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Alexandrine Latendresse
- On the Parliament site
- Twitter (and Twitter messages to her)
Crucial Fact
- Her favourite word was elections.
Last in Parliament October 2015, as NDP MP for Louis-Saint-Laurent (Québec)
Won her last election, in 2011, with 40% of the vote.
Statements in the House
Petitions June 19th, 2015
Mr. Speaker, I am in the House today to present a petition to stop the cuts to our postal services.
I was able to collect the signatures of thousands of people. The petition today is smaller than the others, but I presented the petitions with the rest of the signatures earlier this week. It is very important to stand up for Canada Post and our postal services across the country, and to stop the completely unwarranted cuts that are now under way.
Health June 12th, 2015
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Supreme Court, our country's highest court, handed down a unanimous ruling regarding the use of medical marijuana. The ruling had barely been announced when the minister declared, "Frankly, I'm outraged by the Supreme Court."
Once again, the Conservatives are trying to discredit decisions by our highest court. Unfortunately the Conservatives have a habit of thinking they are above the law.
Will the minister stop denigrating our justice system?
Justice for Animals in Service Act (Quanto's Law) June 11th, 2015
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from La Pointe-de-l'Île. It is true, I have not really talked about where my constituents stand on this, the people of Louis-Saint-Laurent that I represent here. However, every time we asked them questions, either through mailings or in discussions, my constituents were always deeply affected by the subject. People are always horrified to see acts of cruelty committed against pets.
In the more specific case of the bill we are talking about today, many people were not necessarily aware of the fact that there was a legislative gap. In the case of the police horse that was killed, there is uncertainty, a grey area that does not allow us to impose a specific sentence on the perpetrator of this crime to reflect the reality that it is not right to kill a police horse or dog. People understand that, but they do not necessarily realize that it is not covered by the law.
All that to say there was generally strong support for this. There is really an appetite for doing more to protect these innocent creatures. It is our responsibility to protect them.
Justice for Animals in Service Act (Quanto's Law) June 11th, 2015
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine for his question. That is one of the most important points, something that everyone needs to remember every time we introduce this kind of bill dealing with the criminal justice system. Basically, I have a problem with mandatory minimums because they take away the discretionary power of our courtrooms and courts of justice. It is really a problem. In a case like this one, it is even more problematic because we really get the impression that the Conservatives just want to prove that they are tough on crime, without really looking at the real consequences of this kind of measure for our communities and the provinces.
My colleague raised an excellent point: these people will be sent to provincial jails, and the provinces are not necessarily willing or able to receive a lot more people. This is not the first time we have seen the Conservatives introduce bills like this one, bills that amend the Criminal Code and that have serious repercussions on the provinces. They passed an omnibus bill at the beginning of their term, Bill C-10, which did exactly that, and which involved huge costs for all the provinces of this country, although the Conservatives dismissed that without a second thought.
I truly think that introducing mandatory minimum sentences in this bill is problematic, even though at the end of the day we all agree on the essence of the bill.
Justice for Animals in Service Act (Quanto's Law) June 11th, 2015
Mr. Speaker, that is a pretty strange question. I have a lot of respect for my colleague from Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette. I know that he is a hunter, and that is something very important to him. However, he has a hard time understanding that people can love animals and that, as MPs or activists, they might want to defend the rights of animals.
Everyone gets that we want to fight animal cruelty. Nobody wants inhumane cruelty. Nobody wants to hurt animals and kill them for no reason. However, it can be done with respect, and people can continue to hunt respectfully. Canadian farmers have tremendous respect for the animals that enable them to make a living. They know how to treat their animals with respect and love. In fact, that is the best way for them to make their farms as prosperous as possible.
I have tremendous respect for all of the people who understand that there is a way to respect and love animals and fight cruelty towards those same animals.
Justice for Animals in Service Act (Quanto's Law) June 11th, 2015
Mr. Speaker, I am very grateful to my colleague from Toronto—Danforth for his question. I have a lot of respect for his intelligence and for what he brings to the House of Commons. He is very well versed in law and has a lot to teach us.
I am sure this will end up heading in that direction. It is not always easy to legislate on this kind of issue and figure out exactly when to draw the line, but there is a way to keep going in that direction and see what can be done with changes to criminal law in that regard.
Justice for Animals in Service Act (Quanto's Law) June 11th, 2015
Mr. Speaker, over the past four years, I have had an opportunity to debate a wide range of topics.
Although the matter before us today might seem like a strange blip on the list of government priorities, I do not wish to denigrate it, because it is indeed important. However, it does seem like a strange fixation, to go to the wall defending dogs. Nevertheless, Bill C-35 was even mentioned in the throne speech, which, in my view, is going a little too far.
I would remind everyone that last night, Canadians were treated to the 100th gag order to expedite the debate, because we are supposedly in such a hurry and so many bills need to be rammed through as soon as possible. At the end of the day, we are using our time in the House for time allocation motions and to debate Bill C-35. There is not enough time for the budget or for Bill C-51, but let us talk about animals.
Today we are discussing one aspect of animal rights, more specifically, one very precise category: animals that have been trained to work with law enforcement or military personnel, or those that assist people with a disability.
Under Bill C-35, anyone who physically harms such an animal with the clear intent to act in bad faith will be sentenced to a minimum of six months in prison. If a law enforcement animal is injured or killed in service, the sentence for that offence would be served consecutively to any other sentence imposed on the offender.
