The problem with abortion is that there never has been a consensus. The topic is on permanent high boil for so many, and therefore any opportunity at all to discuss it brings it up again and again. In short, it’s precisely because of the total and complete lack of consensus that the issue keeps coming up. I personally think Prime Minister Harper must deeply regret this maternal health initiative. But it’s too late now.
So, when Ignatieff says this, it’s pretty laughable:
But let’s be clear: we didn’t end the 25-year consensus on a woman’s right to choose. They did,” he told the $500-a-plate crowd of close to 1,000 at the Sheraton Centre Hotel.
And actually, there’s nothing more motivating for me than to hear patronizing liberal types declare there’s a consensus, simply because they, and their friends at the Granite Club, all agree.
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Good point Andrea. If the “debate is settled” and the “established consensus” exists, then why do the pro-choicers have their knickers in a twist? If a true consensus existed, there would be no need for the plethora of articles and speeches reminding the Canadian people of such a consensus. If a true consensus existed, there would be no need for pro-choice activists period.
The House of Commons under Mulroney PASSED a new abortion bill when the previous was overturned by the court. It was defeated in a tie vote by the UNELECTED Senate.
what consensus?