Among those voting against Bill C-233 were Conservative leader Erin O鈥橳oole and about one-third of the Conservative caucus.
Bill C-233 would have made it a crime for a 鈥渕edical practitioner to perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought solely on the grounds of the child鱿鱼视频app genetic sex.鈥� These abortions disproportionately target a girl in the womb.
鈥淢P Wagantall is to be commended for bringing the issue of sex-selective abortion into the open,鈥� said Tabitha Ewert, legal counsel for We Need a Law, which actively supported the bill. 鈥淭his is an ugly reality in Canada, where girls are aborted simply because they are girls. We need to address sex-based discrimination in every form, including at life鱿鱼视频app earliest stages, and MPs missed an important opportunity to do that today.鈥�
During debate speakers from all parties said they abhor the practice but were unwilling to undo a woman鱿鱼视频app right to abortion. They argued it was a tactic to bring in more abortion restrictions.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted after the vote, 鈥�81 members of the Conservative Party voted in favour of anti-choice legislation today. It is completely unacceptable that they will not support, protect or defend a woman鱿鱼视频app right to choose.鈥�
81 members of the Conservative Party voted in favour of anti-choice legislation today. It is completely unacceptable that they will not support, protect, or defend a woman鱿鱼视频app right to choose. Our government always has - and always will.
鈥� Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau)
Other MPs, including Minister of Defence Harjit Sajjan and women鱿鱼视频app and gender minister Maryam Monsef made similar comments to Trudeau, eliciting a Twitter response from Wagantall.
You don鈥檛 stand up for baby girls in the womb, equality, or human rights. You don鈥檛 represent the majority of Canadian women. You represent 16% of Canadians who are pro-abortion any time 4 any reason.
鈥� Cathay Wagantall MP (@cathayw)
鈥淵ou don鈥檛 stand up for baby girls in the womb, equality or human rights. You don鈥檛 represent the majority of Canadian women. You represent 16% of Canadians who are pro-abortion any time 4 any reason. #regressive #shameful.鈥