Bill C-225 (Historical)

Protection of Pregnant Women and Their Preborn Children Act (Cassie and Molly's Law)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (injuring or causing the death of a preborn child while committing an offence)

This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Cathay Wagantall Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Defeated, as of Oct. 19, 2016
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to make it an offence to cause injury or death to a preborn child while committing or attempting to commit an offence against a pregnant woman and to add pregnancy as an aggravating circumstance for the purpose of sentencing.

Similar bills

C-311 (current session) Violence Against Pregnant Women Act

C-484 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) Unborn Victims of Crime Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-225s:

C-225 (2022) An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (pension plans and group insurance plans)

C-225 (2020) An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act, the Fishing and Recreational Harbours Act and other Acts (application of provincial law)

C-225 (2013) An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture)

C-225 (2011) An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture)

C-225 (2010) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (expenses incurred by caregivers)

Votes

Oct. 19, 2016 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

(The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #131

Protection of Pregnant Women and Their Preborn Children Act (Cassie and Molly's Law)Private Members' Business

October 19th, 2016 / 6:45 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

I declare the motion lost.