Story from Life News. (H/T Mary)

Excerpt:

A new poll of Canadians finds they are very uninformed about abortion law in Canada and are unaware that abortions are allowed throughout pregnancy for any reason. That’s the finding from an online survey of 1,022 Canadian adult conducted by the Angus-Reid polling firm.

The survey found just 21 percent of Canadians know a woman can request an abortion at any time during her pregnancy, with no restrictions whatsoever.

Conversely, 41 percent of Canadians are under the impression abortions are only available to women during the first three months of pregnancy.

[…]A majority of Canadians (55%) think women under the age of 18 should require consent from their parents or legal guardians to get an abortion while just 32 percent disagree.

Also, half of respondents (50%) believe women should be given enough access to information about different options such as counseling and adoption before having an abortion while 31 percent disagree.

And a large majority, 79 percent, would support provincial legislation requiring health workers give information about alternatives to abortion to pregnant women.

Abortion and health care have been a huge topic for debate in the United States and 44 percent of Canadians believe abortions should be funded under the taxpayer-financed health care system. Another 39 percent say abortion funding should be limited to emergency cases.

Although most Canadians (55%) think there is no point in re-opening the debate on abortion in the country, three-in-ten respondents (30%) believe it is time to re-open the discussion.

The pro-lifers in Canada (CCBR) have their work cut out for them to inform people about the law, and I think there is room for the federal Conservative Party and the Alberta Wild Rose Alliance to introduce some common sense regulation on abortion – like requiring health workers to provide information about alternatives.