On Tuesday, March 9, the Supreme Court of Canada decided not to decide whether pre-born babies have rights. The Court ruled is was “not in the public interest” to belabour what it called “a hypothetical point.” The justices based the ruling on the fact that three of Borowski’s five major points concerned Section 251 of the Criminal Code – struck down by the Supreme Court in January 1988. Many considered the court’s decision to be an evasion of their duty.
The Court granted Mr. Borowski costs for the few days of the October 1988 Ottawa presentation. This is only a fraction of the $800,000 spent prior to the date on Saskatchewan court appearances. Mr. Borowski has vowed to carry on the pro-life battle.
Kilgour
MP David Kilgour and several other MPs noted that with 50 firm pro-life MPs the strict pro-life bill in July 1988 had garnered 105 votes. Kilgour estimates that the number of firm pro-life MPs has risen to 80 in the present House of Commons.
