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KitaDyer
Mrs.Oakes
IntroductiontoCanadianLaw,Grade11
Monday,June16,2014
WomensAbortionRights
Allwomenshouldhaveeasy,privateandfreeaccesstoabortions,nomattertheirage,
health,trimesterorotherdiscriminatoryfactor.Noperson,especiallyaman,shouldbeableto
infringeonawoman'schoicetohaveanabortion.Youngwomenshouldnothavetheirparents/
guardiansinformedofthesituation,norneedpermissionfromthem.Womenearlyenoughin
theirpregnancyshouldbeofferedchemical,ratherthansurgicalabortions,aswell.Afetus
shouldneverbevaluedoverthewomancarryingit.Abortionshouldbeeveryindividual
womansoption.
Unbornrightsaredifferentthanbornbecausetheunborncannotsurviveontheirown
withoutthewomanhostingthem.InthecaseRoev.Wadeitwasfoundthatafetusonlybecomes
apersonwhenitis
potentiallyabletoliveoutsidethemother'swomb,albeitwithartificialaidRoe
v.Wade.Hellman&J.Pritchard,WilliamsObstetrics493(14thed.1971)Dorland's
IllustratedMedicalDictionary1689(24thed.1965).
Thismeansthattherightsofapersondonotapplytoafetus,becausewithoutthe
woman,itcouldnotsupportitsownlife.
Fathersshouldnthaveachoiceinwhetherornotapregnancycontinues.Inthecaseof
Tremblayv.
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thereisnothinginthecaselaw,tosupporttheargumentthatthe
father'sinterestinafoetushehelpedcreategiveshimtherighttovetoa
woman'sdecisionsinrespectofthefoetussheiscarrying.
Tremblayv.Daigle,[1989]2S.C.R.530Web.16June2014.
(
http://scccsc.lexum.com/scccsc/scccsc/en/item/515/index.do
)
Meaningthatafatherdoesn'tgetasayinawoman'schoicestodowithherpregnancy.Aman
doesn'thavearighttodecidewhetherornotawomanterminatesherpregnancyfortwosimple
reasonshecannotinfringeonherrightstoherownbody,andunbornfetusesarenotshared
property.InanarticlebyMarcusLeereferringtotheargumentthatfathersshouldhaveasayin
whetherornotafetusisabortedbecausetheycontributedtotheprocessinwhichafetusis
created,andthereforejointlyownsthisfetuswiththewomancarryingit,hestated,
Inthiswayofthinking,children,unbornfetuses,andwomensuteruses
becomepropertiesthatcanbeassignedadollaramountbymenwho
moreoverexertownership.Becausethefetusandtheuterusareinextricable,
womenarenecessarilyimplicatedbytheconceptionofchildrenandthe
fetusasproperty.MarcusLee,Sorry,MensRightsActivists,YouDont
HaveAbortionRightsRHRealityCheck.11Mar.2014.Web.16June
2014.
(
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2014/03/11/sorrymensrightsactivistsdon
tabortionrights/
)
Hestatesthatiswestartviewingpeopleasproperty,thewomancarryingthepropertyathand
alsobecomesproperty,asitcannotbeseparatedfromher,istheequivalenttoslavery.Aspeople

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arenotproperty,wecannotforceawomantocarryafetustobirth.Ifwestartedlookingat
thingsthisway,awomanimpregnatedbyrapecouldbeforcedbyherrapisttocarryhischild,or
avictimofchildsexualabusecouldbeforcedtodothesame.Obviously,morally,thisiswrong.
Youcantobjectifypeople.Therefor,sincethefetusissupportedbythewoman,itshouldbeher
decisioninwhetherornotshewantstocontinuethatsupport.
Womenunder18sparentsand/orguardiansshouldnotbeinformedoforhaveto
approveforanabortion.Toforceaminortohaveparentalconsentbeforebeingallowedan
abortioniswrongbecauseiftheparentsdonotagreewiththeabortion,theminorthenbecomes
enslavedtogothroughwiththepregnancy.Justlikethesituationwiththefatherofthefetus
forcingthewomantogothroughwithapregnancywouldbe.Allwomanshouldbeableto
decideforthemselveswhethertheywishtoremainpregnant.
Menshouldn'tbeallowedtodecideonwomen'sabortionrightsingeneral.Abortionsare
notperformedonmen,theyareperformedonwoman.Itdoesntmakesenseformentobeable
todecideonwomen'sabortionrightswhenmenwillneverbeabletounderstandwhatitsliketo
needanabortion.DrewBowlingstatedinthearticle
WhyMenNeedtoButtOutoftheAbortion
Debate
,
Menjustcannotcomprehendwhatitislikeforawomantobepregnant.
Thereisnoanalogousexperienceformenthatwillsufficeforthat
experienceonlywomenhave.Noamountofreadingandlearningwillever
betantamounttotheexperienceofbeingpregnant,letalonebeingpregnant
andconsideringanabortion.

