The hope is that lower court cases, racked up across the country, will encourage the Supreme Court to revisit and reverse abortion rights as defined in 1973. They would effectively outlaw abortions after one missed menstrual cycle, when most women don’t even know they’re pregnant. He would have no memory of back-street abortions, botched procedures, desperate women mutilating themselves with hangers, and toxic after-effects. An unborn child isn’t considered a homicide victim under Canadian law. A similar private member’s bill died in 2016 after opponents argued that its hidden agenda was to erode abortion rights.

Source: thestar May 14, 2019 21:33 UTC