Candidate, Marlene Jennings
Liberal Party, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce - Lachine, QC
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Here is Marlene Jennings's voting record relating to life and family issues:
| Votes, Surveys and Policy Decision | Vote | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Rae's pro-abortion Motion A Liberal Motion to expand abortion & contraception throughout Africa, at Canadian taxpayer expense. This was an attempt to co-opt a good Maternal & Child Health initiative of the Conservative government whose purpose was saving the lives of pregnant women and children by providing clean water, medicine and health-care workers assist with child birth. Bob Rae's abortion Motion was narrowly defeated 138 to 144. [Mar. 23, 2010] |
Absent | -- |
| M-221, child protection motion To raise the age of consent for sex from 14 to 16 [Sep 28, 2005] |
No |  |
| Motion to maintain the true definition of marriage Maintain definition as between one man and one woman [Sep 16, 2003] |
No | |
| Motion to preserve the true definition of marriage [June 8, 1999] |
Yes |  |
| Motion 12, Re-open debate on definition of marriage [Dec 2006] |
No | |
| C-38, A bill to abolish the true definition of marriage [June 28, 2005] |
Yes | |
| C-13, Reproductive Technologies bill Allowed destruction of embryonic humans for research; as well as human cloning for the purpose of organ harvesting (Oct 28, 2003) |
Yes | |
| Motion 123, Favoured legalizing euthanasia & assisted Suicide [Mar 25, 1998] |
No | |
| C-484, Unborn victims of Crime Act Common sense legislation that would allow criminal charges to be laid in the death or injury of an unborn child when the childs mother is the victim of violent crime. This cannot be considered a "pro-life" bill because it specifically excludes deliberate acts of abortion by the woman. Nonetheless, it is a good "pro-family" bill because it protects women and their wanted children from violent crime. (Mar5/08) |
No | |
| C-313, Age of Consent child protection bill Raised the age of consent for sex from 14 to 16 [Sep 28, 2005] |
No | |
| Bill C389, 3rd reading of the "Transsexual Bathroom Bill" This radical bill sought to add "gender identity" and "gender expression" to the Human Rights Act and Criminal Code. If passed, the bill would've endangered women and children by creating a legal right for men who "identify" as the opposite sex, to use female public washrooms. Male sexual predators or peeping toms would have certainly used this as an opening to enter the girl's washroom. It is unconscionable for legislators to put women and children in such a compromising position. It would also create a legal nightmare for businesses that would be required to allow staff to cross-dress in the work place. Furthermore, this would harm youth by cooperating with mental illness and encouraging sexually-confused young men to perceive themselves as women, and vice versa. It will also open the door for radical activists to insist that transsexualism must be inserted in school curriculum and taught in classrooms as something that is normal, natural and healthy. This bill passed final reading in House of Commons by a 143-135 vote on February 9, 2011, but then, thankfully, died in the Senate when a federal election was called. |
Yes | |
| Survey on awarding Order of Canada to Henry Morgentaler Do you agree with awarding the Order of Canada to abortionist Henry Morgentaler? (July 2008) |
Yes | |
| Bill C-250, added sexual orientation to hate crimes law [Sep 17, 2003] Note: observers predict this could eventually be used to prosecute Christians for holding to biblical teaching on homosexuality and may cause sections of the Bible and the Catholic Cathechism to be banned as "hate literature". |
Yes | |
| Section 93 Constitutional Amendment, revoked a guaranteed religious education right in Quebec [Nov. 18, 1997] |
Yes | |
| Motion 83, Inquiry into the medical necessity of abortion Asked parliament to examine whether abortion is medically necessary and to report on its potential health risks to women (Oct 1, 2003) |
No | |
| Bill C-510, to protect pregnant women from coercion to abort This private member's bill by Conservative MP Rod Bruinooge, also called Roxanne's Law, was a common sense bill to protect women and their unborn children from coercion to abort. Abortion coercion by boyfriends, husbands, relatives and even physicians is very common in Canada. Unfortunately, the bill was defeated in 2nd reading by a vote of 97 to 178. [December 15, 2010] |
Absent | -- |
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| Life & family issues voting score: | 14% | |
Here are quotes from Marlene Jennings on various life and family issues:
Expressing her desire to lower the Age of Consent for anal intercourse, an unhealthy and risky behaviour: "You might want to again ask the government to harmonize the age of consent for anal intercourse, because that's what we're talking about." [Hansard transcript from a Standing Committee, Mar. 27, 2007]
Denying that violence is done to unborn children when pregnant women are attacked (re: Bill C-484): "the Supreme Court has already ruled that the fetus and mother are one and the same. Any attempt to separate the two through a redefinition of a human being in the Criminal Code would only cloud the issue of a woman's rights over her own person." [Hansard transcript, Mar. 3, 2008]
On abolishing true Marriage: "All Canadians who followed closely the meetings of the committee .... on the question of marriage and the legal recognition of same-sex unions know full well that I support changing the current definition of marriage so that it now applies to the legal union of two persons to the exclusion of all others." [Hansard, Justice Committee debate, May 28, 2003]
Urging government to adopt animal welfare legislation: "It is well known that there is scientific consensus and public acknowledgement that animals feel pain and can experience suffering." [Handard transcript, Sep. 28, 2009]
Supporting a woman's alleged 'right' to kill the child in her womb via abortion: "Women have been able to decide what to do with their own bodies since March 1998, a right that I fully support. The Liberal Party stands by its position as stated in the 2004 eleection… As with other medical procedures, abortions are performed under doctors' care, and are funded through provincial and territorial health care plans'... I support the Liberal Party position and a woman's right to choose." [Letter to CLC, Feb. 16, 2010]
Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Marlene Jennings on 2008.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| If elected, will you strive to introduce and pass laws to protect unborn children from the time of conception (fertilization) onward? | no response |
| If elected, would you support all legislative or policy proposals that would result in a meaningful increase of respect and protection for unborn human life? | no response |
| Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion? (note: Medical treatments to save the life of a mother and which result in the UNINTENDED death of her unborn child, are NOT abortions. Eg. in case of tubal pregnancy or cervical cancer) | no response |
| If elected, will you oppose any legislative or regulatory measures designed to permit the deliberate euthanasia of a human being or designed to permit "doctor-assisted suicide"? | no response |
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