Canada needs a pre-born victims of crime law.
Studies show that pregnant women are more likely to be victims of Intimate Partner Violence.
Every time a pregnant woman is harmed a pre-born child is at risk.
The sentence should match the crime.
Canada’s lack of abortion law should not stand in the way of justice for pregnant women and their children.
A violent crime against a pregnant woman needs to be treated as the serious crime it is. Women are especially vulnerable to intimate partner violence, and their risk of such violence increases during pregnancy. These crimes can harm or even end the life of the growing baby in her womb. Right now, criminal sentences in Canada do not take into account these factors, meaning pregnant women and their children are denied justice. While abortion politics have prevented Parliament from addressing this concern in the past, we call on MPs to not allow Canada’s lack of abortion law to stand in the way of justice.
A Pre-born Victims of Crime Law would require a judge to take into consideration the vulnerability of the mother and the harm done to her pre-born child as victims of violent crime.
The following women were murdered along with their pre-born children.
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Canada is failing its pregnant women. Canada needs a pre-born victims of crime law so that criminals who attack a pregnant woman can be sentenced appropriately.
Tabitha Ewert, Legal Counsel for We Need a Law