Hillarysworld

http://www.ottawasun.com/news/canada/2010/05/17/13973486.html

You may recall that conservatives both here and in Canada got their noses out of joint when Hillary made remarks on this subject.

More than six in 10 Canadians want the federal government to spend aid money on safe abortions in developing countries, despite the prime minister’s refusal to do so, an exclusive poll for QMI Agency has found.
But support varies significantly depending on where you live in Canada.

The Leger Marketing survey shows 61% of Canadians disagree with the notion that Canada should not spend foreign aid money to help women in poor nations get access to safe abortion.

Only 34% of those polled support refusing aid money for abortions. They agreed with the statement: “Canadian aid should NOT go to funding safe access to abortions for women in developing countries.” Alberta was the only province where opposition to supporting abortion abroad was greater than support for the idea (53% opposed, to 44% in favour).

In Quebec, 71% thought Canadian aid should be spent to provide access to safe abortions and in British Columbia that figure was 68%. In Ontario, 55% supported spending aid money on abortions, and in Atlantic Canada, 61% supported the idea.

Since the prime minister announced Canada would champion the cause of maternal and child health as host of the G8 leaders’ summit in June, domestic debate has raged about whether the initiative should include funding for safe abortions in poor countries.

In March, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said abortion has to be part of the discussions among G8 countries.

“You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health,” Clinton said.