Abortion is a medical procedure resulting in the termination of a human pregnancy and death of a fetus. Abortion in Canada is legal at any point in a woman's pregnancy for any reason, and is governed by the Canada Health Act. Canada is one of only a few nations in the world with no legal restrictions on abortion.
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@5F34FF94yrs4Y
Make the mother carry the child to full term and give the child away.
@98R9SGB2yrs2Y
Abortion should be banned unconditionally, as it is morally detrimental to Canada and a blatant and hitleresque butchery that is worse than slavery and like it must be abolished.
@9ZHBQHX 4mos4MO
It seems that you are using the murder argument. A fetus is scientifically considered a parasite for 27 weeks, making it not living. You can't kill something dead.
On the other hand, if the birth presents a danger to the mother, then killing it is self defense. If someone broke into your house and tried to stab you, you wouldn't sit there and let that happen, would you?
@8HQW5775yrs5Y
i dont agree with it at all and it shouldnt be alloud, you got pregnant you deal with it
@9VWJN6F6mos6MO
You must be a man. It takes 2 to get pregnant, yet a man can just walk away. Also your statement is dumb what about rape?
@5FXV3J3Conservative4yrs4Y
pro choice, but people should have to pay out of pocket for such procedures.
@9ZHBQHX4mos4MO
“people should have to pay out of pocket”
If someone was raped, should they have to pay out of pocket?
@8KFZLLQ4yrs4Y
Not my body not my choice not my problem
@8DNNPCZ5yrs5Y
i do not agree with abortion. Because after all, it is still my child, even if i do not know whether it is my husband's child or being raped, i still carry the baby because them have my blood drop. if i had an abortion, is mean i just killed someone.
@8PPLF2TNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Abortions ought to be legal, however, Males ought to be held to much more account for the abortions.. Unwanted Pregnancies are 99% the fault of the Male, therefore, after being found responsible for 3 abortions, that Male must undergo a vasectomy and be barred from starting a family later on. - IF WE ARE TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.. we must take serious actions. Males are inherently irresponsible.. and are left to go thru life totally unaffected by their choices, while society destroys that female for it. - this is completely unfair, unjust and barbaric.
@8LVZQSCConservative4yrs4Y
Men shouldn’t have an opinion on abortion so I don’t
@8T3T55PConservative4yrs4Y
Pro life because logically a fetus is a living human from conception onwards because they have their own unique DNA. There is no other distinction to make between a fetus and a born human. You can’t justify abortion without justifying murder if you think it though. No human should be able to choose to kill another human. A fetus has the right tho live even though it’s inconvenient. 100%
@B428HZK4wks4W
Because they have their own unique dna? By that logic every plant is a human being because they have unique DNA
@5BZLJGQ4yrs4Y
Pro-choice, but include men in the process, because men don't have a say in the matter. When in the early stages of a pregnancy and there is a common knowledge that the man does not want a child, but woman does then she becomes fully responsible for that choice.
@9WNCQDSNew Democratic6mos6MO
Men don't have a say in the matter bc it's not their god damn body being used
@8MRPD4V 4yrs4Y
Neither pro-life nor pro-choice
Ban after first three months
Prioritize access to lower income group while the rich should pay for the procedure
Provide sex education
Minors: parental notification except in cases of child abuse
Mandatory embryo screening & 24-48 hr waiting period
Providing support to pregnant people so they won’t be forced to have an abortion just to hide their sexual activity
Since fathers are also responsible for raising the child, they should have a say over the decision, except in cases of suspected rape and abuse. However, they must also pay child support (The government can help pay a part of it if they can’t afford it)
@9GYXCN31yr1Y
You should be able to get an abortion if you want to. The baby isn’t alive until it’s born so suck away
@8VRF6R94yrs4Y
Pro choice. On demand. Free at point of service. Access in all provinces mandated by federal government. Abortion is healthcare and shouldn’t be denied.
@8JZFX9S4yrs4Y
Pro-Life unless the mother's life is endangered
@9WSS4QB6mos6MO
Pro-Choice
Banning abortion is banning equality; forcing a woman to follow through while men are incapable of the same physical accountability is sexism.
