Most Cdns want gov’t to stop gender-based abortions
Posted January 26, 2012 10:06 am.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It seems most Canadians agree with the former editor-in-chief of the Canadian Medical Journal, who has called for a 30-week ban against revealing the sex of a fetus. A poll finds the majority of us want laws made to stop gender-based abortions.
Mario Canseco with pollster Angus Reid says he was surprised with their findings when it comes to legislation specifically against gender-based abortion.
“The level of support from women is considerably higher than it is for men. Sixty-six per cent of women believe that there should be laws to deal with gender-based abortion, which is higher than men at 54 per cent,” he explains.
Currently, Canada doesn’t have any laws restricting who can have an abortion. Thirty per cent of Canadians want it to stay that way. Fifty-one per cent of Canadians asked want laws to generally outline when women can and can’t have an abortion.
