March for Life <br/><br/>
This year March for Life was held on May 10th at the Parliament Hill in Ottawa.  The media did not put much focus on it because it is regarded as a demonstration of a religious nature.  At the same time the media realizes that, for politicians, the March for Life represents only the perspective of a few minority groups, and therefore is not news-worthy.  Does this mean then that the issue of abortion has been resolved for the majority of Canadian citizens, and that most Canadians agree that abortion should be legalized?  In fact, it does not.<br/><br/>
According to a market research report by Ipsos-Reid, in the year 2000, only 43% of those surveyed agreed that women should have a choice for abortion.  In a survey taken in 2006, the results suggested that if the government implemented restrictions on abortion, 50% of those surveyed said that they would not pull their votes from this government.  From another report by Environics, one-third of Canadians believe that legislation should be introduced to protect the rights of a baby from the moment of conception.<br/><br/>
Recently, the Canadian Medical Association published some guidance in its newsletter about how a doctor can refuse to carry out abortion on the basis of his/her religious or moral grounds.  Also he/she does not have to refer the patient to another doctor to perform the procedure. <br/><br/>
Thus, Canadians have the vision to respect life.  ‘Legalization’ does not necessarily imply ‘rationalization’.  Let us continue to work hard to protect the dignity of human life.