This fall, MPs will be debating Bill C-225, a private member’s bill that addresses gender-based violence by protecting pregnant women who have chosen to carry their child to term. While many MPs have expressed support for this common-sense proposal, others have levelled criticisms. With choice then removed from the equation, there is nothing left to distinguish a legal abortion from a violent attack on a pregnant woman that results in the death of her child. Their own lack of consistency as to what “choice” really means for a woman becomes clear and thus, paradoxically, endangers abortion. National PostMike Schouten is the director of WeNeedaLAW.ca, a public awareness campaign that mobilizes Canadians for the purpose of passing laws that protect preborn children.

Source: National Post October 03, 2016 11:26 UTC