ENDING GENDERCIDE IS
A LEGITIMATE GOAL.
Recently the British Parliament voted 181-1 in favour of making sex-selective abortion illegal. Here in Canada the conversation has been challenging, but things are changing! A few weeks ago Leon Benoit, MP for Vegreville-Wainwright spoke these words in the House of Commons:
"Mr. Speaker, in light of the 85th anniversary of the Persons' Case, I acknowledge the many Canadians who are working to ensure that all human beings are recognized in law. Canada truly is among the world's elite when it comes to valuing and protecting human rights, except that we are one of only three countries in the world with no legal protection for children before birth. Sadly, this includes unborn babies who are eliminated and have their precious lives ended just because they are girls. Britain knows it is wrong. Its Parliament declared sex-selection abortions illegal by a 181-to-1 vote. Canada can fix this too. let us start by having this Parliament condemn gender-selection abortion. What better day to recognize this than on Persons' Day? As Dr. Seuss once said, "A person's a person. No matter how small."
Please take a moment to send a note of thanks to Mr. Benoit at the following
P.O. Box 300
Mannville, Alberta
T0B 2W0
Phone: (780) 763-6130 or 1-800-463-1194
Fax: (780) 763-6132
E-mail: leon.benoit.c1@parl.gc.ca
Ottawa Office:
Room 613, Justice Building
111 Wellington
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Phone: (613) 992-4171
Fax: (613) 996-9011
E-mail: leon.benoit@parl.gc.ca
And don't forget to send an email to your MP as well.
Recently the British Parliament voted 181-1 in favour of making sex-selective abortion illegal. Here in Canada the conversation has been challenging, but things are changing! A few weeks ago Leon Benoit, MP for Vegreville-Wainwright spoke these words in the House of Commons:
"Mr. Speaker, in light of the 85th anniversary of the Persons' Case, I acknowledge the many Canadians who are working to ensure that all human beings are recognized in law. Canada truly is among the world's elite when it comes to valuing and protecting human rights, except that we are one of only three countries in the world with no legal protection for children before birth. Sadly, this includes unborn babies who are eliminated and have their precious lives ended just because they are girls. Britain knows it is wrong. Its Parliament declared sex-selection abortions illegal by a 181-to-1 vote. Canada can fix this too. let us start by having this Parliament condemn gender-selection abortion. What better day to recognize this than on Persons' Day? As Dr. Seuss once said, "A person's a person. No matter how small."
Please take a moment to send a note of thanks to Mr. Benoit at the following
P.O. Box 300
Mannville, Alberta
T0B 2W0
Phone: (780) 763-6130 or 1-800-463-1194
Fax: (780) 763-6132
E-mail: leon.benoit.c1@parl.gc.ca
Ottawa Office:
Room 613, Justice Building
111 Wellington
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Phone: (613) 992-4171
Fax: (613) 996-9011
E-mail: leon.benoit@parl.gc.ca
And don't forget to send an email to your MP as well.
