37^th Parliament, 3^rd Session
(February 2, 2004 - )

Edited Hansard • Number 052

Tuesday, May 11, 2004

PETITIONS

Health

[Hansard – Page 2999]

    Mr. Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville, CPC): Mr. Speaker, the first petition that I would like to present concerns my woman's right to know act. I am presenting petitions signed by 3,263 concerned Canadians from across Canada who support my Woman's Right to Know Act. These petitioners support my bill because it would guarantee that all expectant mothers considering an abortion would be given complete information by their physician about all the risks of the procedure before being referred for an abortion and would provide penalties for doctors who perform an abortion without the fully informed consent of the mother and penalties for doctors who perform a medically unnecessary abortion.

    On Thursday of this week, thousands of people will gather on Parliament Hill for the annual March for Life. They march every year to mourn the death of more than 100,000 unborn children in Canada through medically unnecessary abortions. As you can see, Mr. Speaker, there is quite a number of petitioners.

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