1 November 1989
November 1, 1989
Takes issue with the Law Reform Commission’s proposal to create a crime of harm to or destruction of the foetus. Argues that the commission fails its own test for the criminalization of behaviour and that the commission displays little understanding of women’s rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
A Response to Crimes Against the Foetus, the Law Reform Commission of Canada's Working Paper #58

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