I understand that you want to use this debate on abortion to complicate the great initiative that Minister Oda is working on, but the maternal health and newborn initiative is about saving the lives of women and children.
We have documentation and advice from leading aid agencies from around the world that have advised Minister Oda and our government that we have an historic opportunity to work with our G8 partners. We have consensus with our G8 partners to move forward with initiatives that can save the lives of millions of women and children. That's what our government intends to do. Canadians support this kind of initiative. Frankly, it is a laudable, honourable, noble goal that I think all of us as Canadians, and especially women, can get behind.
As Minister Oda has indicated, this is an area in the millennium development goals that we are falling behind on, so she has shown leadership, as has the Prime Minister, to focus on this and make sure that we do our part.