Amidst a growing controversy surrounding the Liberal government’s decision to withhold funding for groups that hold to a pro-life stance, at least one Conservative MP is taking the issue to an unprecedented place.
Conservative MP Brad Trost (Saskatoon-University) held a news conference on Tuesday, where he told reporters that not only is the Liberals stance on funding against religious freedom, but that he will introduce a private members bill asserting that life begins before conception.
“Abortion is a terrible stain on Canadian society,” said Trost, who lost to Andrew Scheer in the recent Conservative leadership race. "Since 1988 the amount of babies murdered legally has been staggering. Not only should abortion be illegal, but thinking about abortion should be against the law as well. There has been debate for decades about when life truly begins. Some people say it is a few weeks into a pregnancy, others say it isn’t until the time of birth, but I and many of my colleagues say that life begins even before conception.”
“Our position is entirely biblical,” said Trost. “In the book of Matthew, Jesus tells his disciples that if a man even looks lustfully at a woman, it is as if he has committed adultery with her. It goes without saying then that if a couple even thinks about having a child, that baby is already being woven together in the mother’s womb, even if there’s no physical evidence. Therefore, any thoughts of aborting a baby, even before technical conception, should be a punishable offence.”
Representatives with the pro-life group National Right To Life Committee of Canada were ecstatic when reached by The Sentinel Dispatch: “It is about time that our lawmakers stand up and defend the unborn and demand purity of thought in all forms,” said Christopher Wembley. “Abortion is never okay, not even as a concept.”
From Our Ottawa Bureau
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