Woman 24 Weeks Pregnant Killed, But Canada Says Her Unborn Baby Boy Isn’t a Human BeingInternational Mike Schouten Jun 7, 2016 | 3:37PM Ottawa, Canada
http://www.lifenews.com/2016/06/07/woman-24-weeks-pregnant-killed-but-canada-says-her-unborn-baby-boy-isnt-a-human-being/The murder of Candice Rochelle Bobb from Etobicoke, ON is a tragedy complicated by the fact that she was 24 weeks pregnant with her third son. Since 2000, at least twenty-four Canadian women have been victims of violent assault or murder while carrying their child to term.
The well-documented events of Bobb’s murder on May 15, 2016 have been under the microscope of legal experts across the country due to the
emergency C-section which resulted in the live birth of her son. Now, three weeks after Bobb passed away, her little boy has died as well.
Toronto police are deciding whether or not a suspect could be charged with the baby’s death. Obviously Bobb’s son died as a result of the criminal act perpetrated on his mother. But if only he had died on the other side of the birth canal, the decision to charge or not would be much simpler.
After all, the Criminal Code in Section 223 is clear about when a child becomes a human being:
“A child becomes a human being within the meaning of this Act when it has completely proceeded, in a living state, from the body of its mother.” Never mind that this contradicts everything we’ve every learned about the science of embryology – from sixth grade onward. Or that animals and white picket fences have more protection in the Criminal Code than a child that is moments from being born.
I digress. The reason the Toronto police are grappling with what to do about the death of Bobb’s son is because the significance of this case will be felt nationwide. Canadians see that our current criminal law defies common sense and scientific fact. They know that it is absurd that, had Bobb’s child died mere moments before birth, the law would have refused to recognize his existence.
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