On April 10th CBC ran a story announcing the closing of the an abortion clinic in Fredericton due to lack of funding. The article reported, "The province's Department of Health has always refused to cover abortions performed at the clinic, making it the only province in Canada with a private abortion clinic that isn't funded by medicare."
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What the article neglected to point out is that even though most abortion clinics across Canada receive some kind of tax funding most crisis pregnancy centres (CPCs) do not. It is our position that if CPCs, which provide much needed support to pregnant women, are not funded by tax dollars than neither should abortion clinics be.
Simply put, by not funding abortion clinics New Brunswick is playing fair where most other provinces are not. This is a step in the right direction.
Since running the CBC story the government of New Brunswick has come under pressure to change their funding protocol. Please take a moment to read this important e-mail from New Brunswick Right to Life sharing how we can stand with them for life in this situation.
Letter From New Brunswick Right To Life:
Dear Friend of Life,
The abortion issue is very much alive in New Brunswick! We need the support of pro-life people everywhere! Please help by signing the petition below – and share it with your pro-life friends.
Perhaps you heard the news of the Morgentaler Clinic here in Frederickton NB closing this summer. Please be advised this is far from a certain thing.
We strongly believe it is a ploy to arouse sympathy for the clinic and the abortion cause. And they have succeeded: the news has been followed by a huge wave of sympathy among “pro-choice” supporters all across Canada, by strongly one-sided media coverage in their favor, and by great sympathy among most political leaders here. The government so far is holding firm, but they are under terrific pressure! Not just to fund the clinic, but to overhaul the hospital system to expedite taxpayer funded abortion on demand there.
HELP! Please do not think the battle here is won by our side! The battle is very much on and the outcome is uncertain. I am very hopeful if our voice is strong the government will hold firm. And we can hope that by the grace of God the Morgentaler facility will indeed close!
So once again, please help with our petition. The opposing side has several thousand more names on their petition! If you already signed ours before, thank you, no need to do it again. But perhaps you can share it with others who did not sign.
Join this petition! The Hon. Hugh J. Flemming: Do not fund abortion on demand at Morgentaler Clinic in Fredericton NB.
Here is the French version.
Thank you so much! With your help New Brunswick can be a special beacon for life.
Peter Ryan
New Brunswick Right to Life