OTTAWA, Jan 9, 2001 (LSN.ca) – The media has learned that Health Minister Allan Rock’s intimidation of New Brunswick – attempting to force the province to publicly fund abortion in private clinics even though it is already funded in hospitals – has been applied to other provinces as well. The CBC reports today that Rock, who calls himself Catholic and has been known to selectively quote from the Catechism in the House of Commons, has threatened three other provinces with penalties if they refuse to fund abortions at private abortuaries. Manitoba, Quebec, and Prince Edward Island all received the warning from Health Canada.
Notorious abortionist Henry Morgentaler controls most of the private clinics in the provinces, and his support for the Liberal Prime Minister (also a “Catholic”) during the November elections was based on the PM’s commitment to abortion. The government tactics are a clear form of blackmail where they threaten to withhold funds from the provinces if they refuse to completely fund abortions at taxpayer expense. Currently, Ottawa is penalizing Nova Scotia some $58,000 since it refused to pay a “facility fee” at private abortuaries.
Private abortuaries are often preferred by those seeking to end the life of their unborn children since later-term abortions are allowed in the clinics, fewer questions are asked and the abortions are usually performed much quicker that in hospitals.
Minister Allan Rock may be emailed at: [email protected]
See the CBC coverage at: https://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/01/09/abortion010109