Mr. Speaker, I have quite a large number of petitions to present today and I have put them into two groups.
The first group of petitions comes mainly from Alberta and British Columbia and contains hundreds of names.
The petitioners draw the attention of the House to private member's Motion No. M-83 and request that the Standing Committee on Health fully examine, study, and report to Parliament on whether or not abortions are medically necessary for the purpose of maintaining health, preventing disease, or diagnosing or treating an injury, illness, or disability in accordance with the Canada Health Act, and on the health risks for women undergoing abortions compared to women carrying their babies to full term.