It's Problematic Big Time

So our federal government is working to support maternal and child health in developing countries....and it reluctantly agreeds to include 'family planning'.. oh how good of them.

A few days ago it announced it would not support family planning. At least over the last few days they realized how out of touch with reality they were.

But they still have trouble with a woman's right to choose. We have enshrined that right in our country.. but our government refuses to sanction it in other countries. As is happening more and more often their 'base' is bringing out old ideological positions to argue for once again.

Our Prime Minister took a good position some time ago that the issue of same sex marriage was no longer worthy of public discourse. But now his government seems to want to revive the controversy over pregnancy termination. All studies I have seen say real economic development occurs in those countries of the world where women control their bodies and their destinies. Women everywhere must have access to safe ways to go through a pregnancy or if they wish to safely and legally terminate a pregnancy.

Anything less makes our world less equitable to all....