I am very pleased to say that I intend to vote in favour of this bill, despite the reservations I have about its scope. Bill C-35 is a very kind initiative that no one can oppose, except maybe to say that this issue does not necessarily need to be debated by the entire federal legislative apparatus.
Out of respect for voters, I would therefore suggest that my colleagues quickly express their kindness and their love for animals, which is somewhat boring, so that Bill C-35 can be sent to the Senate as quickly as possible and we do not have to talk about it any more.
In case there is any doubt, I really love animals. I have never felt inclined to crush baby chicks or skin cats. I completely understand that police horses and guide dogs benefit society and that these animals represent a significant financial and emotional investment.
It should also be said that many of these animals often carry out heroic acts under some extraordinary circumstances. After all, there is a tradition of recognizing the courageous war-time efforts of these animals. A commemorative bas-relief adorns the Memorial Chamber located in the Peace Tower in the Centre Block. Dogs often show admirable courage and save lives.
In committee, all the witnesses supported this initiative, but they must have been a little surprised to be testifying in such a formal setting about a topic outside of the usual parliamentary discussions. Animal cruelty is quite frankly deplorable and shameful, and we must combat it.
Bill C-35 amends the Criminal Code and will not so much combat as punish, or avenge, these crimes, which is in keeping with the Conservatives' obsession with the illusory absolute justice that they seek everywhere but do not find. It is not easy to reinvent oneself.
Conservatives believe that judges are always too accommodating and too often forget their discretionary powers. They want to decide for the judges; justice is an election issue. Punishment must always be meted out in an absolute and grandiose manner.
Although I support this bill, I always have a hard time with minimum sentencing. I agree with creating an offence to ensure that offenders who abuse or murder a service animal are punished. However, I think that our judges are capable of determining the most appropriate sentence for those who commit these crimes.
If the judge feels that the criminal should be sent to prison, he can do so. However, once again, setting minimum sentences takes away the courts' discretion.
Bill C-35 also opens the door to a grim topic no one really wants to touch, which is legislating animal rights. Since the dawn of humanity, we have had a hard time accepting that the death of an animal—of any kind—can have an impact on our lives and our future as human beings.
Bill C-35 promotes a specific category of animal to a superior status protected by law. To be legally valid, this new category can only make sense if these animals are considered property with monetary value.
After all, they had to be trained by humans who were paid for their work and their expertise. Otherwise, we will fall into an endless debate on whether animals have souls, which would be extremely difficult, if not completely absurd.
We are legislators and esoteric considerations have no place in our debates.
Bill C-35 presents an interesting solution to the lack of a special category for abusing or murdering animals. Supporting this bill is a good thing, and that is why I will encourage all of my colleagues to support it so that it can move to the next stage.
Justice for Animals in Service Act (Quanto's Law) June 11th, 2015
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from British Columbia for his speech.
He shared an interesting point of view since he was once an RCMP officer. I really liked the stories he told about the service animals he worked with. I am glad that he was able to protect all of his body parts at the right times.
However, my question has to do with a more specific aspect of the bill. I imagine that many of my colleagues here know that minimum sentences are somewhat problematic. I heard my colleague ask the member for Toronto a question earlier. He made an interesting point about situations in which an animal was killed and the person who did it could not be sentenced.
However, in cases where the judge has the discretionary power to decide whether a prison sentence should be imposed, why does the member think that it is necessary for this bill to set out minimum sentences? I would like him to explain that further.
Members not seeking re-election to the 42nd Parliament June 10th, 2015
Mr. Chair, I am truly honoured to be here today to give my farewell speech in this wonderful House of Commons that I have been a part of for the past four years.
In the fall of 2008, when my friend Christopher Young asked me if I wanted to be an NDP candidate, I never really expected to be here today, having completed a term in office, saying my goodbyes. It would never have occurred to me.
When the same thing happened in 2011 and I was asked to run, even then I did not think I would be so amazingly lucky as to be part of this wonderful team.
Four years ago, almost to the day, I spoke for the first time in the House of Commons. I had just been made the critic for democratic reform, and of course I asked a question about the Senate. It is crazy how some things in life change and others stay exactly the same.
In my four years as the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent, I had the opportunity to be a member of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. I will cherish wonderful memories of the work we did in that committee, and I would like to say that the committee chair, the member for Elgin—Middlesex—London, did an excellent job and always did his best to be fair.
He always did his best. It was an honour to be his vice-chair and to work with him. I will probably think about him for the rest of my life, especially when I am having an egg sandwich.
I would also like to salute my two NDP colleagues who are also members of the committee. I really enjoyed working with the fiery member for Hamilton Centre, famous for his filibusters, and the member for Toronto—Danforth, whom I worked with on the democratic reform file. It was a privilege to work with such brilliant and dedicated people.
I say thanks to both of my friends. It was really wonderful.
I must also wholeheartedly thank my entire team: Marilyne and Nathalie, who work very hard to meet all the needs of my riding of Louis-Saint-Laurent, as well as Myriam and Jean-François, my dear friends who are here in Ottawa. I also want to salute Yves, Boris and Antonin, who no longer work for me, but who have been a tremendous source of support throughout my term. Thank you to everyone.
