On May 14th 1969, the supreme court of Canada struck down this country's only remaining abortion regulating law. Canada would become one of three countries in the world where abortion is available for any reason, at any time throughout the nine months of pregnancy, right up to the moment of birth. In recent years, a March for Life has been held here in the Nation's Capital, to mark this sad aniversary recognized as the National Day of Infamy. It was at this March for Life, May 14th 1999, thirty years to the day the abortion law was struck down, that Ottawa Youth for Life was formed.
Abortion is an issue that primarily touches today's youth.
That means you probably know someone your age who will be or who already has been affected by abortion. On top of that, 2.1 million Canadians our age are not here today because of abortion. We may never see abortion rendered illegal in our lifetime. You will never be able to stop every woman from having an abortion. But with what you know, and with what you say you can make a difference, even if only in the life of one mother, one baby.