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<blockquote data-quote="BrownArmy" data-source="post: 4072788" data-attributes="member: 18225"><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws" target="_blank">From a pro-life perspective, why does Canada have fewer abortions per capita despite more lax abortion laws?</a></p><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Angela-Vaughan-8" target="_blank"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-thumb-310938462-100-cxgqqpidffczawxgcyitqklhbdmcfkjm.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Angela-Vaughan-8" target="_blank">Angela Vaughan</a>, lives in Canada</p><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8" target="_blank">Answered Sun</a> · Upvoted by <a href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Pamela-Pearl" target="_blank">Pamela Pearl</a>, J.D. Law</p><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">We do not have less restrictive abortion laws, we have no, zero, abortion laws.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">We have agreed as a society that a woman, any woman, has the right to choose what happens to her body.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">We do many things differently.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank"></a></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">We do not teach abstinence in schools, instead we teach safe sex.</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">Birth control is widely available and often free at public health units.</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">We have publicly funded health care so young women can receive information on contraception from their doctor.</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">Pregnancy is a protected employment class, no employer in Canada can fire a woman for being pregnant.</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">Our health care covers all prenatal, delivery, postnatal care for mother and baby.</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">If a woman does not want to, or for health reasons should not be pregnant, our health care covers abortion costs.</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">Our federal unemployment program provides one year of paid maternal, paternal leave that can be shared by both parents. It is not a cost to the employer.</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">A woman has a guaranteed right to return to her workplace after her maternity leave. Her job is secure.</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">Our public welfare system supports single mothers with enough food, housing and medical care to ensure their safety and well being.</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">We have outstanding medical outcomes for women and babies in terms of complications and mortality.</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">Religion and politics are kept firmly separate. People only discuss religion and their beliefs with very close personal friends.</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">Religion and medical care are kept separate. A physician can choose not to provide an abortion provided there is a nearby alternate</a></li> </ol><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank">In short, we have a more balanced, supportive and protective society made up of some of the best educated citizens in the world.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#" target="_blank"></a></p><p>Well, that’s it, right there.</p><p></p><p>If you’re anti-abortion, stop screaming about sex-ed, contraception, and public health.</p><p></p><p>Make fun of Canada, but they’re doing it right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownArmy, post: 4072788, member: 18225"] [URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws']From a pro-life perspective, why does Canada have fewer abortions per capita despite more lax abortion laws?[/URL] [URL='https://www.quora.com/profile/Angela-Vaughan-8'][IMG]https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-thumb-310938462-100-cxgqqpidffczawxgcyitqklhbdmcfkjm.jpeg[/IMG] Angela Vaughan[/URL], lives in Canada [URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8']Answered Sun[/URL] · Upvoted by [URL='https://www.quora.com/profile/Pamela-Pearl']Pamela Pearl[/URL], J.D. Law [URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#'] We do not have less restrictive abortion laws, we have no, zero, abortion laws. We have agreed as a society that a woman, any woman, has the right to choose what happens to her body. We do many things differently. [/URL] [LIST=1] [*][URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#']We do not teach abstinence in schools, instead we teach safe sex.[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#']Birth control is widely available and often free at public health units.[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#']We have publicly funded health care so young women can receive information on contraception from their doctor.[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#']Pregnancy is a protected employment class, no employer in Canada can fire a woman for being pregnant.[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#']Our health care covers all prenatal, delivery, postnatal care for mother and baby.[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#']If a woman does not want to, or for health reasons should not be pregnant, our health care covers abortion costs.[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#']Our federal unemployment program provides one year of paid maternal, paternal leave that can be shared by both parents. It is not a cost to the employer.[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#']A woman has a guaranteed right to return to her workplace after her maternity leave. Her job is secure.[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#']Our public welfare system supports single mothers with enough food, housing and medical care to ensure their safety and well being.[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#']We have outstanding medical outcomes for women and babies in terms of complications and mortality.[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#']Religion and politics are kept firmly separate. People only discuss religion and their beliefs with very close personal friends.[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#']Religion and medical care are kept separate. A physician can choose not to provide an abortion provided there is a nearby alternate[/URL] [/LIST] [URL='https://www.quora.com/From-a-pro-life-perspective-why-does-Canada-have-fewer-abortions-per-capita-despite-more-lax-abortion-laws/answer/Angela-Vaughan-8?ch=12&share=800944aa&srid=8jkm#']In short, we have a more balanced, supportive and protective society made up of some of the best educated citizens in the world. [/URL] Well, that’s it, right there. If you’re anti-abortion, stop screaming about sex-ed, contraception, and public health. Make fun of Canada, but they’re doing it right. [/QUOTE]
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