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Could Canadians support a “Right to Know Act”?

June 25, 2011 by Jennifer Derwey 1 Comment

A good article here on how being informed isn’t “anti” anything.

No one can call themselves “pro-choice” and “pro-woman” and stand in opposition to the Women’s Right to Know Act (House bill 854).  This piece of legislation requires that women receive a consultation with a doctor, are given information on alternatives to abortion, offered an ultrasound, and given a 24-hour waiting period before having an abortion. […]

Nevertheless, this bill has generated a series of protests from the pro-choice crowd with arguments that the legislation violates the doctor/patient relationship, it makes the decision to have an abortion more painful for the woman and it is just one more step towards making abortions more difficult to obtain.

But the arguments stem from a misunderstanding of the current situation for women seeking an abortion.  When all the facts are included, this bill is not polarized and does not seek a hidden agenda. […]

I was curious about how much doctor interaction was available to patients seeking an abortion so I called a Woman’s Choice center to schedule the procedure.  They informed me that I could come that same day and wouldn’t have to talk to anyone before my appointment; I could be “in and out.”

Regardless of your stance on abortion, this is not right.  No woman or young girl should be able to have an abortion without a doctor consult.  This is a decision and medical procedure that she will live with for the rest of her life; meanwhile abortion clinics treat patients as if they were customers at a drive-thru fast food restaurant.

This bill cannot violate the doctor/patient relationship because there is no doctor/patient relationship to speak of under the typical abortion procedure.

Emphasis added.

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  1. Melissa says

    June 25, 2011 at 11:00 am

    Yes, yes, yes, and yes!

    There are some decisions in life that shouldn’t be made hastily. Abortion is one of them.

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