No funding for abortion in Canadian aid package

Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has confirmed that there will be no funding for abortion as he committed a further $3.5 billion in aid to improve maternal and child health in low-income countries around the world.

“What we have been trying to do since 2010 is build broad public and international consensus for saving the lives of mothers and babies," Mr Harper said when questioned about the absence of abortion funding.

"You cannot do that if you introduce that other issue [abortion]. The fact of the matter is it’s not only divisive in our country and in other donor countries, it’s extremely divisive in recipient countries where it’s often illegal,” he continued.

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