September 24, 2020 For immediate release Ottawa, ON - Today, Members of Parliament visited a pink flag display near Parliament commemorating the victims of sex selective abortion. The pink flags surrounded the Human Rights Monument in downtown Ottawa and volunteers stood with signs that said, “Sex Selective...
September 23, 2020 For immediate release Ottawa, ON - On September 24, the Human Rights Monument will be surrounded by pink flags commemorating the victims of sex selective abortion. Despite our commitment to gender equality, the practice of sex selective abortion is legal and happens in...
September 11, 2020 For immediate release Langley, BC - On September 12, thousands of pink flags will be planted in three locations in the Lower Mainland. These flag displays will draw attention to sex selective abortion. This practice happens in Canada without consequence due to our...
For immediate release - Ottawa, ON March 16, 2020 Two Conservative Party leadership candidates, Dr. Leslyn Lewis and MP Derek Sloan, support legislation banning sex selective abortion. Such legislation is currently being debated in Parliament, as MP Cathay Wagantall recently introduced Bill C-233, the Sex Selective Abortion...
For immediate release - Ottawa, ON February 27, 2020 Yesterday, Cathay Wagantall, Member of Parliament for Yorkton—Melville, introduced a Private Members Bill, the Sex Selective Abortion Act. This act will make it illegal to perform an abortion when the sole reason is the sex of the pre-born child. We...
Recently on Instagram, National Geographic shared a simple, powerful photo by Brett Stirton: a rhino fetus, preserved in a jar. The caption read: “This is an almost fully formed rhino fetus taken from the womb of a dead female killed by poachers for her horn....
Cassie and Molly's Law will soon be debated and voted on in the House of Commons. Before that happens, we want to ensure that as many MPs as possible hear Molly's story from those who are suffering firsthand because Canada does not protect pregnant women...
Over the last two weeks, almost 900 emails have been sent by you, supporters of pre-born human rights, to Members of Parliament across Canada! All of this has been done to show support for Bill C-225, Cassie and Molly's Law, and to ask your MP...
On July 21, 2016, MP Cathay Wagantall (Yorkton-Melville) released the results of a national poll commissioned from Nanos in relation to her proposed Bill C-225, also known as Cassie & Molly’s Law. The results clearly show that the majority of Canadians support legislation that will...
Last week the Native Women’s Association of Canada released a strong endorsement for the Protection of Pregnant Women and Their Preborn Children Act. President Dr. Dawn Lavell Harvard states, “This bill will enhance the rights of Aboriginal women and girls in Canada and address some...