I have had the opportunity to form friendships with many people from all the parties over the past four years. Whether it was on parliamentary trips or during our prayer breakfasts, I was able to learn more about my colleagues from all parties. I think it is important to recognize that although we may disagree on many things, we all came here with a desire to make our country a better place. We may not always agree on what path to take to get there, but the only way to get there is by working together.
Speaking of working together, I would like to thank all the members who supported my bill on bilingualism for officers of Parliament. I am very proud to have contributed to the enhancement and promotion of bilingualism and the French fact in this country.
It was a rather extraordinary experience to see my bill go from a draft through each parliamentary stage and to know that that bill is now the Language Skills Act. For that I want to commend and thank my colleague from Acadie—Bathurst for all his support. We will continue to hope that one day, similar legislation can be passed for Supreme Court justices. I know that the hon. member is not seeking re-election either, but I am sure that he will keep working on this cause because he is a caring man. We will all miss him very much.
As hon. members know, I had some wonderful times during my term here. However, to be honest, it was not always easy. I also had to deal with some very dark sides of politics. I went through some very tough times. I saw how complicated being a young female member of Parliament can be. I saw how partisan politics could become harmful and toxic. There were days when things were not really easy. However I was able to remain hopeful and persevere thanks to the love and support of my gang here.
First and foremost there was my leader, who was always there when I needed him and who always gave me his support. I sincerely believe that he is an extraordinary man who has his heart in the right place. I really hope that he will be our prime minister one day.
I am addressing my entire team, each of my colleagues. I have had some truly special moments with many of you, and you know who you are. I have had an extraordinary opportunity to be part of the NDP team and to represent the riding of Louis-Saint-Laurent for the past four years.
I know that we will all continue to do our best to make Canada a better country. We will all continue to give it our all so we can be proud of our work and the country in which we will continue to live.
I would like to say to all my colleagues that I love you. As they say, this is farewell and not goodbye.
Free Votes May 28th, 2015
Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to have an opportunity to speak to Motion No. 590, moved my by my colleague from Souris—Moose Mountain.
There are just three weeks left before the 41st Parliament is adjourned, so this is probably one of my last speeches. Like my colleague who sponsored this motion, I will not seek another term in October, so this speech is a very special one to me. I cannot imagine a more perfect ending than a philosophical debate.
I would like to read out Motion No. 590:
That, in the opinion of the House, all Members of Parliament should be allowed to vote freely on all matters of conscience.
I think I read in the papers that my colleague from Souris—Moose Mountain thinks this motion is quite straightforward and that he does not anticipate any opposition from the government or opposition sides. I want to set him straight and also reassure him. Motion No. 590 certainly is short, but it is not straightforward in the least. Nevertheless, I am determined to support this motion and I think that my colleagues will do the same, based on what their conscience tells them.
Parliament's job is to pass laws for Canada. Even though a motion is not a parliamentary document with the same scope or weight as a bill, it does have to be moved in legal language. What, then, is the legal definition of conscience? My colleague provided his personal interpretation during his speech, but if we have to use a concept such as conscience, it cannot be limited to the uncertain and relativistic confines of a philosophical definition. On the contrary, it must be imbued with a clearly identifiable and established legal meaning understandable to all.
What, therefore, is the legal definition of a matter of conscience? One might say that all human beings know what conscience is, that it is unique to humans and that it is recognized automatically much like humans recognize beauty or truth. Esteemed colleagues, that is what Plato said. Even though philosophy is the noblest endeavour of humankind, our job here is to manage the federal Canadian state with just and constitutional laws, not to add new material to the western philosophical canon.
In order for that motion to be applicable and have any value at all to the parliamentary exercise that it is supposed to improve, a legal definition of the concept of conscience is crucial. Without that, this is nothing but hot air. However, we will never get that legal definition because it simply does not exist. This means that my colleague's motion could just as easily read as follows, "That, in the opinion of the House, all members of Parliament should be allowed to vote freely on all matters of beauty". Good luck with that.
The problem here is the abstract notion of conscience. Even when we look at the substance of the motion, we come up against another question. I mean no offence to my hon. colleague, and I am surprised he does not know this already, but members can already vote freely. Nowhere in the rules of this House does it state that members are obligated to betray their values or their beliefs in exercising the mandate that they have been given—nowhere.
It is a bit embarrassing and I am disappointed at the public admission we are witnessing today, that not once during any of his terms in office was my colleague ever informed by his party that he could vote according to his conscience or, if he was, that he was not supported by his Conservative colleagues when they twisted arms and forced people to vote against their beliefs.
I know that many Conservative MPs have a fiercely electoral view of the parliamentary system and that they are quite committed to defending personal and local values in Parliament, even if it means being dysfunctional and spending their time torturing their souls in abstract debates. They hide their discomfort very well, I have to say. I did not see anyone on the government side suffering from a crisis of conscience when they all voted in favour of Canada's involvement in the Syrian civil war in support of Bashar al-Assad. Mea culpa, I should have paid a bit more attention. However, during that time, my conscience certainly bothered me, and I mourned the human suffering that befell the people of Syria.
I can say unequivocally that at no time during the past four years did I feel oppressed at vote time. I was not unduly pressured in any way and no one ever tried to compromise my conscience, regardless of its nature. Debate within our party is lively and salutary. We try to compromise according to what is best for Canadians in general and for each one of us in particular. The NDP takes an inclusive approach. We meet every week to discuss the votes on the agenda and to decide together what position we are going to defend. Every one of us contributes to what goes on in this building and every one of us is free to express his or her opinion.
