This is the second of a two part series on the most commonly asked legal questions about Bill C-510, Roxanne’s Law. You can find Part I here. The questions answered in this part include the following: Is there similar coerced abortion legislation in other countries? Would the expressions “compel by pressure” or “rancorous badgering”, as… Read More
Unequivocally, yes. The Canadian public is well aware that abortion coercion takes place in this country. The media has raised awareness of this issue through coverage of some of the more tragic stories of women who have suffered coercion. In 2007, Canadians learned details about the death of Roxanne Fernando, for whom Bill C-510 is… Read More
In testimonial-style videos released today, Canadian women are stating their support for Bill C-510, Roxanne’s Law, which would make it a criminal offence to coerce or attempt to coerce a woman into having an unwanted abortion. The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) has launched the two week video campaign in support of Bill C-510 partly… Read More
Bill C-510, An Act to Prevent Coercion of Pregnant Women to Abortion, also known as Roxanne’s Law, was deemed by The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs as not designated as non-votable on October 19th. This passing of this very important stage means that the bill, which will criminalize the act of coercing or… Read More
Good news appears to be flowing from Le Droit this week! In an article entitled “Euthanasie: Ottawa n’entend pas assouplir ses règles “, or roughly translated “Euthanasia: Ottawa doesn’t intend to soften up the rules”, it was made clear that the Harper government has no intentions of decriminalizing euthanasia or assisted suicide. Federal Justice Minister Rob… Read More
I was delighted, absolutely delighted this morning when I was reading Le Droit and came across the article entitled ‘Bolduc veut de meilleurs soins palliatifs’. In Shakespeare’s language, Bolduc wants better palliative care services. On the first day of hearings of the Quebec National Assembly’s Commission on Euthanasia, Minister of Health and Social Services Yves… Read More
As a follow-up to the webitorial that was published at Christanity.ca, this video captures some of Faye’s personal thoughts and experiences relating to the dignity of human life. On a Personal Note with Faye Sonier from EFC on Vimeo. … Read More
For more information, check out our press release. An analysis of the case to follow shortly. … Read More
Friday started a little more relaxedly for the EFC team as our oral arguments were behind us. We had a lengthy breakfast over easy conversation to reflect on the previous day, before gowning up and heading to the courthouse. The courtroom full again, and at some points was standing room only for a second day.… Read More
Faye & Scott on Day 1Yesterday was the first day of hearings at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal on the Marriage Commissioner Reference. As explained a few days ago, in July 2009, the Justice Minister of Saskatchewan asked the Court of Appeal for an opinion on potential legislation which would permit marriage commissioners to decline… Read More