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432-00990 (Justice)

Paper petition

Original language of petition: English

PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED

Whereas:

  • Sex selection abortion is legal as Canada has no legal restrictions on abortion;
  • Sex selective abortion is antithetical to our commitment to equality between men and women;
  • A 2019 DART & Maru/Blue poll, conducted for the National Post, showed that 84% of Canadians believe it should be illegal to have an abortion if the family does not want the child to be a certain sex;
  • International organizations including the World Health Organization, United Nations Women, and United Nations Children's Fund have identified unequal sex ratios at birth as a growing problem internationally;
  • Canada's health care profession recognizes sex selection as a problem.

Therefore, we the undersigned citizens of Canada call upon the House of Commons to pass a Criminal Code prohibition of sex selective abortion.

Presented to the House of Commons
Cathay Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville)
May 28, 2021 (Petition No. 432-00990)
Photo - Cathay Wagantall
Yorkton—Melville
Conservative Caucus
Saskatchewan

Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.