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DrewBowling,WhyMenNeedToButtOutoftheAbortionDebate.Role
Reboot.December12,2013.Web.16June2014.
(
http://www.rolereboot.org/cultureandpolitics/details/201312whymenn
eedtobuttoutoftheabortiondebate
)
Menshouldn'tmakedecisionsforacategoryofpeoplewhoaremorethancapableofmaking
themforthemselves.Whathappenstopregnantwomanshouldbeawomansdecision,asbeing
pregnantissolelyawomanthing.
Alldoctorsshouldbetrainedonhowtoperformanabortionandnodoctorshouldbeable
torefusetogiveanabortion.Therearesomanywomeninneedofabortionsandsolittledoctors
willingtoperformthem.Thereareafewreasonswhytherearesofewabortionproviders,says
thearticle
TorontoStarExploresShortageOfAbortionProvidersInCanada,
ArecentTorontoStarinvestigationrevealedashortageofabortion
providersinCanada,wherefearsofviolence,lackoftrainingandother
obstaclespreventphysiciansfromprovidingtheprocedure.TorontoStar
ExploresShortageOfAbortionProvidersInCanada.CanadiansforChoice.
24Nov2010.Web.16June2014.
Obstaclesthatpreventdoctorsfrombecomingabortionistsaremostlylackoftraining
andpersonalbeliefs.Thereshouldbemoredoctorstrainingtoperformabortionsto
meettheamountofpatientsinneed,butinstead,doctorsareallowedtorefusethis
trainingandrefusetogothroughwiththeprocedurebecause,
Abortionisoneoftheonlymedicalprocedureswithaconscienceclause
thatallowsmedicalproviderstorefusetoparticipateinthecareofapatient.

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Physicianscanrefusetoperformorreferforanabortionforavarietyof
reasonsandhospitalscanrefusethattheirfacilitybeusedfortheprovision
ofabortionservices.
ProvidersShortage.CanadiansforChoice.Web.16June2014.
(
http://www.canadiansforchoice.ca/providersshortage.html
)
Thisclauseallowsdoctorsandhospitalsnottoprovideabortionsbecauseoftheir
personalbeliefs.Adoctorcantrefusetogiveyouabloodtransfusionbecausetheyrea
JehovahsWitness,ormedicalcareforotherpersonalbeliefs,sonodoctorsshouldbe
abletorefuseawomananabortionbecauseofsoeither.Thisclauseforcesmany
womeninneedofanabortiontogountreated.Whentherearesofewproviders,it
forceswomentohavetotravelandwaitfortheirprocedure,andiftheycantdoso,
theycanthaveanabortionatall.Thisiswrongbecauseallwomenshouldhaveeasy
accesstoanabortion,iftheywishtohaveone,butinsteaddoctorsandhospitalsare
allowedtorefusethemtreatmentwithoutevenreferringthemtosomewheretheycan
findit.Asabortionissuchacommonmedicalprocedure,weshouldbeforcingdoctors
totrainandprovideforitjustastheywouldhavetoforanyothertreatment.
Legalaccesstoabortionsshouldbeallowedaslongassafelymedicallypossible.
CanadiansforChoice
informsus,
thereareonlyafewdoctorsintheentirecountrywhoarewillingto
performabortionspast20weeks.Canadiansmustknow:abortionservices
inCanadaarenotuniformlyaccessibleandlatetermabortionsaremuch

