New motion not about abortion, MP insists

Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth is out with another motion that could reignite the abortion debate in Ottawa, although he says it’s merely about respect for human dignity in law. The Ontario backbencher attempted to persuade MPs last year to study whether a fetus is considered a human being before being born. The controversial move reopened the door to a political debate on the abortion issue, despite pronouncements from Prime Minister Stephen Harper against it. Woodworth introduced a new motion today calling for legal recognition of “the equal worth and dignity of every human being.”