We never rule out the possibility of a free vote. However, in the majority of cases, my colleagues and I arrive at a consensus that is acceptable for everyone.
To maintain their commitment to the parliamentary electoral system, and for the benefit of their political base, the Conservatives often congratulate themselves for having a few dissenting voices among their members in votes on private member's bills, as though this dissent were proof of inclusion or democratic vigour. Personally, I think this inability to agree amongst themselves is not something to be proud of, quite the contrary. Belonging to a political party is also an act of will and a choice freely made. You join a party because it represents your values. Once elected, members have the right to vote as they wish in the House, and they have the duty to inform their peers of their views on any upcoming votes. If a member votes against his or her party and there are consequences, that is between the member and the party. However, ultimately everyone can vote as they wish in the House and that will not affect a member's position in the House of Commons.
We are all free men and women, with our own free will and freedom of choice. Our duty is to come to an agreement with our colleagues and not to blindly defend our personal obsessions. That is why I believe my NDP colleagues should support this motion because, in the end, all of us are already free.


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My main focus in life is to make sure I enjoy every day and my actions today set me up for what I want tomorrow. I am not driven by material possessions or money - that stuff will work itself out - It always does. I'm driven by happiness and experience.
In 20 years time, I want to be able to say the "last 20 years have been awesome, I loved every day and everything I've done"..... Not: "look at all this cool stuff I've got and worked my arse off for".
I certainly don't take myself too seriously and can be a bit of a smart arse. I don't get stressed out or angry as I'm a chiller by nature, but love to be doing things and involved in life. The great ocean road is one of my favourite day trips.
I love yoga... Practicing 5 times a week :)
In the last few years I've lived in the Canadian rockies, partied in Vegas, rocked out at Coachella music festival a couple of times and reaffirmed with the focus of happiness in my life.
I'm also good at choosing the most appropriate music for the environment and feel of the time. Sometimes though, there are just too many options haha.
I'm a good listener and pretty good at understanding people also. What they're about and why they do the things they do. Not from a judgemental angle, just simply one of understanding.
Expressing gratitude.... I can't help it :)
Conversationally - my passion and view on life is frequently complimented.
And lately - my man bun :p Even though I've been rocking it for about 3 years, suddenly people want to comment on it... As soon as something becomes a hash tag... Haha
Incubus, the doors, Hiatus Kaiyote, Sharon Jones and the dap kings, Portishead, Led Zepplin, the XX, the Roots, Mos Def, dredg, LCD Soundsystem, Tame Impala, Boris Brejcha, Tool, Radiohead, Grizzly Bear, Jimi Hendrix, Flying Lotus, Curtis Mayfield.... I could go on for days...
I don't really watch TV apart from some sports and a few shows I download to watch in my own time - usually chillin in bed.... Treme, breaking bad, californication, community... Fav of all time though is the sopranos.
Ahhhhh food.... I love most types of cuisine, especially italian. Asian is always a winner - have you ever been to Laksa king in Flemington? Best!!
If I eat at a pub, I always get the chicken Parma. I might give the menu a courtesy look, but the parma is a foregone conclusion. (feels nice to admit that out loud haha)


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At The Eye Of The Storm: The Abortion Doctor
By Editorial Staff
Published May 13, 1990
Amid The Shrill Debate Over Abortion Stand Doctors Like Ralph Bundy – Baby Killers
By Barbara Stewart of The Sentinel Staff
Dr. Ralph Bundy does abortions.
That is his entire medical practice – 75 abortions a week, 15,000 during his five years as doctor for The Women's Health Center Inc. in Orlando and Daytona Beach.
He has not tired of his work. Each abortion is similar but also different – in the tilt of the uterus, in the tension of the woman's muscles, in the degree of the woman's fear or sadness or utter relief.
For some women, he says, having an abortion is like getting a haircut. For a few, it creates strong guilt or sadness.
To most of his patients it is an unhappy decision, but one that does the least damage.
"That's the abortion dilemma," says Bundy. "Nobody's completely happy with what they've done. Nobody leaves with a completely clean conscience. People have ambiguities.
"There is no easy way out. Try raising a kid you don't want for 20 years."
Bundy is fiercely proud of his job and his clinic. "I am an abortionist because it is good medicine," he says. "It is good work for good people."
Bundy said this on a television debate last October. He spoke firmly, his words deliberate, intense.
A woman who rose to question him was equally intense.
"Sir," she said, her voice shaking with anger, "you are a murderer."
It was 10, Sunday morning, four years ago. Bundy's children were watching cartoons. A neighbor's call roused Bundy out of bed.
Demonstrators were pacing in front of his house. They carried signs and chanted: "Bundy is a butcher! Bundy is a murderer!"
He called the police, who could do nothing but make sure the demonstrators weren't trespassing on Bundy's property.
"It was ugly," he said.
The protesters walked and chanted until noon. Before departing they huddled to pray and then yelled: "We love you, Dr. Bundy!"
"Fortunately, the kids were watching cartoons and didn't pay attention," says Bundy. "My wife was out of town. When she heard, she flipped out. It really upset her."
The demonstrators returned another Sunday when Bundy's former wife was home. They distributed leaflets – "Dr. Bundy is a butcher" – to all of Bundy's neighbors.
"It was genuinely dreadful. . . . I felt so violated," she said.
