Teen Abortion in Canada: Dominant and Alternative Paradigms

Teen Abortion in Canada Not since conscription has an issue separated Canadian society so greatly, and perhaps never has an issue posed a greater moral dilemma. The modern debate over abortion, as it is played out in the nation's courts and legislative halls, is a conflict of competing moral visions and of fundamental human rights: to life, to privacy, and to control over one's own body. Nowadays pregnant teenage Canadian women face the tough decision …

…of a future for the child and the mother. The mother would not be able to finish high school and there would be no chance of a post-graduate education. Having an abortion falls under the category of pro-choice and supporters of getting an abortion say that these mothers have a right to do what they want and argue that their right to choice is guaranteed by the constitution of Canada. <Tab/>