If you only support abortion in instances of rape/incest, you are reinforcing the idea that in order for a woman to have a right to HER body, someone else has to violate it first.
Providing free birth control, sex education for all, and more social services is an investment in the cumulative health of this country.
Keep religion out of politics. If you don't want an abortion, don't get one. You do not get to decide what is best for me, based on your beliefs.
Religious freedom = "Hey, that's against my religious beliefs, I can't do that." (Not, "Hey, that's against my religious beliefs, YOU can't do that.")
@8KG8JBJConservative4yrs4Y
Taking away someone's life is not your decision to make, even as their mother. If you cannot support your child or for whatever reason, you do not want it, then consider your options and receive a consultation with a professional. There are so many other options, such as open and closed adoption (wither you want to stay in contact and be able to see the child in their future or want nothing to do with them), direct placement adoption (you can pick out a family best suited for you child), agency adoption (letting an adoption facility take care of your child's placement in a new home,… Read more
@8K65WKY4yrs4Y
it should be the women's choice.
@8JW33M84yrs4Y
Let the lady do what she has to do, if it’s a harm to her or the child then why keep it? If you’re broke and struggling in life, why keep it? If the spouse wants to have kids, then they should state so way before the relationship starts. They should also have a job to support said lady and child.
@8DTW24W5yrs5Y
@8G296CF5yrs5Y
Pro-life, life begins at conception meaning abortion is murder. Promote alternative services like birth control and adoption
@8F89P6N5yrs5Y
If she was raped and had a kid then put the kid up for adoption and the government should pay her to raise the kid instead of killing them
@9BQBNYG2yrs2Y
Pro-life, but allow in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child. However if the women is allowed to choose to abort the child, then the man should be allowed to choose weather or to not pay child support
@8ZMTC6N3yrs3Y
Pro life but adoption should be the option
@8RQ84544yrs4Y
Women should have the right to have an abortion for certain reasons. For example, if the woman is raped she should have the choice. If someone is pregnant and is unable to provide for the child and not able to give them a safe and healthy life then they should an abortion for it would be the best decision. I am a firm believer in pro-choice but in a different matter, I think if women are using abortions as a form of birth control then they shouldn't have the right to abortions.
@9VGGMWSConservative7mos7MO
Pro-choice, but ban after first 4 months and provide birth control, sex education and de-stigmatize and perhaps encourage adoption.
Pro-choice, but ban after the first three months. Prior to 1969, inducing an abortion was a crime under Section 251 of the Criminal Code. The maximum penalty for a doctor, or anyone else assisting a woman to end her pregnancy, was life. Then and today, abortion has remained a divisive moral and political issue. It is condemned on one side by “pro-life” advocates, who seek to defend the unborn child; it is supported on the other by “pro-choice” advocates. In 1990, the House of Commons voted in Favour (140–131) of a new law. Introduced by the Progressive Conservati… Read more
@8ZZGWP23yrs3Y
Pro-Choice, Should not be used as a form of birth control and should not be taxpayer funded unless it is for a medica issue
@8G8D5GZ5yrs5Y
Pro-life, but increase the government subsidies and support for child-bearing women and single mothers.
@96Z72XK2yrs2Y
Most people shouldn't be having kids to begin with. Pro-abortion, not life.
@9724JDT2yrs2Y
Shouldn't be having kids? I know overpopulation is a problem, but this is an extreme overreaction, and a very bitter view on life. And come on, killing a baby is murder, but a few months earlier and it's fine WTF??
@8TMQR2T4yrs4Y
Only have abortion if medically needed.
@8G9L5BC5yrs5Y
i think its the woman's choice
@8F67WHT5yrs5Y
Pro-Life, but acceptance to aborting immigrant children, race mixes, rape and incest.
@8SLWK8D4yrs4Y
I don’t stand for abortion, it’s murdering innocent children
@9283TWL3yrs3Y
Pro-choice, until week 5 (baby has not developed a heart yet)
@8VRJ7VQConservative4yrs4Y
Pro life, but better sex education and easier access to birth control and better support for unplanned pregnancy
@8KFVFW54yrs4Y
It's up the the person and the ther partner
@8HXLYW35yrs5Y
well I think it would differ on if have been raped and in that yes I would but if it's not in that area then no I don't think it's right.
