Harper accused of reviving abortion debate

The NDP claims Prime Minister Steven Harper is allowing Tories to reopen debates about abortion laws, The Globe and Mail reports.

Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth strongly opposes abortion and plans to address the matter in a national conversation next Monday.

He was prompted to re-raise the issue after the International Planned Parenthood Federation received $6 million to aid countries where abortion is illegal.

The NDP is criticizing the Prime Minister for his leniency.

Though he has no intention of revisiting the issue, Harper is not publicly protesting Woodworth’s proposal.

When questioned by the opposition, the Harper government stressed that they were not reintroducing the debate, but they were improving the health of women and children in third world countries.