Itsa国际传媒檚 difficult as a reporter to give publicity to a group that infringes on human rights.

The Kelowna Right to Life Society parades its message outside of hospitals, on university and college campuses and even in front of high schools, pushing its message to young students.

Itsa国际传媒檚 scary wesa国际传媒檙e having discussions about whether a woman should have the right to choose what to do with her own body in the 21st Century.

Itsa国际传媒檚 scarier to see women advocating for pro-life. I wonder if theysa国际传媒檝e ever faced that decision, late one night after they find their birth control didnsa国际传媒檛 work, or worse, after suffering from sexual assault.

More interesting still is the men who preach of a babysa国际传媒檚 right to life, as if it lies with a man to decide what to do with a womansa国际传媒檚 body, a body that creates life in the first place.

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I would like to echo the words of a woman I spoke with at one of the recent pro/anti abortion rallies: Outlawing abortion doesnsa国际传媒檛 mean it wonsa国际传媒檛 happen, people will still do it an unsafe manner.

Look at other countries with strict abortion laws.

In May, an Argentinian woman was sentenced to eight years in prison after having a miscarriage. She was admitted into a hospital for stomach pains and miscarried in a hospital toilet, according to The Independent.

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This, in a country where itsa国际传媒檚 legal in many states for institutions and individuals to refuse to perform abortions.

This right to life facade is nothing more than the age-old argument to place power in the hands of politicians, primarily male politicians, to determine what a woman does with her body.

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The Right to Life Society says the graphic images shown of dead fetuses during its rallies are not propaganda because theysa国际传媒檙e truthful images. They say disturbing images have been used to shift the public opinion in the past, including on smoking, drinking and driving, slavery and the Jewish Holocaust.

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