Wednesday October 27, 1999
ANTI-CHOICE, PRO-ABORT ONT. MPP HARANGUES TORY MINISTER
TORONTO, Oct 27 (LSN.ca) – Yesterday, New Democrat MPP Frances Lankin (Beaches-East York) brought to the Ontario legislature her fury against the Catholic School Board’s decision to raise funds for the crisis pregnancy service Aid To Women. Lankin insisted that Helen Johns, the minister responsible for women’s issues, join her in a letter to the Catholic school board demanding it stop pro-life fundraising. To her credit, Johns rebuffed Lankin’s extreme request.
Johns’ first rebuff of Lankin’s request led to another more emphatic appeal: “Minister, in order to stand up for women you have to stand up for their right of access to legal medical services, all of them, including the right of access to abortion services. I asked you very clearly if you would join your voice to mine and say that it is wrong for the board to have decided to have kids involved in raising money for a group with a misleading name like Aid to Women.”
Johns, showing more respect for religious freedom and the ability of adult Ontarians to assess such situations themselves, responded: “Let me say that I know the trustees of the Toronto Catholic District School Board will look at the issue, they will consider the importance of the issue, and I’m sure they did the first time they looked at it.
For the complete exchange see:
https://www.ontla.on.ca/hansard/37_parl/session1/L004A_1.htm#…
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