Milo;373131 wroteI am not going to argue the merits or (im)morality surrounding the abortion debate in this thread. This is simple economics . . .
I have stated previously that Morgentaler's primary concern in his abortion crusade was a monetary one. It seems likely that the only way this clinic stayed afloat while he lived is that he subsidized it's operation with profits from his other clinics in other provinces. Otherwise, we would have been at this point long ago.
Apparently, the current operators are not willing to follow in the footsteps of the previous owner. Or, Morgentaler did not bequeath any of his wealth to the continued operation of his clinics after his death. Thus we find ourselves with the NB clinic crying poor, and wanting a bail-out (of sorts) from the government. To this I say no . . . for the reasons given in my initial post. Just as it is not government's job to reach into my pocket to subsidize private car manufacturers, it is not their job to subsidize private medical facilities, either.
By all means, work to change the law if that is what you want to do, or donate money to keep this clinic open. But keep your hands out of the taxpayer's wallet until the laws are changed.
As an aside, it is interesting to me that those who would ordinarily protest the loudest about "two-tiered" medicine and the death of our Health System when someone mentions private care for things like MRIs, are oddly silent about the operation of a privately run, for profit abortion clinic.
You and your accusations of monetary drive are clearly questionable at this point...
He ran this, at a deficit, for years. And the want to make money and help provide much needed resources for people aren't mutually exclusive.. but you know, demonize away since you were his personal accountant.
This isn't a matter of 2-tier medical, it's a matter of passive misogyny. "Well, there's still abortion if, you know, it's necessary as deemed by medical professionals" is still "oh, silly girl, you got pregnant? Well, I hope you learn from this mistake as you rear an unwanted child - do be sure to not cock it up despite your likely unsuited situation".
Further, fuck the money argument moreso. You know what? There's too many people on the planet, and I for one don't much care if everyone 1000 years from now isn't the same heritage as me, so fuck the baby bonus... you wanted to have a kid, you foot the bill. I never want a kid, but my tax money is going to every kid - wanted or not - in some regard or another. I'd rather it go to abortion, but when I say "Hey, you wanted to be a parent, you should be able to do it on your own", I get dirty stares from you fucking breeders.
Mark