Motion 312
{{Short description|2012 motion introduced to the Parliament of Canada}}
Motion 312 was a motion introduced to the Parliament of Canada by Stephen Woodworth, MP for Kitchener Centre, in 2012.
M-312 called for the formation of a committee "to review the declaration in Subsection 223(1) of the Criminal Code which states that a child becomes a human being only at the moment of complete birth".{{cite web|title=Vote No. 466|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/HouseChamberBusiness/ChamberVoteDetail.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=41&Ses=1&Vote=466|work=House of Commons Chamber Business|publisher=Parliament of Canada|accessdate=11 November 2012}}
Reception
= Support =
Groups opposing legal abortion, such as the Campaign Life Coalition, supported Motion 312.{{Cite web |last=Gyapong |first=Deborah |title=Motion 312 defeated, but wins support of 10 cabinet ministers |url=https://www.catholicregister.org/item/15146-motion-312-defeated-but-wins-support-of-10-cabinet-ministers |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=www.catholicregister.org |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |last=Coalition |first=Campaign Life |title=Campaign Life Coalition condemns opponents of Motion 312 |url=https://www.campaignlifecoalition.com/press-room/id/95 |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Campaign Life Coalition |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Tasker |first=John Paul |date=2022-05-03 |title=Canadian Conservatives reluctant to comment on report that U.S. Supreme Court will overturn abortion law |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-conservatives-supreme-court-roe-wade-1.6439660 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}
= Opposition =
Groups supporting legal abortion, such as the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, opposed Motion 312.
Numerous labour unions in Canada opposed Motion 312. This includes the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE){{cite web | url = http://cupe.ca/women/victory-womens-rights-upheld-m312 | title = Women's rights upheld, M312 defeated | publisher = Canadian Union of Public Employees | accessdate = 2012-10-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121212172436/http://cupe.ca/women/victory-womens-rights-upheld-m312 | archive-date = 2012-12-12 | url-status = dead }} and the Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU).{{cite web | url = http://twu-stt.ca/en/rally-stand-women’s-right-choose-oppose-motion-m-312 | title = Rally: Stand up for women's right to choose - Oppose Motion M-312 | publisher = Telecommunications Workers Union | accessdate=2012-10-02}}
Results
Motion 312 was defeated with a vote of 203–91 against.{{cite web | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/09/27/motion-312-votes-conservatives-mps-ministers_n_1918856.html | title = Motion 312: How MPs And Ministers Voted | publisher = The Huffington Post Canada | accessdate=2012-10-02}}
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!NDP !Independent |
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| style="text-align: left" | {{cross}} Nays
| 74 | 96 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 203 |
| style="text-align: left;" | Yeas
| 86 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 91 |
| style="text-align: left;" | Did Not Vote
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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! rowspan=2 style="text-align: right;" | Grand total ! 162 ! 100 ! 35 ! 4 ! 1 ! 2 ! 305 |
References
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Category:41st Canadian Parliament
Category:Motions (parliamentary procedure)
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