Bundy was accustomed to the shouts of demonstrators outside the Women's Health Center. But they had never before intruded on his home, his children and his neighbors.
"That had to be the turning point," says Ruth Arick, a director at the Women's Health Center. "When they picketed his home, they let his fury out. The pickets backfired. Ralph recognized where his heart was, his energy was."
Bundy had been doing a job. Now he had embarked on a cause.
"Before, I wanted to keep a low profile," he says. "Then it was, 'All right, you're taking this to my turf. You've come to my doorstep.' That galvanized me. . . .
"You're either in it or you're not. After that, I was so into it there was no getting out."
That's what separates Bundy from his peers. His voice is not faint or equivocal. He faces the opposition publicly. He tries to balance the debate.
Like Bundy, most doctors support legal abortion on demand. The most recent survey of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists shows that 84 percent of their members are pro-choice.
But only two-thirds of these doctors do abortions and only 4 percent do more than 26 a month.
"A lot of us are uncomfortable doing abortions," says Dr. Robert Hoover of Winter Park, the president of the Florida Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. "We're pro-choice and pro-life. Doctors who routinely do abortions are a special breed."
Bundy is not the only abortion doctor in Central Florida, nor is his the only abortion clinic. But he is the only doctor who would openly talk about his work and his reasons for doing it. Other doctors fear the backlash could hurt their practices – or worse, them.
If they do abortions, they keep a low profile to avoid demonstrators or arsonists. Those contacted would not allow their names to be used, and many refused to discuss their work even if promised anonymity.
"I do abortions every Saturday and every other Tuesday," says an Orlando obstetrician-gynecologist. "I also do obstetrics and deliver babies. Not every patient is pro-choice. There are patients who, if they find out, won't come back. There are new patients who would never come."
Most abortions in Florida and elsewhere in the nation are done in clinics like Bundy's, and these are dangerous times for such clinics. According to the National Abortion Federation, clinics in the United States have been bombed, vandalized, burglarized, invaded, or set afire 584 times in the past 13 years. Clinic staff members have been assaulted 57 times and received 69 death threats during those years. Two were kidnapped.
Bundy's clinic regularly receives threatening phone calls and is picketed now and then. One demonstrator carried a stick with red paint-spattered baby dolls hanging by nooses. Protesters sometimes shout at staff members and try to persuade patients to forgo an abortion.
During these times employees, wearing T-shirts with the words "clinic staff" in bold letters, escort patients through the crowds.
Bundy has tried to protect his children.
"We were afraid to let our youngest boy ride his bike to school," says Bundy's former wife. "When Ralph picked up the kids, he took a long way home in case he was being followed. We wouldn't let the kids bring in the mail. There might be a bomb."
Amid the name-calling and threats, Bundy did not back down.
He does not simply admit to doing abortions. He proclaims it. In a letter to his hometown newspaper, he wrote: "I am an abortionist . . . and I am proud of it."
"At the end of every day I accomplish two things," he says. "I have helped a whole lot of women with a difficult problem. And I can say: 'Today is another victory for individual rights.'"
He respects logical debate. He says anti-abortionists do not.
"To debate a committed anti-abortionist is like debating a donkey," he says. "It comes down to, 'God says it's murder.' It's impossible to nail them with logic. I stopped arguing with them years ago.
"It's not just abortion. These holier-than-thou nitwits have their fingers into books, videos. They have a whole agenda that goes way, way beyond abortion. It's free speech, the freedoms that made America, that these nutcakes want to take away."
Now when he encounters picketers he tries to brush them off.
"I like to drive by and say, 'Another good day and you had absolutely no effect on us.'"
Even when he's called a killer, which is pretty often.
"The plain fact is that this doctor makes money killing babies," says Ken Connor, president of the Florida Right to Life. "He tries to justify what he's doing by demeaning people like us."
"I'm curious about what motivates Dr. Bundy," says Jean Doyle, a director of Florida's Right to Life, a national anti-abortion group. "He is a medical person, a healer. What could make a healer become an executioner, an abortionist?
"I know a former abortionist," she continues. "He tells me abortionists have bad dreams, loss of appetite, drink too much . . .
"Dr. Bundy is kind of an oddity as abortion doctors go. I don't know of any other abortionist who admits it up front."
It is his own children Bundy wants to shield from the anger. But they know, and they defend him.
His daughter, watching him in the studio during the television debate, impulsively rose and took the microphone.
"My name is Laura Bundy," she said. "I'm 16 years old, a senior in high school. I'm Dr. Bundy's daughter. In junior high school I was verbally assaulted in school with cries, 'Your father is a butcher,' 'Your father is a murderer.'
"In eighth grade I was afraid to leave the house during the pickets. . . .
"I stand by my father. . . . I think he is right. I love you Daddy."
His wife Bunny laughs off insults or prepares for a good fight.
"I'm like, 'Come on,'" she says. " 'Get in my face. Say that in front of me and I'll show you. . . .'"
"Our lifestyle is – we're a unit."
Bundy, 40, is tall and tanned, a man whose big love is fishing from his boat. His hair is long, at least for a doctor. He is quiet and direct. At the clinic he seems very much in charge. When he talks of abortion he is not philosophical. He talks of 11-year-olds who are pregnant, of women so desperate that they lie, saying they are are 8 weeks pregnant when they are 18 weeks.
