I am continually surprised at the lack
of publicly pro-life politicians in this country. Federally there are
some, and they are very brave indeed. This posting is not about them.
It's about the rest.
In Ontario, I can't even think of one
publicly pro-life politician. Maybe there is one. I just wish he or
she would make themselves known.
Why is that? Is it because they're
scared of being demonized by the pro-abortions? Is is because they
are cowards? Is it because they just don't care? Or is it all of the
above?
Abortion--it's discussion in any kind
of public way; the increasing lack of availability of obtaining
accurate abortion statistics; the inability to get a politician to
answer questions on the subject; what is all that?
The subject is going underground. It is
verboten.
We used to be able to depend on
Statistics Canada to provide us with accurate data. But when the
quality of those statistics started deteriorating because of
non-disclosure by the provinces, Statistics Canada didn't want their
name attached to such inaccurate numbers. Now CIHI's numbers are
inaccurate and under reported. It isn't very helpful to have numbers
that paint only a partial picture of what is going on in Canada with
abortion. Accurate statistics should be legislated. Why aren't they?
Federal Access to Information requests increasingly yield "cabinet confidences" and "solicitor-client
privilege" excuses at an alarming rate. And information
commissioners are toothless to to anything.
Ontario freedom of information requests
aren't even allowed anymore. The Ontario Conservatives--who one would
hope would keep the Liberals in check--did nothing to stop this from
happening. These Conservatives seem to have a
don't-talk-about-abortion-ever policy. They're whipped by the
Government in power--a mean feat if there ever was one.
All the while children continue to be
killed
Those of us who are marginalized
because of our pro-life views keep on doing what we can to change the
tide. It sometimes feels like we will never make any headway.
Looking over the past year though, I
notice a common hopeful thread in all the people who I know who are
pro-life. They are committed to the plight of the unborn. Really
committed. They are driven. They don't give up and they don't give in. They speak up.
Continually. They educate women. They support women in crisis
pregnancies. They pray in front of abortion clinics. They write letters to the editor and op-eds for newspapers. They push
for legal protection and advise politicians who will listen. They
legally challenge the government, sometimes for no pay.
They do what they can, and they never
stop doing it. They do it for the children. They inspire me to keep
going. They are my super-heroes.
Happy New Year and God bless every one
of us.
