A man who secretly gave his pregnant girlfriend abortion pills has been sentenced to seven years in prison after causing the death of her preborn child. Prosecutors said he acted without her knowledge or consent, ending the life of the child she was carrying.
This tragic case exposes a contradiction at the heart of our culture. When a woman wants her baby, secretly administering abortion drugs is recognized as a grave crime. The law acknowledges that a human life was taken and that a mother was profoundly harmed.
Of course, this happened in the United States. In Canada, a sentence like this would be impossible.
Under current Canadian law, a preborn child has no legal status as a victim until birth. While secretly administering drugs to a pregnant woman without her consent would still be a serious criminal offence, the death of her unborn child would not result in a homicide charge. The law recognizes harm done to the woman, but not the loss of her child.
This troubling reality highlights a gap in our laws. If a wanted pregnancy is ended through violence, coercion, or deception, most Canadians recognize that a profound loss has occurred. Yet our legal system does not recognize the unborn child as a victim.
Every child in the womb has inherent dignity and worth, regardless of whether he or she is wanted by others. Cases like this remind us that abortion pills are powerful drugs capable of ending a human life—and that both mothers and their unborn children deserve protection.
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