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Sixty per cent of those surveyed — including two-thirds of women — believe there should be laws to deal with the use of abortion as a means of sex selection. . . . Based on their votes in the 2011 election, Conservative voters were the most supportive of adopting laws dealing with abortions as a means of sex selection at 66 per cent, followed by Liberals (61 per cent), NDP (56 per cent), Bloc Quebecois (57 per cent) and Green (56 per cent).

Although the wording ("laws to deal with"?) is vague, the poll indicates that some Canadians believe in a woman's right to choose* unless the woman's motives are unsavory.** Any such laws would be unenforceable and could open up a Pandora's box. What if a woman doesn't wish to have a handicapped baby? What if she doesn't want to get fat? What if she doesn't like the father's ethnicity, height, or ear hair. Are these also unsavory enough motives that require the enactment of "laws to deal with" them?

(I know many of the respondents are answering this way not to voice their support for the creation of abortion restrictions but to simply voice their opposition to female feticide).***

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Earlier this month, an editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal called for doctors performing prenatal ultrasounds to conceal the sex of the baby for the first 30 weeks, to curb a trend toward "female feticide" in the Asian community.

So the Journal wants to punish all parents for the actions of a small number of other parents in a particular minority group while encouraging late-term abortions, black market ultrasounds, and even "abortion tourism" within that minority group. And concealing information to alter behavior is always a dangerous policy.

*This asterisk is not used to indicate a footnote (paradox).
**Many rights in Canada already have asterisks attached to them, and I don't have a problem with that in the abstract (in life, as in poker, the answer is "it depends").
***mmmm Nyquil

The Sceneman · « **Reply #8178 on:** January 28, 2012, 07:32:36 AM »

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8179 on:** January 28, 2012, 12:35:04 PM »

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8180 on:** January 28, 2012, 01:15:21 PM »

For Boogie

Boogie · « **Reply #8181 on:** January 28, 2012, 01:18:37 PM »

Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 28, 2012, 02:51:51 AM

**Many rights in Canada already have asterisks attached to them,

By "many", don't you mean "all"?

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8182 on:** January 28, 2012, 01:19:16 PM »

try to count the black dots, it hurts

Himu · « **Reply #8183 on:** January 28, 2012, 01:46:55 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 28, 2012, 01:15:21 PM

For Boogie

i just cried.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8184 on:** January 28, 2012, 02:22:05 PM »

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8185 on:** January 28, 2012, 02:32:07 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 28, 2012, 01:15:21 PM

For Boogie

:'( :'( :'(

Gospel · « **Reply #8186 on:** January 28, 2012, 02:43:29 PM »

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Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8187 on:** January 28, 2012, 02:43:30 PM »

ManaByte · « **Reply #8188 on:** January 28, 2012, 02:50:00 PM »

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8189 on:** January 28, 2012, 03:02:23 PM »

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #8190 on:** January 28, 2012, 03:56:03 PM »

Quote from: Boogie on January 28, 2012, 01:18:37 PM

Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 28, 2012, 02:51:51 AM

**Many rights in Canada already have asterisks attached to them,

By "many", don't you mean "all"?

"Many" is an indeterminate number that allows for the possibility of "all."