CBC: Contraception motion defeated

[tuvor]

A Liberal motion to include a broader range of family planning programs, including contraception, in a maternal health initiative for developing countries, was defeated 144-138 in the House of Commons Tuesday.

The motion was supported by all three opposition parties, but fell when a number of pro-life Liberal MPs failed to show up and three voted against it, including John McKay, Paul Szabo, and Dan McTeague. Albina Guarnieri and Gurbax Malhi abstained.

Other Liberal MPs who would almost certainly have supported the motion had they been in Ottawa include: Anita Neville, Gerard Kennedy, Andrew Kania, Borys Wrzesnewskyj, Alan Tonks, Marlene Jennings, Joe Volpe, Lawrence MacAuley, Stephane Dion, Mario Silva and Jim Karygiannis.

It was a whipped vote, which means all caucus members had to vote with the party's position or face consequences.

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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/03/23/politics-liberals-contraception-g8-motion.html

[HeresyLives]

1. A few people won't get their nomination papers signed

for the next election

[daleo]

2. Still, the Conservatives have to wear this one

They voted against women's rights to control their own fertility. Who knows what they would do with a majority if they can't even support contraception. I hope the farm women who vote Conservative now understand that their party believes that brood mares aren't just supposed to be in barns.

[HeresyLives]

3. I hope they do

And I hope Iggy slaps everyone of those MPs senseless.

[RedSock]

4. Albina Guarnieri

My MP.

Time to make a phone call.