Proposed Unborn Victims of Crime Act
Feb 29th, 2008 by Brian Hurlburt
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The following article was sent to us by Karen Hipson of YarmouthOnline.ca
Ottawa - Ken Epp, Member of Parliament for Edmonton-Sherwood Park, introduced in the House of Commons today a Private Members Bill, C-484, that would allow criminal charges to be laid in the death or injury of an unborn child when the child’s mother is the victim of a crime.
“This is all about protecting the choice of a woman to give birth to her child,” said Mr. Epp. “It is about condemning the actions of those who would take it upon themselves to criminally assault a pregnant woman and the child she wants and loves, destroying that child against her will.”
Known as the Unborn Victims of Crime Act, Mr. Epp’s bill is a response to repeated calls from the families of murdered pregnant women-and from the public at large-to recognize unborn children as crime victims when they are injured or killed during the commission of an offence against their mothers.
“Having heard the heart-rending stories of the families of the victims, I am absolutely convinced that this is an issue which cannot be swept aside,” Mr. Epp said. “How do you tell these grieving families that the child they loved and lost never even existed in the eyes of the law? My Unborn Victims of Crime bill addresses this grave injustice, and I encourage all my Colleagues from all parties to support this bill when it comes up for a vote in the House.”
If you believe in the rights of these unborn babies to be defended in the courts, contact your MP and ask them
to support this bill when it comes to a vote next week!
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