Fri Dec 17, 2021 – 3:05 pm ESTFri Dec 17, 2021 – 3:10 pm EST
OTTAWA, Ontario, (LifeSiteNews) – A bill that could ban all pro-life demonstrations outside facilities that provide abortion, with a penalty of up to 10 years in jail, has been approved by the Canadian Senate.
Bill C-3 passed third reading in Canada’s House of Commons yesterday with no recorded vote. Today senators approved the bill with no amendments.
Bill #C3 has been adopted at third reading in the Senate: https://t.co/00a6QqF4vh#SenCA #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/iBg9RA0knv
— Senate of Canada (@SenateCA) December 17, 2021
Bill C-3 was introduced to the House of Commons by Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan of the Liberal Party on November 26.
The bill bars anyone trying to prevent a doctor or nurse “in the performance of their duties” or “intentionally obstruct or interfere with another person’s lawful access” to a hospital or clinic. It would be up to law enforcement to decide what constitutes interference.
According to Bill C-3: “Every person commits an offence who, without lawful authority, intentionally obstructs or interferes with another person’s lawful access to a place at which health services are provided by a health professional.”
Bill C-3 also
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