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October 26, 2016

Father vows to keep fighting after Molly and Cassie’s law defeated

MP Cathay Wagantall introduced the private member’s Bill C-225 to protect unborn children in the womb, which was defeated by the House of Commons 209-76 on Oct. 19.

OTTAWA – Jeff Durham vows to keep fighting for changes in the law in the wake of the defeat of Cassie and Molly’s Law, a bill named after his murdered unborn daughter and her mother, Cassie Kaake.

Published in Canada
October 20, 2016

Cassie and Molly’s Law defeated in Parliament

A private member's bill known as Cassie and Molly's law, named after Cassie Kaake, pictured, was defeated in the House of Commons Oct. 19. The bill would make it a crime to kill or injure an unborn child while committing a crime against the mother.

OTTAWA —A private member’s bill aimed at protecting pregnant women against violence went down to defeat in the House of Commons Oct. 19 by a 209-76 vote.

Published in Canada
August 4, 2016

Poll shows Canadians favour criminal charges for intentionally harming fetus

Cathay Wagantall, a member of parliament from Yorkton-Melville in Saskatchewan, commissioned a Nanos poll to test support for her private member's bill C-225 Cassie and Molly's Law introduced in February.

OTTAWA – Most Canadians would support a law allowing separate charges for injuring or killing an unborn child while committing a violent crime against the mother, a poll commissioned by a Saskatchewan MP has found.

Published in Canada
March 10, 2016

Common sense

Common sense

Canadian law permits abortion at any time for any reason during a pregnancy. Despite the Supreme Court’s position that Parliament is entitled to legislate some protections for pre-born children, what has developed instead is de facto government endorsement of an absolute right to choose.

Published in Editorial
February 29, 2016

Molly and Cassie’s Law aims to strengthen legal protection of unborn children

Mike Schouten of Weneedalaw.ca at a booth at the Manning Centre Conference Feb. 26. He said he hopes Cathay Wagantall's Bill C-225 gets all party support

OTTAWA - A Saskatchewan MP has tabled a bill in the House of Commons aimed at deterring “senseless assaults” on pregnant women in Canada.

Published in Canada