@8VT69SF4yrs4Y
It should be up to the father. He's the one who has to pay for the child. If there is no father, then pro choice.
@8VGFR2C4yrs4Y
Pro life: make male vasectomies mandatory until financially stable
@8KHSXYD4yrs4Y
Pro choice, but use fetuses in Stem Cell research and other fields wherever possible.
@8F2KYGZ5yrs5Y
Pro-life, and provide more alternative services to prevent people from being in that situation
@8DSG5P5New Democratic5yrs5Y
pro choice, birth control, sex ed, and more social services to avoid the need for them as most teen pregnancies are from expected abstinence meaning that no one teaches them what to do and how to avoid pregnancy, nor do they provide the means for birthcontrol. and birth control should be free. however, no abortions after three months save for health reasons or the baby dies in the womb.
@8T9QG2NConservative4yrs4Y
abortion is a kind of murdering an innocent child.
@8JXY8NRConservative4yrs4Y
no such thing should be done
@8GXZGKG5yrs5Y
PRO CHOICE, and providing birth control, sex Ed, and more social services. AND ESPECIALLY, SUBSTANTIALLY lower the cost (or being free) of contraceptives (condoms/birth control) and making the morning after pill completely FREE.
@8SVPGBT4yrs4Y
@8JYZZGF4yrs4Y
Both. The woman should take into consideration the life of her child no matter what, but still have a choice to have an abortion.
@B4P9YP8Conservative3 days3D
Pro-life, but motherhood should be supported to reduce abortions. Government should not be allowed to ban.
@B4P95F33 days3D
Pro-choice until the burden of unplanned pregnancy and/or single parenting is shared more equally among the mother and father.
@B4P4WM83 days3D
Pro-Life, but I can't tell someone else what to do with their body, if majority says yes, then law should be yes (democracy)
Pro choice but should be a fee if it is not a product of assult(police report for proof) or life threatening (Dr's orders)
Being pro choice is being pro life. You need to fix your verbiage. It should say “pro abortion rights” or “against abortion rights”
@B4GBZT72wks2W
Pro-choice, but ban after the first three months and limit abortion number per person (excluding cases of rape or incest)
@B4G2C9K2wks2W
i feel if it is a child of assault they should be able to get an abortion but shouldn't just get one because of your own actions and if mother is in danger
@B4F9SGD2wks2W
Pro-life but still believe that God gives us free will to choose. Women should have to go through counselling for a set time to provide them the best truthful option, including spiritual, before they are allowed to terminate the fetus. They cannot terminate after 3 months/the first trimester, but must carry to full term and give the baby up for adoption.
@B4F7S2B2wks2W
i think if you have been raped you should be aloud to get an abortion because who would want to have a kid with someone who raped you and may have taken your innocents.
@B4DQHBR2wks2W
As a Christian, God made humans in his image, in the beautiful world that they have been sent to, So I DO NOT support abortion.
@B4DKRSZ2wks2W
In the middle, abortion is okay under absoulte necessary reasons but if it is for no reason abortion should not go through. I believe there should be hearings for those would would like abortions
@B4DJJ582wks2W
I think that it depends on the stage of the child's development, however any cases of rape and like wise instances should be pro choice.
@B49YZG33wks3W
I am pro-life but I don’t believe abortion should be banned or criminalized. I feel that the issue is very polarizing but that it should be met with compassion and love.
@B49S5T9Conservative3wks3W
I am Pro-Choice. Abortion in Canada has been decriminalized for over half a century, and is protected by the section 7 of the charter. Regardless of what your stance is, Canada will stay pro choice so the question seems irrelevant
@B493NFW3wks3W
It depends, if the mothers life is in danger should the pregnancy proceed, abortion is right. If the parents don't want the child and they will clearly neglect the child after birth, abortion is also OK. Otherwise no.
@B48VY3B3wks3W
Pro choice but we need frame work in place to help limit the number of abortions and we need to examine if some women are in need of several abortions and why they need so many.
