Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have consulted with our assistant deputy minister, Dr. Kinloch, and others in our department as to the question of procedure. 1, as any ordinary person, would be aware that an abortion is a very traumatic experience and something that may be seen in a category of its own. An induced abortion and a spontaneous abortion, I am sure are very traumatic and very painful to the individual, but that is something that is dealt with at the point of service when the person is in the hospital
for care.