As many of you have likely heard by now, Dr. Henry Morgentaler has been appointed the Order of Canada, which is pretty great news. For those of you who don’t know, Dr. Morgentaler played a huge part in the legalisation of abortion in Canada.
Needless to say, right-wingers are criticising the decision and the Conservative government is distancing itself from the news. A (not so) big surprise from Ken Epp, too, the MP who proposed Bill C-484, the Unborn Victims of Crime Bill:
Edmonton Tory MP Ken Epp, who has a private member’s bill before the House of Commons that would allow criminal charges to laid if a fetus dies or is injured in an attack on a pregnant woman, said Morgentaler’s supporters have gone too far.
But hey, I don’t want to focus too much on what the crazies are saying. This is a time to celebrate, and is indeed a step forward for the acknowledgment that women do, in fact, have rights.
