Two previous recipients of the Governor General's Award: The Order Of Canada have returned their awards in protest of Dr. Henry Morgantaler being given this prestigious award.
Dr. Morgantaler has been a life long advocate of woman's rights who is most notorious for his part in the legalizing of abortion which finally came about in 1988.
Dr. Morgantaler opened his first abortion clinic, illegally, in 1969 in Montreal. He even spent months in jail as a result of this.
This man devoted his life to legalize abortion and womens' right to choose. Because of him women all over Canada have the option to have a safe and legal abortion. The statistics of death an illness due to improperly performed abortion has decreased significantly thanks to this man.
This is why he was awarded the Order Of Canada last week. Since then, both a priest from BC as well as a worldwide Catholic Charity group founded in Renfew ON called Madonna House have returned their Order Of Canada medals to the Governor General.
The latter of the two has been staging a peaceful protest outside of the Governor General's Residence since this morning.
What I want to know is why we can't just live and let live?
Even if abortion was illegal people would still do it and the complications would be greater.
I would think that even to an anti-abortion lobbyist legal abortion would be the lesser of two evils.
I'm really losing patience with the ignorance of these right-wing sanctimonious Catholic conservatives.
I'm not going to protest the thousands of years of opression of women outside of your congregation. So why not quietly return the medal without the media stink?
By the way, it's extremely rude to return a gift to the person who gave it to you.
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