Mr. Speaker, I am puzzled by the response. I mentioned that it is known and decided on by the World Health Organization and all medical professionals around the world that there are four causes for maternal mortality. The first one we said was postpartum bleeding. The hon. member speaks to me about the idea of helping to space pregnancies, because we know that if people have pregnancies within two years, their risk of postpartum hemorrhage is great. Good, we agree on that.
The second cause is infection. We have heard the member speaking about CIDA providing safe hospitals, clean clinics and all those things so women can have infection-free births. Good, we agree on the second cause of maternal death.
The third one is hypertension, malaria and chronic diseases. The member said the government and its partners are looking at lots of ways to assist. There are malaria clinics and they are doing all those kinds of things, including nutrition, to help women and children.
The fourth cause is abortion and the lack of access to safe abortion. Why is it that the government will not accede to the 70,000 women who die as a result of unsafe abortions? What makes them less worthy than others?