ROTHENBURGER – And just like that, the abortion debate comes roaring back
Pro-Life flags at Supreme Court building in Ottawa. (Image: Pixabay)
WHO’D HAVE THOUGHT abortion would become an issue again? For 35 years or so we thought it was settled but it never really went away.
A pending U.S. Supreme Court decision against Roe v. Wade has us talking about it again.
It brings back memories of when Royal Inland Hospital was run by a board of directors. As each annual general meeting approached along with the election of directors, pro-lifers and pro-choicers would square off. The issue: should abortions be allowed at the hospital?
Oh, the headlines and rallies. Pro-Lifers planted fake tombstones in front of RIH to represent abortions and marched with placards. But the pro-choice side eventually won the day across the land, and a woman’s right to have an abortion was accepted, at least legally.
Every once in a while, the debate would be briefly rekindled.
Mel Rothenburger is a former mayor of Kamloops and a retired newspaper editor. He is a regular contributor to CFJC Today, publishes the ArmchairMayor.ca opinion website, and is a director on the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board. He can be reached at mrothenburger@armchairmayor.ca.
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