"When Ralph believes he's right, you could drive trucks over him and he'd get up and go to work," says his best friend, who does not want his name used for fear of losing customers.
"The older I get," Bundy says, "the more I think: 'If you can't handle what I do, that's your problem.'"
His friend says Bundy was just as firm in his convictions in high school.
Bundy was class president, student council representative, the boy who persuaded the others to settle down, his friend says.
"He always seemed to be heading in the right direction."
After receiving an undergraduate degree from Florida Technical College – now University of Central Florida – Bundy joined the Army, which put him through Duke University medical school.
As an Army doctor, Bundy delivered 1,024 babies. He was called out in the middle of the night, night after night. He worked all night, and then worked all day.
The strain damaged him. Bundy fell sick with sclerosing cholangitis, an obscure liver disease that can kill. It is largely caused by stress, Bundy says. Twice the Army summoned his family – first to Washington D.C. and later to California – where Bundy lay dying.
He took stock of the way he was leading his life. It seemed he could not withstand the demanding hours required of an obstetrician.
After the Army, he and his wife and three children moved to Central Florida, where Bundy had grown up.
He planned to become a partner with an established ob stetrician-gynecologist and eventually open his own doctor's office. Meanwhile, he did abortions at the Women's Health Center.
Bundy works only during the day and takes Sundays and Mondays off. He would make more money with a private obstetrical-gynecological practice, but he would not have as much time for himself and his family.
"For a lot of years he lived not knowing if tomorrow would be the last day," says Bruce Bundy, his younger brother. "Now every day is a kind of gift."
On Sundays, Bundy and Bunny, his three children and her son go fishing. They take the 25-foot boat, drop anchor at a sandbar and grill hamburgers.
Bundy takes the kids swimming with manatees in St. Augustine. In the summer they go to Key West, where they swim during the day and play music at night.
"We talk music and fishing," says Bruce. "He is a top-notch guitar player. He plays rock 'n' roll – Jimmy Buffett, Santana, the Doobie Brothers. . . . Music runs through the whole family."
"That family does a tremendous amount of things together," he says.
Bundy says he talks to his children about personal subjects as well as fishing and music.
"I don't want my kids to think there's a mystery with drugs, sex and liquor," says Bundy. "I want them to be aware, to be rational and reasonable about what they do."
When asked what he'd do if a daughter became pregnant, he says: "I'd certainly have the same difficulties and ambivalence any other parent would have. I certainly wouldn't say, 'You should have an abortion.' I would say, 'You have choices.'"
"This is a guy who does not have fangs and horns," says Bunny. "He is not a black-cloaked murderer. He's a real live guy with four children and a wife and a boat and a pool and he even cleans his own pool.
"He is a renegade in this town," she continues, referring to the opinions of other local obstetrician-gynecologists. "He's doing other people's dirty work. He is as licensed as any other doctor. But people receive him as being less than a doctor. . . .
"We feel very strongly about what he does and why he does it."
On a Tuesday afternoon in March, there are 23 women and a few men in the waiting room of the Women's Health Center.
The clinic is on a dirt road in Orlando. Its windows are barred, its carpet is worn, its chairs do not match. On its walls are pro-choice posters and drawings of Victorian women. It has a friendly feel, and patients talk easily with each other.
"This is the worst part," a woman says, in a knowing voice. "Waiting."
A teen-age boy and girl bend their heads over one of the innumerable forms that precede an abortion at the clinic. The girl is 17, her unruly hair held back from her face with sunglasses. She hesitates over a question – the answer, it seems, is too obvious for words.
"Because" – she finally writes – "my parents would be very upset and their reaction would be an unpleasant one."
The Women's Health Center is directed by Patte Martin and Ruth Arick – "two old-fashioned radical feminists," Bundy says with affection. The clinic does abortions on women who are between seven and 14 weeks pregnant.
Patte Martin's pepper-and-salt hair hangs down her back. Her eyes, in stylish aviator glasses, seem to flash when she talks about her enemy, the anti-abortionists.
Martin began working in abortion clinics soon after abortion became legal in 1973. For she and Arick, the Women's Health Center is not just a small business; it is a crusade, a life's purpose.
It is a place where bonds are formed quickly, where women confide in strangers who, for this day, are close friends. It is a woman's place, where women sympathize with each other about birth control pills that fail, men who betray.
Martin and Arick have organized the clinic to encompass all the activity – medical and psychological – that surrounds an abortion. A few days before an abortion, women come to the clinic to pay a $50 deposit, to fill out forms, and to be counseled.
Counselors ask: Do you want an abortion? Are you being forced or coerced by anyone? Is an abortion what you, and only you, want?
They tell women what the tools are called. They hold up a diagram of a woman's pelvic area and trace the path the suction will take. They call the contents of the uterus "the tissue."
The 17-year-old girl with the sunglasses in her hair listens intently as the counselor describes a pelvic examination. She has never had one. She has never even seen a speculum. She and her boyfriend had used condoms for birth control – "when we thought about it."
An abortion in the first trimester, the first 12 weeks, of a pregnancy is relatively fast and simple. The cost is $250.
On a busy day Bundy does 20 or more abortions.
He chats briefly to help the patient relax. He does the procedure, answers questions and wishes the woman well. This all takes about 15 minutes.
One woman, talking nervously, asked what Bundy uses for birth control. Bundy answered easily: "I've had a vasectomy. I can't tell the difference, but my wife says she does."
