Bill C-484 has gone to committee. Let your MP know how you want them to vote.
Petitions and Information
And you can also sign the petition http://www.gopetition.com/online/16893.html
What the Media is saying;
What the blogs are saying
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Ken Epp: Back Door Man
Honour to whom honour is
due, about the second-reading vote on the bill
Bill C-484 and the company
it keeps
Birth Pangs is posting regularly on this issue. Follow the C-484 threads here;
Bread and Roses is a hub for democratically minded, political activists who get together to exchange information and resources in a strong feminist atmosphere. Leftists and progressives discuss issues and news in its lively forums. You can join in the discussion and actions against Bill C-484 (and Bill C-537) by visiting these links;
Rally Against C-484, Saturday, May 3
Protest Against Bill C-484
Who supports C-484?
http://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=5445
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
http://www.christianity.ca/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=5206
Christianity.ca
http://www.fotf.ca/tfn/life/stories/2008/080416.html
Focus on the Family
http://www.christianweek.org/stories.php?id=105
Christian Week
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/opinion/story.html?id=a9b895a6-f9dc-4022-9404-3dbd26cc0b70
Margaret Somerville
http://www.campaignlifecoalition.com/national_news/2008/news_0508.html
Campaign Life
http://www.cccb.ca/site/content/view/2581/1214/lang,eng/
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
http://www.ccrl.ca/index.php?id=4950&content=League+welcomes+result+of+vote+on+Bill+C-484
Catholic Civil Rights League
http://www.canadiansformoralclarity.com/
Canadians for Moral Clarity
http://www.catholicregister.org/content/view/1395/849/
The Catholic Register
Support Bill C-484
(4503 members)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=26129314304
Supporters of the Unborn Victims of Crime Act
(1044 members)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8996774538&ref=share
I support Bill C-484
(463 members)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25613705408
Unborn Victims of Crime Act
(34 members)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8362566121
Who Opposes C-484?
Link to websites of or statements from the following organizations http://www.arcc-cdac.ca/statements.html
Action Canada Population Development / Action Canada pour la population et le développement
Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes
Atira Women’s Resource Society / Société De la Ressource Des Femmes D’Atira
BC Government Services Employees Union
BC Teacher’s Federation, Feminist Caucus
Canadian Anti-racism Education and Research Society (CAERS)
Canadian Auto Workers Union / TCA Québec
Canadian Bar Association / L’Association du Barreau Canadien
Canadian Federation for Sexual Health / Fédération canadienne pour la santé sexuelle
Canadian Federation of University Women / Fédération canadienne des femmes diplômées des universités
Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action / L’Alliance canadienne féministe pour l’action internationale (FAFIA/AFAI)
Canadian Medical Association
Canadian Labour Congress / Congrès du travail du Canada
Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy
Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Prairie Region
Canadian Union of Public Employees / Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique (CUPE National)
Canadian Union of Public Employees, Vancouver (CUPE BC)
Canadian Women’s Health Network Le Réseau canadien pour la santé des femmes
Canadian Youth for Choice
Canadians for Choice/L’Association canadienne pour la liberté de choix
Catholics for a Free Choice – Canada
Le Centre femmes de La Mitis (Mont-Joli QC)
Centre de santé des femmes de Montréal
Centre Novas, CALACS francophone de Prescott-Russell, Casselman ON
Le centre Victoria pour femmes (Sudbury et Algoma)
Centres des femmes du Québec (various ones)
La Clinique des femmes de l’Outaouais
Coalition Against Violence, St. Johns NL
Colibri – Centre des femmes francophones du comté de Simcoe
College of Family Physicians, Gender and Equity division
Le comité de femmes de l’ASSÉ (Association pour une Solidarité Syndicale Étudiante)
Le comité de vigilance IVG de la province de Quebec
La Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN)
Conseil du statut de la femme, Québec
Elizabeth Bagshaw Women’s Clinic, Vancouver
L’Escale de l’Estrie, Sherbrooke
Fédération des enseignantes et enseignants de CEGEP (CSQ)
La Fédération des femmes du Québec
La Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec
La Federation des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec (FMOQ)
La Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ)
Federation of Medical Women of Canada
Graduate Women’s Studies Student’s Association, York University
Halifax Coalition for Choice
La Fédération du Québec pour le planning des naissances (FQPN) Appel à l’action
International Consortium for Medical Abortion
Jer’s Vision: Canada’s Youth Diversity Initiative
Kitchen Table Collective/Le Collectif de Table de cuisine
Medical Students for Choice
Miss G__ Project, Ottawa Chapter
National Abortion Federation, Washington (op-ed piece, April 26).
National Advocates for Pregnant Women, New York. relativement aux lois sur les enfants non encore nés victimes d1actes criminels.
National Advocates for Youth
National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) / L’Association nationale Femmes et Droit (ANFD)
National Council of Women of Canada / Conseil national des femmes du Canada
New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women
Newfoundland and Labrador Feminist Coalition
Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Advisory Council on the Status of Women
North York Women’s Shelter, Toronto
Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses (OAITH) and Women’s Habitat, Toronto (In English)
Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinics
Planned Parenthood Ottawa
Pro-Choice Action Network Pro-Choice New Brunswick
Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa
South Fraser Women’s Services Society, Surrey BC
University of Victoria Students’ Society
Women Elders in Action (WE*ACT), Vancouver
Women’s Habitat
Women’s Health Clinic, Winnipeg
Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF national)
Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights
Yukon Status of Women Council
Public Service Alliance of Canada petition
CONTRE LE PROJET DE LOI C-484!
(5833 members)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=13570276753
Oppose Bill C-484
(5255 members)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10524705862&ref=mf
I Oppose Bill C-484: Support Equality and Choice for Women
(457 members)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10353261862
SIGN PETITION ” Against Bill C-484 – Unborn Victims of Crime Act.
(359 members)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9448394506
A message from Joyce Arthur of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada:
Aux organisations : Veuillez signer avec nous une déclaration collective d’opposition au projet de loi C-484, Loi sur les enfants non encore nés victimes d’actes criminels
English Statement
Déclaration en français
To sign, please send an email with your organization’s name in both French and English to joyce@arcc-cdac.ca
Pour la signer, veuillez adresser un courriel à joyce@arcc-cdac.ca, en précisant l’appellation officielle de votre organisation, en français et anglais s’il y a lieu.
(Note: Individuals should the online petition. / Nota : Les signataires à titre individuel sont plutôt invité-es à signer la pétition en ligne. Petition)
Thank you / Merci!
Here’s the text of the statement: …click here to read more
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