Mon Jun 19, 2023 – 1:35 pm EDT
OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) — A Liberal MP condemned a now-defeated bill to protect pregnant mothers from violence because it would “give legal protection to the fetus.”
On May 9, Liberal MP Rachel Bendayan told Parliament that voting for Bill C-311, which aimed to provide additional legal protections to pregnant mothers facing violence, would “reopen the abortion debate,” and therefore could not be supported.
“This bill appears to be designed to serve as a stepping stone towards reopening the abortion debate in Canada, with the goal of conferring rights on the fetus,” Bendayan argued.
“Let me be clear,” she continued. “Our government firmly believes that the right to abortion is protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We will never compromise on that right.”
On June 14, Bendayan took to social media to once again condemn the pro-family proposition, accusing the bill aimed at protecting pregnant women as being an attempt to “give legal status to a fetus here in Canada.”
Later today, @ourcommons will vote on the Conservatives’ latest attempt to reopen the abortion debate in Canada.@PierrePoilievre‘s decision to fast track this bill shows
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