FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINES PROVINCES THAT ARE WISHY WASHY ON ABORTION FUNDING

OTTAWA, September 20, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Government documents obtained by the National Post reveal that the federal Liberals have been penalizing Nova Scotia $39,000 a year for refusing to pay the full cost of abortions in private abortuaries.  However, the documents also indicate that four other provinces which either do not fund abortions in private abortuaries at all, or only partially, are not being fined.  All provinces except P.E.I. provide taxpayer-funded abortions in hospitals.  P.E.I. pays for them in hospitals outside the province.  The Post indicates that Health Canada has pressured New Brunswick, Manitoba, P.E.I. and Quebec to fund private abortuaries.  A Health Canada official told the paper that “The difference is that Nova Scotia, unlike most of the others, has committed to covering abortions in private clinics, so the federal government expects it to cover the entire cost.”  See the National Post coverage:  https://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?id={14F0B9FD-DDC7-4D1A-B9EA-5553B68810E7}  See related LifeSite coverage:  CHRETIEN FORCING MORGENTALER CLINIC FUNDING BY TAXPAYERS https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2001/jan/01010801.html NEW BRUNSWICK POLL SHOWS PUBLIC OPPOSE PRIVATE ABORTUARY FUNDING www.lifesite.net/ldn/2001/jan/01011703.html