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Conservative private member’s bill raises spectre of abortion debate
OTTAWA — The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada is criticizing a Conservative private member’s bill the group says is being used to promote fetal rights.
If passed, Bill C-311 would encourage judges to consider physical or emotional harm to a pregnant victim an aggravating factor during sentencing.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has said in the past he is “pro-choice” when it comes to abortion rights, and Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall says the party leader has expressed his intention to vote for her bill.
She maintains the legislation has nothing to do with abortion and is entirely focused on violence against women.