the blog quebecois

National Post:

On Tuesday, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton both said the G8 must include abortions in any initiative aimed at improving maternal health.

"You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health and reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortions," Ms. Clinton said Tuesday after a two-day meeting in Gatineau, Que., of G8 foreign ministers.

Mr. Ignatieff said the comments from Clinton and Miliband should serve as a wake-up call to Harper, that Canada is out-of-touch with its closest allies.

"Canada took a knock in the last two days and it shouldn't have. The government should have stood up and been clear and understand what the international consensus on that issue is," Mr. Ignatieff said.

"I just think that a G8 country like Canada should get up and be clear. Hillary Clinton was admirably clear about what the international consensus on maternal health is. It's what we've been saying, it's what G8 countries have been saying," said Mr. Ignatieff. "That's the position Canada should take and Canadians need to notice that's not the position taken by this government."

Oh, well, Hillary! has spoken, and she is part of the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pantsuit; so she's unimpeachable, unlike her hubby.

I wonder if Iggy plans to set up free abortion clinics in America? Sure, abortion is available, but not with federal dollars so long as the Stupak deal holds. There's always Planned Parenthood, but that's no charity. Cash on the barrel, or beat it, buddy (though it has been known to encourage . . . targeted donations).

Remember, it's for the children.