing countries as a result of
pregnancies, deliveries or botched abortions.
Why do the Conservatives
refuse to fund these groups that provide safe and legal treatment, particularly
in the case of rape?
[English]
Mr. Speaker, Canadians believe in
achieving results, not just in rhetoric, like what the New Democrats are talking
about.
Let me say what I just
said. At this time, the Prime Minister is in Toronto with other world leaders talking about
women's, newborns' and children's health.That initiative has saved the lives of
over 1.3 million children and newborns as well as more than 60,000 young
mothers. If that is not a result, then I do not know what
is.
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