7/30/2019 explaining the use of images in educating on
abortion
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My name is Maria Cameron. I live in Okotoks and have been
volunteering with the Canadian Centre
for Bioethical Reform for the last seven years. Their mandate is
to end abortion in Canada by educating
Canadians on the horror of abortion. At least one in four
pregnancies are estimated to end in abortion.At present, there is
no protection for the unborn in Canada. As long as a person is
inside their mother's
womb, their life may be ended under our law. Canada is one of
three countries in the world with no
laws protecting the unborn. The other two countries are China
and Korea.
This year we decided to start Okotoks based activism. Our first
project was to start deliveringpostcards to raise awareness about
sex selection aboriton. This is to garner support for ending
the
killing of girls just because they are not males. This is a
matter for all Canadian voters to consider. All
Canadians can and should contact their MPs to indicate their
displeasure at the status quo regarding
abortion.
The imagery used is disgusting and appalling. We dont like it
either. Abortion is disgusting and
appalling. Human rights abuses dont end on their ownthey end
only when a society stands up and
demands change. And our society will only stand up and demand
change when it is convinced that an
injustice exists.
Using this imagery is legal. It is not a crime to show evidence
of what happens to a child during anabortion. This has been tried
and tested in the court of Canadian law. Attacking and threatening
people
who use these images, however is illegal.
For people who disagree with our pro-life perspective on
abortion, it makes sense that they would
object to seeing what abortion looks like. Please understand
that our perspective on abortion, namely
that it kills a human being, is not based on feelings, but
instead on facts.
There are others who agree with our pro-life perspective on
abortion but object to our strategy. If youare one of these people,
please know that we are running the campaign because there are
babies alive
today because pregnant women considering abortion saw these
images and changed their minds. Also,
women who regret their abortions have been moved out of denial
and have sought counselling as aresult of seeing graphic
images.
The history of social reform is characterized by examples of
graphic images being used to dramatize
injustice and educate society. Campaigns to end slavery, child
labour, civil rights abuses, and other
systematic oppression involved showing the public the humanity
of the victim and the inhumanity ofhis victimization.
We recognise that children will see the pictures we are using.
In our experience, children's reaction to
the signs has more to do with how their parents react. If
parents become visibly upset, irate or, worse
yet, begin to shout obscenities, then children will become
upset. Parents then attribute this to the signsrather then their
own overwrought reaction.
Until someone tries to convince a child that abortion is okay,
he will know in his heart that it is wrongto take the life of an
unborn baby. Children do not want to see other children suffer.
Children are
naturally pro-life.
We suggest that parents calmly explain to children who see these
pictures that we are trying to stoppeople from hurting babies. When
children understand that we are working to protect other
children,
they are far less likely to be upset by what they see. In fact,
a child who sees the truth about abortion
may be spared grave harm later in life by avoiding any
involvement with abortion.
Many of us who use these pictures first saw them as children. We
found the pictures gruesome and
