C-233: The Sex Selective Abortion Act

On February 26, 2020, I introduced the Sex Selective Abortion Act (Bill C-233) in the House of Commons. If passed, the bill would amend the Criminal Code to prohibit a medical practitioner from performing a sex selective abortion. The bill includes a directive for guidelines to be established on how information on the prohibition on sex selective abortion is provided by a medical practitioner to a pregnant person.

Sex selective abortion happens in Canada. It is not permissible in a society that advocates for equality of the sexes. Adopting appropriate legislation to end discrimination against any person based on sex is part of Canada’s commitment to advancing human rights. My bill addresses inequality between the sexes in its earliest forms.

I encourage you to visit this page for all the information you need on my bill as it becomes available.

Sincerely,

Cathay Wagantall, MP
Yorkton--Melville

The Latest:

News Release: Vedic Hindu Cultural Society of BC endorses C-233: the Sex Selective Abortion Act (November 23, 2020)

News Release: United Sikhs endorses C-233: the Sex Selective Abortion Act (November 12, 2020)

Letter of Endorsement: UNITED SIKHS Endorses Bill C-233

FULL INTERVIEW: Cathay Wagantall, MP speaks about C-233 on Canadian Justice with K.R. Davidson (October 28, 2020)

Tabitha Ewert: Canadians want to ban sex-selective abortion. Will Parliament listen? (National Post, October 27, 2020)

News Release: New poll: Majority of Canadians oppose sex–selective abortion and would vote accordingly (October 23, 2020)

Canadians want real debate on abortion, says MP (Catholic Register, September 17, 2020)

Pink flags planted in Langley to protest sex-selective abortion (Aldergrove Star, September 14, 2020)