Loading ...CANADA – Conservative bill on harm against pregnant women defeated in House
A Conservative MP’s legislation to create an “aggravating circumstance” clause in the Criminal Code for harming or killing a pregnant woman was defeated by the Liberals, the Bloc Québécois and the NDP who claim it is a “backdoor” attempt to open the abortion debate.
The Violence Against Pregnant Women Act seeks to amend the Criminal Code to add aggravating circumstances that an offender “abused a person whom the offender knew to be pregnant” or that “the offense caused physical or emotional harm to a pregnant victim.”
“Nowhere in this legislation is there any reference to the unborn or reproductive issues. Making this debate about something other than protecting women is unfair and uncaring,” said Conservative whip Kerry-Lynne Findlay during a debate on Tuesday evening.
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