The woman laughed and felt more at ease.
To do an abortion Bundy inserts a slim wood stick, a dilater, into the uterus to slightly open the cervix.
He removes that and inserts a slim hollow plastic tube, a cannula, which is attached to the suction machine and which suctions blood, tissue and the fetus. The procedure takes about 90 seconds.
The patient is led from the operating room to an adjacent recovery room. She rests there for a half hour, covered with a light blanket. Nearby is a mug of Patte Martin's herbal tea and a wicker basket of soda crackers.
The operation is not always simple. A woman could have a double uterus or a tilted uterus or fibroid growths.
"Those are abortions that are technically quite interesting," he says.
Before the procedure, some women cry out of fear. Others say they want an abortion but mean, with their bodies and their hesitancies, that they don't.
Bundy must try to hear what those women cannot bring themselves to say.
"One patient sat very tight, her shoulders up, her knees together, her hands clenched, rocking slightly. Just sitting there. . . ."
"I asked, 'Do you want to be here? Is this your decision?'"
The woman had been told an abortion was very painful, Bundy said. She was afraid. But she managed to calm herself enough to go through with it.
A woman with bronchitis, on the other hand, upon being told to wait and recover, became distraught.
"She screamed, 'I want to be unpregnant now!'" Bundy says.
Another patient was a conservative Baptist, very much against abortion, with children and a husband who'd had a vasectomy. She was pregnant by a friend and, faced with destroying her marriage or having an abortion, she chose the latter.
"She was quiet and teary," says Bundy. "I said, 'Take heart in your family. You're a good person and have something worth preserving. I'm sorry you have to go against your principles.'"
Sometimes a woman will dress and go away, still pregnant, and days later come back.
Some women tense, expecting pain.
"At the end they say, 'Are you done? Is that all?'
"That's my carrot. In the recovery room there's a great sense of relief."
The pregnancy is gone. It wasn't planned, it wasn't wanted. Now, she can start over.
If the pregnancy is wanted, everything is wonderful.
Bundy does not see those happy women. He sees the others. He hears women who say: "My boyfriend left me. My parents are unhappy; I have this huge thing in me; there's an urgency. I want my abortion right now.'"
Then, Bundy says, "You make your decision. And you get on with the rest of your life."
Patte Martin owns and is executive director of The Women's Health Center Inc. in Orlando and Daytona Beach. Dr. Ralph Bundy is medical director of the clinic, which is also known as The Birth Control Center.
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Seeing Moran's wonderful picture of the lotus he took while lying
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seeds remains standing above the water. These pods turn black at maturity, and
are valued as ornamentals called "chinquapins".
Excitedly noting that the water was only waist-deep, I jumped
over-board, fully clothed, and waded over to examine a plant in detail. The
roots seemed to be set in soil somewhat more sandy than the normal organic mud
of the lake's bottom. This probably contributed to the scarcity of lotus in
comparison to other species of aquatic plants (although I have observed huge
stands of lotus on Paynes Prairie at times).
The experience suddenly went from ethereal to ephemeral as my skin
began to itch and burn. "Gatorfleas," I thought. Surely, I must have gotten
into a nest of the dreaded gatorflea.
I ploughed back to the boat as fast as I could and clammered aboard.
Shucking my muddy shirt, I was quickly relieved to see no gatorfleas, for
their sting is brutal. However, my stomach and torso were covered with the
next worst things- leeches. As I pulled away a dozen of the slimy black
creatures, my body was left with open bleeding wounds. One gusher was coming
from my navel, and I could not seem to stop the bleeding. But I had
experienced leeches before, although not as extensively, so knew the bleeding
would soon wane.
As I returned back through Cross Creek, I thought of the leeches and
this experience of being "leeched". I wondered if perhaps these foul vampire
eels, these lizards from the River Styx, lured me with their "Loreli Rock" to
their feast? Well, the victory was still mine, for experiencing the beauty of
the lotus was worth every bite.
Ode to the Lotus Leech
Does not the Lotus deserve your care?
This lordly tribute to your lair.
It's "you" who sends it from the mud,
And "they" who spoil it must give their blood!
Without your version of the Sirens Rock,
Adorned in verdance and a golden frock,
Reaching skyward like a shrine surreal,
We wouldn't know you, vampire eel!
Through the woundings of your teeth,
Deep in my navel and just beneath,
Inject the poisons from your fetid bile,
Mucus and secretions just as vile.
I've stolen your treasure and now must pay,
With rivulets of scarlet in your evil way.
Gloat not, sly slugs of the River Styx,
For the Lotus Blossom is my fix!
Hamaca Jim
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From $133 / night
|Per night:
|$200 - $250
|Per week:
|$1,400 - $1,650
|Pets allowed:
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3
Sleeps: 8
Type: Home
Pets allowed: No
Internet: Yes
Reservation required at least one month in advance ,one rental agreement by both parties.We required $ 250.00 refundable security deposit.
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> Historic Mount Vernon
> National Harbor
> Reagan National Airport
> Washington DC
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Owner Profile
|Dec 01 2016
|Feb 28 2017
|3 Nights
|Mar 01 2017
|Dec 31 2017
|4 Nights
|Check In: 2 p.m. Check Out: 10 a.m.
|Lodging tax: 5%
|Deposits: security deposit of $ 250.00 refundable after final inspection .
|Payment Options: Discover, Mastercard, PayPal, Visa
|Other Fees: $100.00 housekeeping fee paid at time check in for cleaning at time of departure.
