Enough of the Morgentaler story already

I know it's only been a few days, but I've already had enough of the entire Dr. Morgentaler being awarded the Order of Canada story. I also have to plead some ignorance here, as I'd never heard of the Doctor prior to his being accorded such accolade. That being said, this man has divided this country for long enough.

I've heard some pretty outrageous pro-life statements about Morgentaler being a criminal for performing abortions, to which I say, bullshit. This one, from ThePolitic.com claims that even though the Supreme Court of Canada found that he was not a criminal, they are all full of it as well. Oh wow, get over yourselves.

And now, we have people returning their Order of Canada awards in protest. Really, people? Are we really being this ignorant of other people's points-of-view? I thought we lived in a fairly advanced society where open discussion was a good thing. I'm getting fairly sick of the hard-nosed religious sect in this country throwing a shitstorm every time something they don't happen to love happens.

The Order of Canada is given to Canadians who do things that help the country, extraordinary things. Dr. Morgentaler pretty much singlehandedly (from what I've read anyway) turned Canada into one of the first countries in the world to truly give women the right to do as they pleased with their bodies. If you ask me, that's something to be proud of, regardless of what side of the pro-life/pro-choice fence you find yourself perched upon.