The fanaticism to which self-styled pro-choice politics have descended bears out the definition attributed to Churchill that fanatics cannot change their minds and will not change the subject.

OTTAWA -- An MP who wants a law to make it illegal to abort an unborn child based solely on a babyöÏÓãÊÓƵapp sex thinks her biggest challenge is not to convince Canadians of this, but instead is to convince those in the halls of power.

Canadian law permits abortion at any time for any reason during a pregnancy. Despite the Supreme CourtöÏÓãÊÓƵapp position that Parliament is entitled to legislate some protections for pre-born children, what has developed instead is de facto government endorsement of an absolute right to choose.