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There is a Canadian Abortion Rights Action League fond at Library and Archives Canada. [10] The archival reference number is R3420, former archival reference number MG28-I453. [ 11 ] The fond contains archival material ranging from 1974 to 2003.
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada claims to be Canada's only stated anti-abortion federal political party and supports a total abortion ban in Canada. [99] [100] However, they never had a member elected to parliament and won about only 0.05% of the vote in the 2021 Canadian federal election.
Abortion was previously a criminal offence in Canada, which was still largely influenced by the Catholic Church's moral positions on this issue. Bill C-150 made it legal for women to get an abortion if a therapeutic abortion committee of three doctors felt the pregnancy endangered the mental, emotional or physical well-being of the mother. [ 5 ]
Wagner protested in private abortion clinics in Toronto. [3] She was arrested for the first time in 2012. [4] Following a nearly two-year-long trial, Judge Fergus O'Donnell found her guilty of mischief and probation violation, sentencing her to nine months in prison and two years away from abortion clinics.
It is estimated that around 90 million women of reproductive age live in countries where abortion is completely illegal. 16 countries with the world’s strictest abortion laws Skip to main content
People who seek or obtain abortions can face prison time in more than 120 countries, according to an analysis of abortion penalties around the world.
The wording of section 7 says that it applies to "everyone". This includes all people within Canada, including non-citizens. [4] It does not, however, apply to corporations. [5] Section 7 rights can also be violated by the conduct of a party other than a Canadian government body.
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