Posted on 03/11/2018 5:30:36 PM PDT by marshmallow
March 7, 2018 (ARPA Canada) – A new law took effect in Ontario last month. It is now an offence, punishable by punitive fines and prison, to "attempt to advise or persuade" someone to refrain from having an abortion, or to "attempt to inform a person concerning issues related to abortion services", or to "attempt to perform an act of disapproval [of abortion]" in any way, if the attempt is made within 50m (or up to 150m) of an abortion clinic. 'Access zones' can also be created around hospitals and pharmacies by regulation, up to 150m in every direction.
Informing? Persuading? Disapproving? Imagine, "You're under arrest for attempted persuasion..." It is also an offence to "persistently request", by any means and in any place, that an Ontario abortion provider "refrain from providing abortion services", no matter how peaceful or polite your requests.
The consequence of this law's viewpoint discrimination was on stark display in Ottawa last week. ARPA is two blocks from the Morgentaler Clinic, so I ventured out see what might be happening on the first day the law came into effect. Just across the street from the Clinic, people were taking signs out of a bag. I thought it might be a bold group of pro-lifers. In fact, it was the opposite. Two police officers walked over and checked out their signs. Evidently, they were satisfied that the signs were sufficiently pro-abortion, since these demonstrators were allowed to stay. "I do not regret my abortion", one woman's sign said. Erase the word 'not' and she could be arrested.
You'll find no offence like these in Canadian law. They exist only in relation to abortion. The closest thing I could think of are laws against obscenity or hate crimes, since they are prohibitions on certain kinds of communication (read.......
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If such lawlessness were introduced into this country it would be a clear indication to start a rebellion.
Oh Canada -
When did you turn into such heartless- no, Godless bastards?
Our future if we aren’t careful.
One area I see it in is the trans sexual movement.
Libs are all for kids *coming out* and announcing to the world that they are gay, and they are encouraged to do so.
But encourage a kid to go from gay to straight, and all hell breaks loose.
It’s hate speech. And they are trying to get it to be illegal to help someone go gay to straight, and yet any kid that wants to go straight to gay or transition from one gender to another can do it without their parents consent and get all the help they want.
This world is SOOOOOOO screwed up.
Joseph Stalin would be proud.
For those trying to come out of the homosexuality life style.
I know there are groups like that out there but how long do you figure we have before those are declared illegal?
I can see that day coming, but to encourage a kid to go into homosexuality is lauded.
So screwed up.......
They definitely need prayers.
The West is not free or democratic. People who would kill 50 million people in the womb would kill 50 million people outside of the womb. Marxist/communists have already killed more than 50 million. No God, no soul, no conscience means no limits.
Canada and many of the European countries are full of “nice” passive people who are putty in the hands of socialists.
Doesn’t help they disarmed themselves long ago.
” Is it also a crime to attempt to persuade one to have an abortion? It seems it should work both ways if they are gonna restrict “persuasive” speech.”
Ahh ... you’re killin’ me !
Can you whisper “TOTALITARIANISM”.
“Abortion is the sacrament of the Left.”
I would include dope and sodomy.
If you look at the most vile idolatry cults of the bible, that’s where “progressives” want to take us.
USA, learn from Canada’s failures.
We have a “constitution” written by none other than Papa Doc Trudeau.
Nothing like the First, Second or Fourth Amendment exists in Canada.
The common law tradition protected none of our rights once “progressives” took over the legal system.
Jealously guard any encroachments on the the 1st, 2nd or 4th - or you will end up like us.
[=[And they are trying to get it to be illegal to help someone go gay to straight,]]
It already is illegal in some states like Mass where parents aren’t allowed to bring their kids to ‘reparative therapy’
No they won’t.
People see these headlines, what they don’t see is what real patriots think and do. That stuff is all censored.
“We approve retroactive abortions for all Planned Parenthood supporters and liberal politicians & judges!”
There! That is not an “attempt to advise or persuade” someone to refrain from having an abortion, or to “attempt to inform a person concerning issues related to abortion services”, or to “attempt to perform an act of disapproval [of abortion]” in any way, if the attempt is made within 50m (or up to 150m) of an abortion clinic. ‘
Is it therefore a legal statement in Ontario?
(How much money will the citizens of Ontario donate to erect the statue of Molech?)
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