Dear Fraser Health,
I was very disappointed to learn that Fraser Health has decided not to partner with Hope for Women. I see that Joyce Arthur and other pro-abortion advocates have poisoned the well by convincing you that Pregnancy Care Centres are horrible places. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Arthur has been spreading disinformation about these centres for many years now. I have written extensively on refuting the fabrications of Arthur, probably as long as she has been spreading them.
Arthur argues that saying you can't refer someone to an abortion service “is disingenuous". Ah, no. It's because the values of these centres prohibit them from referring for abortion. In any event, women do not need a referral for abortion, they can get one whenever they want, and Arthur knows this.
Arthur also insists on calling these centres "fake clinics", a derogatory term that actually means nothing except to Arthur. And horror of horrors, pregnancy centres use scary words like “hope”, “life” or "beginnings”.
These centres do amazing work but have to continually put up with the myths spread by Arthur.
Women in Canada can get an abortion at any time during pregnancy, for any reason or for no reason, all paid for by the taxpayer. Abortion advocates also get millions and millions of dollars every year to ply their abortion ideology on the public. In fact just this week the federal government announced another $13 million for abortion. Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights (formerly Planned Parenthood) is the top recipient of this taxpayer largesse.
Guess how much money Pregnancy Care Centres get from the government? Zero, Zilch, Nada. No millions for them.
So dear Fraser Health, it is really too bad you will not partner with a Pregnancy Care Centre. You are missing an amazing opportunity.
Sincerely,
Patricia Maloney
