The pledge by Stephen Harper not to include funding for abortions in his agenda for maternal and child health, which he will propose to the G8 meeting in June, has caused confusion in Canada where, of course, most abortions are publicly funded. Many people, it seems, are under the illusion that abortion access in the developing world will improve women’s health. The opposite is true. For the facts, as outlined in an expanded version of a Letter to the Editor submitted to The Hamilton Spectator, click here . . .