Bill C-233
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This enactment makes it an offence for a woman who is pregnant to
consume a substance harmful to a foetus that she does not have a fixed
intention to abort.
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This enactment also authorizes a court to make orders confining the
mother to an appropriate treatment facility during the pregnancy and,
upon release, to report to her physician weekly until the pregnancy
ends.
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