Birth control won't be in G8 plan to protect mothers, Tories say

[HeresyLives]

Birth control won't be in G8 plan to protect mothers, Tories say


OTTAWA — From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2010 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2010 11:43AM EDT

The Conservative government has offered an explanation for why it will exclude contraception from its initiative to improve the health of mothers in poor countries: Birth control doesn't fit with saving lives.

In no uncertain terms, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon yesterday ruled out any kind of family-planning programs being included in Canada's "signature" initiative at June's G8 summit - a strategy to improve the health of mothers and young children in poor countries.

"It does not deal in any way, shape or form with family planning. Indeed, the purpose of this is to be able to save lives," Mr. Cannon told the Foreign Affairs committee.



http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/birth-control-wont-be-in-g8-plan-to-protect-mothers-tories-say/article1502796/

[daleo]

1. Absurd religious dogmatism

My wife was very annoyed at reading this. The idea that health can be dichotomized into "life-saving" and "non-life-saving" is absurd, and that women's health can be isolated from reproductive health is a further absurdity. Anything this absurd must be pandering to fundamentalism.

I was annoyed too, of course.

[HeresyLives]

2. Yeah it's the tent revival stuff again.

Git out there and procreate!

Having 20 kids in 20 years can't possibly harm your health, and of course it keeps the little woman at home where she belongs, too. :eyes:

For countries that need foreign aid, I can't think of anything that would help women's health more than birth control.

Cuts down on mortality for mothers, allows them to have only the children they can feed, and frees them to get an education and a job.

[JBoy]

3. Apparently the Conservatives slept through that whole "aids" thing.

Fucking morons.

[Spazito]

4. Right out of the old bush cabal playbook....

never an original thought of their own. Pathetic, truly pathetic.