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morerareanddifficulttoaccessthanabortionsthattakeplacewithinthe
firsttrimesterofpregnancy.
n.a.CanadiansforChoice.CanadiansforChoice.n.d.Web.16June2014.
(
http://www.canadiansforchoice.ca/hottopic01.html
)
Whileitislegaltohaveanabortionpast20weeks,(upto24weeksinCanada)itishardtofinda
doctorwillingtoabortpastthistime.Thisisunfairbecauseeventhough,
Mostabortions(88%)areobtainedinthefirsttrimesterofpregnancy.In
fact,overhalfofallabortionsareobtainedwithinthefirst8weeks.Fewer
than2%occurat21weeksorlater.WomenWhoHaveAbortions.Susan
Dudley,PhD.NationalAbortionFederation.Prochoice.2003.Web.16June
2014.
therearestillmanyreasonswhyawomanmightneedanabortionlaterinthe
pregnancy,suchascontraceptionnotbeingfoolproof,severeabnormalitiesnotbeing
detecteduntillaterinthepregnancy,anabruptchangeinpersonalcircumstances,
womennotrealisingtheyrepregnant,fetusesstillarenotviableandviablefetuses
cannotberemovedearlyanyway,forcingawomantocarryanunwantedpregnancyfor
monthsmoreandgothroughatraumaticbirthexperience.(LauriePenny,24Reasons
for24Weeks.RedPepper.May2008.Web.16June2014.
http://www.redpepper.org.uk/24reasonsfor24weeks/
)Womenliketheseshouldstill
haveaccesstoabortionjustlikewomenearlierintheirpregnancies.
WomenshouldhaveaccesstochemicalabortionsthatHealthCanadadoesnotapprove,
buttheU.S.A.does.JessicaBarrettsaysinherarticle,

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Thedrugmifepristone,commonlyknownasRU486,isinternationally
recognizedasthebestmethodtoprovidenonsurgicalabortionwithinthe
firstnineweeksofpregnancy,
CanadiansShouldHaveAccesstoAbortion
PillRU486,LeadingMedicalJournalArgues.JessicaBarrett.Postmedia
News.November25,2013.Web.16June2014.
However,eventhoughthisdrugisseenasthebestforanearlyabortion,itisnotoffered
inCanada.Instead,weuseadifferentdrug,
NonsurgicalabortionsinCanadaareavailableviathedrug
methotrexate,whichDunnsaidissecondrate.Methotrexateisprescribed
offlabelforabortions,meaningitisnotintendedforthatpurpose.
CanadiansShouldHaveAccesstoAbortionPillRU486,LeadingMedical
JournalArgues.JessicaBarrett.PostmediaNews.November25,2013.Web.
16June2014.
So,insteadofusingadrugthatisthebestmethodofprovidingchemicalabortions,we
useonethatisntevenintendedforthisuse.
Therepercussionsoflimitingabortionsaregrave.Whensafemedicalproceduresare
bannedbylaw,womenturntodangerousandpotentiallydeadlymethods.Anarticlefrom
SocialistWorker
states
Womenoftentriedtoinduceabortionorcauseamiscarriageby
throwingthemselvesdownstairsorinflictingviolenceonthemselves.
Theyingested,douchedwithorinsertedintothemselvesachilling
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permanganatetoturpentinetogunpowderandwhiskey.Knitting
needles,crochethooks,scissorsandcoathangerswereallamongthe
toolsusedbywomenwhohadnochoicebuttoresorttothesemeans.
Aneraoftragedyforwomen:Whenabortionwasillegal.n.a.Socialist
Worker.October21,2005.Web.16June2014.
Thesehorrificmethodswouldresurfaceagainifabortionbecamerestrictedor
illegal.Thisiswhyabortionshouldbeaccessiblebyeverywoman.Limiting
abortionshasstrongconsequences.
AbortionisfreeinCanadaifyouhaveaHealthCard.Abortionshouldbefreebecauseit
isanormal,commonhealthprocedure,andifawomanwishedtohaveone,itisnecessarythey
dofortheirhealth.InCanada,almostallabortionsarepaidforbytaxpayers.Thereasonthisisis
becausehealthcareisaprovincialresponsibility,andeachprovincedecidesonitsownwhat
servicesareamedicalnecessity.(TaxFundedAbortions.AbortionInCanada.Web.16June
2014.
http://abortionincanada.ca/funding/
)Abortionsareamedicalnecessitybecausewithout
one,awomensmentailhealthwillsufferandshemightevenresorttoattemptinganunsafe
abortionandbeinjuredorkilledintheprocess.Itisimportantabortionsbefreebecausethis
allowseveryclassofpersontohaveaccesstoanabortion.Noteveryonecouldaffordanabortion
iftheyhadtopay,andthereforewouldsuffertheconsequencesofnothavingone.Freeabortions
allowaccesswithoutdiscriminationofeconomicclass.
Thesearethereasonswhyallwomenshouldhaveeasy,privateandfreeaccessto
abortions,withoutdiscrimination.Thefetusitmaycarrycannotbevaluedoverthewomen
carryingit.Shecannotbeforcedtocontinuecarryingit,asitisherbodyandherdecision,that

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sheshouldbeabletomakewithoutpermissionfromanyone.Nopersoncaninfringeona
woman'srighttocontrollingherownbody.Sincewomencanmakethedecisiontoreproduce,
theyshouldalsobeabletomakethedecisionnotto.