Canada’s Catholic bishops have slammed Justin Trudeau’s Government for putting a radical abortion rights agenda “at the core” of the country’s foreign policy.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland had earlier said the new Government had put  abortion and “sexual reproductive rights” at “the core” of Canada’s international commitment and they were seeking a two-year seat on the United Nations Security Council to globally promote access to abortion, which she described as a “Canadian value.”

But the bishops blasted Freeland’s statement as “erroneous, confusing and misguided,” and rebuked the Liberal Party for pushing a “political ideology” and a “particular” brand of feminism while disregarding the genuine needs and convictions of people in the developing world.