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Reviews for this vacation home rental in Alexandria, Virginia
Cari Farquhar
San Jose, California
October 8, 2010
We had a party of 10 people staying at the house. We all fit and had plenty of room. The house was clean and well kept. The kitchen was fully stocked with pots/pans/utensils. The bathrooms were clean and stocked with soap and shampoos. The laundry room was stocked with soap as well. Carlos was more than generous with his offer of rides to the store/metro station. We loved this home!!
Great Vacation Rental
Velda McClanahan
Maryville, Tennessee
Great Vacation Rental
June 30, 2010
This was the best house we had ever rented for vacation! The pictures does not do it justice. House was very large and everything is up to date.The only complaint was that there was not a hammock in the back yard.I'm sure if we had mentioned that to Carlos,he would have found one for us.LOL Carlos was very nice and helped with anything we needed help with.If we make it back to DC or VA we will certainly stay there. Quiet street and a great place to relax.
Great Place
Arlene Harshbarger
Kokomo, IN
Great Place
April 24, 2010
Coming from all over the US, our family needed a place to stay. We chose this rental but were skeptical because you can't always tell from pictures. It was an absolutely beautiful place and we had a sad but great visit. There is plenty of room, a fabulous kitchen and is highly furnished even shampoo and soap. Carlos is a very gracious host and offers to help you in anyway he can. This is a very convenient but quiet location to the capitol, Arlington and many other points of interests. Old Towne has lots to see and great places to eat. You won't be sorry you selected this rental.
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Love It!
November 24, 2009
The house was wonderful! The owners are great. I will definately recommend this house to others and stay here again myself!
Wonderful Home!
Gloria Martinez
Blaine, WA
Wonderful Home!
November 12, 2009
Wonderful experience and a great home! Our family was in town for our daughter's wedding and we were very happy that they had a beautiful and comfortable place to stay. Carlos was very helpful and a very good host. We will be back soon!
Excellent for a large family
David Ackerman
Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Excellent for a large family
August 31, 2009
My wife and I were taking our 5 children (ages 12 to 4) down to DC for a mini-vacation and I dreaded the idea of staying in a hotel. There are just too many of us! Carlos' house was plenty spacious with 5 bedrooms and 3 baths. We could spread out and not trip over each other. The house itself is very clean and is in a nice quiet neighborhood. Very close to the Metro and Mount Vernon (a trip I hope to take next time). We will be taking the kids down again next year and will definitely rent again. I would recommend this to anyone.
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Caryl Stewart
Wedding / Vacaiton in DC
August 25, 2009
House was very clean and in a quiet neighborhood. Definitely recommend. It has plenty of room. BUT only 1 TV so be prepared to share shows & the PC since it uses the TV as its monitor. Everything was great!!!! Close enough to the metro to get to DC easily. Rental is minutes away from George Washington's House(Mount Vernon). Wasn't planning on going there, but it was so close and a very nice trip. They have a large river boat at his mansion that will take you out into the Potomoac for $9. Pleasant surprise.
motorized wheelchair accessible
motorized wheelchair accessible
June 29, 2009
grandparents, parents, teenagers, friends all had a good time the house is very spacious for wide turns, carlos added ramps into house to access 2 levels and back yard- the bathroom doorway is not w/c accessible. the kitchen is fully loaded with cookware and dinner ware, dining room table looks great fully set for family dinner- 12 chairs. nice cold air, great tv, computer. many local things to do and dc- take public transport, no easy parking in dc- parking garages do not fit handicap van we recommed this house - thanks again carlos
very accomodating
Maureen Rego
Little Compton, Rhode Island
very accomodating
May 22, 2009
Our large family recently stayed in this house for a few days while we attended our daughter's graduation in DC. We were all very comfortable in this very clean and spacious home which is located in a quiet, neighborhood. The kitchen was beautiful and well suited for a home-cooked meal after a full day of sightseeing. A great way to cut costs! The house is very close to Mt. Vernon and almost any store that would be needed is located along a nearby road. Thank you Carlos for allowing us to stay in your home. Our family vacation was truly a memorable one. Maureen
Even better than expected!
Nancy Wolter
Phoenix, Arizona
Even better than expected!
January 27, 2009
What a beautiful house and simply perfect for our large, sprawling family.The worksmanship is of the highest quality, and appliances, to utensils, to pots and pans top-notch. Fluffy white towels in every room and firm, comfortable mattresses made this even better than sleeping at home. On top of it all, Carlos is more than gracious and hospitable, he went out of his way to help us, from rides from the airport and metro station when we arrived, just so we could learn the lay of the land. What a great experience this was.
Roomy, comfortable, and a great deal
Kathy Allen
Tucson, AZ USA
Roomy, comfortable, and a great deal
January 24, 2009
My family and I stayed here over the inauguration and we can't rave enough about it. Carlos, the owner, was incredibly gracious, the house was spotless, beds amazingly comfortable, and the massive kitchen perfect for family gatherings. If we have occasion to go to D.C. again, we most definitely will stay at Carlos Navia's place.
Loved this place! So many things to do....friendly people willing to take you to and from the airport and I was able to cook in the kitchen or eat out when I wanted. I will definetly recommend this place next time I head back to
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