@B46LSRC3wks3W
Pro-Choice, abortion shouldn’t be used as birth control and is a terrible thing. However making women have kids they don’t want will lead to abuse and neglect
@B46D4XS3wks3W
Pro life, but allow for cases where the mom and child are in danger AND provide birth control, sex education, and more social services.
@B44YLVY4wks4W
I don't believe in 'siding' on this issue per se, and feel strongly that the focus on unwanted pregnancies should start including the male involved. Make it illegal for him to abandon a baby.
@B44PDF34wks4W
Pro choice but it should not be used as a contraceptive. Accidents happen but repeating these accidents is very wrong. 2 strikes and you’re done unless it’s rape, incest, contraceptive failure or danger to mother.
@B3WGW741mo1MO
the choice of whether or not to carry a child to term is the choice of the woman involved and I have no capacity to make this kind of desicion
@B3VMZZGConservative1mo1MO
Pro-choice, and women should be able to choose whether or not to have a child, especially in cases of rape and other forms of SA.
@B3NXBH71mo1MO
I feel like it's wrong because of what I have learned your just killing the living child because once you connect like this the child is already alive.
@B3FQZNN2mos2MO
Pro-choice. WTF? How can you even ask? I can't imagine our country following the American way. Also, women should get a double vote on that.
@B3BXZRZ2mos2MO
i don't think abortion should be illegal but i think there should be a 18+ age limit and if you have a abortion or miscarriages under the age of 18 you should be charged
@B3BXTM82mos2MO
pro life since if you cannot or do not want to take care of the child you should put them up for adoption.
@B3BK36B2mos2MO
Provide birth control, sex Ed, more social services and counselling for those considering abortion. No abortions after 3 months unless risk to mom/ baby.
@B36LMM72mos2MO
From my point of view, only women should choose about this topic. Men cant choose over women in topics they will never suffer
@B36DLLR2mos2MO
Pro choice, providing easy access to sex education, social services, birth control options to reduce abortion numbers , but also if someone has more than 2 abortions due to non medical reasons then they pay for it or get tube's tied or forced birth control. Shouldn't be funded by taxes
@B353N4N2mos2MO
Pro-life, but with exceptions for rape, incest, and endangerment, and also provide measures, programs, and services to reduce unwanted pregnancies
@B3535432mos2MO
Abortion is murder!!! Murder Murder Murder Murder Murder Murder Murder
Pro-choice, with the government providing resources to reduce the number of abortions and support in the case of rape, incest, or risk, but more opposed to abortion being used as a birth control.
@B2ZMLQP2mos2MO
Pro-choice, but ban after the first three months or allow in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child
@B2Z7HFH2mos2MO
I do not support abortion but I understand there are certain scenarios. I believe adoption is the best solution for most circumstances.
@B2Z3ZRP2mos2MO
Pro-choice, which is also in support of "life" and hence pro-life. The correct terms here are ANTI-CHOICE vs PRO-CHOICE. I support the life of the mother and her right to make choices about her body.
@B2YZZ9TConservative2mos2MO
I think that if you are going to engage in sex but dont want a kid you should take all of the proper precautions so that you dont end up pregnant. If you end up getting pregnant and are in a solid relationship and didnt take proper precautions then i think if you can lay down to make the baby you can stand up to raise the baby. I think abortions should only be allowed in rape cases or if you arent in the right place in life such as being too young.
@B2YWMKSConservative2mos2MO
If we let abortion become legal in Canada then we are killing. I moment life in conceived the person counts. If you commmint abortion YOU ARE KILLING!!! It is a sin.
@B2XM8X62mos2MO
In cases where the mother is safe and can care for the child abortion should be discouraged, because Birth Control is an option. But in cases where birth is unsafe for 1. the child, 2. the mother, or 3 the mother was sexually harmed or raped abortion should be a choice.
@B2XCVYK2mos2MO
Ban after the first three months and allow in case of rape, incest, or danger to the mother of the child
@B2VJ37N2mos2MO
pro choice and add in that with rape and incest should be heavily punish the offenders with jail time or choping of there parts off
@9LXDZSK 2mos2MO
Pro-life, but the government has no right to ban it.
@B2SZWGYConservative2mos2MO
Pro-choice, but it should be banned after 3 months. However, victims of rape and incest should be allowed them as long as there's proof.
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