Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Announces Financial Commitment For Family Planning, Reproductive Health Activities Globally

Agence France-Presse: Anti-abortion stance denies women their future: Trudeau
“Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vigorously defended women’s access to abortion services, saying on International Women’s Day Wednesday that they have a right to ‘choose their path, their future.’ ‘When we take a stand against abortion… we are taking away the power of women to choose their path, their future, when, how, (and) with whom to start a family,’ he said at an event to announce Can$650 million over three years for women’s health initiatives overseas. The prime minister’s support of a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion sharply contrasts with U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-abortion stand…” (3/8).

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