Anti-abortion activists protest in Ottawa

Ottawa | Tensions were high yesterday in front of the Canadian Parliament as 25 pro-government activists were heard.^And National March Against Abortion.

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Many anti-protesters said they were concerned about the reported decline in women’s right to voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion) across the border.

“There is a strong pro-choice reaction to what is happening in the United States. We fear that this movement will continue in Canada,” said Emily Hemels, while her protesters chanted “We are advancing, not retreating!”.

Emily wears a red cap, which is the symbol inspired by the novel Scarlett MaidMargaret Atwood wrote that religious extremists who ruled the United States treated women like babysitters and forced them to give birth.

The Catholic Church

Theresa Thompson, who came from Peterborough to “walk for life”, says her comments are not based on religion: “I respect the lives of unborn children.”

But not far from her, as she walks with a group of students from a Catholic school in the kitchen carrying the cross, priests in the Kazakh read prayers.

At the meeting, Michael Wilson waved a Carillon-Sacre-Coeur flag, signifying not only that abortion was illegal, but also his desire to find a completely unthinking Catholic state.

American influence

With the U.S. Supreme Court set to overturn a historic 1973 ruling, spontaneous abortion is back in the news.

Jack Fonseka, director of political operations at the Campaign Life Coalition, an anti-abortion organization, said the leak boosted the anti-abortion movement in Canada and gave it “courage and confidence” to be heard and to achieve its goals.

A lawyer straight from Louisiana, where elected officials approved a bill banning abortion last week, also attended yesterday’s event. M^And David Scotten came to talk about adoption as an alternative to abortion.

Well-established lobby

In Canada, the anti-abortion lobby relies on several pro-government MPs to advance its cause:

One-third of the Conservative delegates won and the movement plays a strategic role in the current Conservative leadership contest.

This political environment is of great concern to women’s rights organizations.

“I think it’s a right not to be taken away, it can be taken away at any time,” said Elizabeth Vince, who came from Montreal to protest.

– With Guillaume St-Pierre

Enrollment of anti-abortion activists in school

Instead of crashing, the anti-abortion lobby protects its future by recruiting directly from schools.

Edgar Acosta explains that he founded the Rosary Club at his Catholic High School in Ottawa to share his faith and beliefs.

“Life is sacred,” he said. If abortion is acceptable, it means that killing someone is acceptable. ⁇

Edgar attends a “pro-life” youth summit organized at a church near two primary schools in the capital. Hundreds of young people from across the country are participating.

In a crowded church, a group of young women sing religious songs on guitar as they wait for the speakers to speak. Kneeling comrades pray.

“The goal of my life in Canada is to put an end to abortion before I die,” says Julia Bisonet, one of the organizers.

School activity

Most of the participants are members of “pro-life clubs” set up in public schools. Anti-abortion groups, such as the Oxford County Right to Life Group, also run poster competitions in elementary schools that include cash prizes of $ 50 to $ 150.

Every year many school representatives take part in the national march against abortion, which disgusts John Hemels in the ranks of anti-abortionists.

“These schools use public money to hold a private demonstration against abortion,” he complains.