Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Thursday, December 06, 2012

Tory MP Mark Warawa’s motion targets sex selection of fetus

OTTAWA—Another Conservative MP is stirring the debate over abortion rights with a motion that doesn’t actually mention abortion at all.

Mark Warawa’s private member’s motion would ask the House of Commons to condemn the practice of sex selection before birth.

Sex selection occurs when a woman aborts a fetus after determining the gender through an ultrasound.

Warawa says the issue is one of discrimination against women and he can’t imagine why he wouldn’t get unanimous support.

But the leaders of the NDP and Liberal parties say the motion is just another attempt to limit women’s reproductive rights.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says Warawa’s bill must be viewed in the context of when it was tabled, the same week that a previous abortion motion was defeated in the House.

Original Article
Source: the star
Author: CP

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