The Conservatives didn’t want to open debate surrounding Bill M-312. MPs weighed in anyway
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The Commons: A debate about a debate about abortion
“Why would we be afraid to let the evidence come out?” asked MP Stephen Woodworth
M-312: Debating a study that might require a debate about abortion
At 5:30pm this evening the House will hold an hour of debate on Stephen Woodworth’s proposal that a special committee be struck to study Section 223(1) of the Criminal Code. That portion of the Code states that “a child becomes a human being within the meaning of this Act when it has completely proceeded, in a living state, from the body of its mother, whether or not it has breathed; it has an independent circulation; or the navel string is severed.”