Candidate, Rick Mehta
Atlantica Party, Kings West, NS
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CLC rating: Pro-life
Rating Comments: Candidate is pro-life, but would allow abortion only "if there is a mitigating circumstance in which carrying the baby to term would result in the mum's death." However, modern medical technology has made abortion to save the life of the mother unnecessary.
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Parliamentary Office
Nova Scotia
Here is Rick Mehta's voting record relating to life and family issues:
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Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Rick Mehta on August 3, 2021.
| Question | Response |
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| Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? | Yes |
| Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion? (note: a surgical or medical intervention, designed to prevent the death of the mother but but which results in the unintended and undesired death of the pre-born child, is not an abortion. e.g. in cases of tubal pregnancy or cervical cancer) | Yes, to save the life of the mother |
| Will you support measures to stop funding abortions with taxpayers' money in Nova Scotia? | Yes |
| Do you agree women have the right to be thoroughly informed about the serious health consequences of abortion, the development of the child in the womb and the alternatives to abortion? | Yes |
| Will you protect the rights of parents to educate their children according to their faith in matters of moral principles and beliefs concerning abortion, contraception and homosexuality? | Yes |
| Will you support legislation to protect the right of health care workers who refuse to participate in procedures which are in violation of their religious or conscientious beliefs? | Yes |
| Will you oppose euthanasia and instead support measures to promote “palliative care”, the purpose of which is to alleviate pain, and enhance the quality of life for terminally ill patients and those with disabilities? *Euthanasia is the direct and intentional killing of a person by action or omission, with or without that person’s consent, for what people mistakenly believe are compassionate reasons. | Yes |
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