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Abortion Politics

#50 - Abortion and the Conservative Party

#51 - Free Votes, Private Members' Bills, and Abortion

#54 - Abortion Law and Policy: U.S./Canadian Comparisons

#56 - Fetal Insurance Law
Based on a specific case, the Alberta government passed a law enabling lawsuits to be filed against insurance companies for injuries suffered by a fetus in a car accident. But hard cases make bad law, and this law sets a dangerous precedent that makes a pregnant woman liiable for harm caused to her fetus.

#57 - The Case Against a "Fetal Homicide" Law

Five recent murder cases in have involved a pregnant woman being murdered by a male partner or boyfriend, and some have urged that the perpetrator be charged with two homicides – of both the woman and her fetus. This article explains why creating such a law would be an unconsti-tutional infringement on women’s rights, and would likely result in harms against pregnant women.


 

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