# Motion 312
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{{Short description|2012 motion introduced to the Parliament of Canada}}
'''Motion 312''' was a [motion](/source/Motion_(parliamentary_procedure)) introduced to the [Parliament of Canada](/source/Parliament_of_Canada) by [Stephen Woodworth](/source/Stephen_Woodworth_(politician)), MP for [Kitchener Centre](/source/Kitchener_Centre_(federal_electoral_district)), in 2012.
M-312 called for the formation of a committee "to review the declaration in Subsection 223(1) of the Criminal Code which states that a child becomes a human being only at the moment of complete birth".[{{cite web|title=Vote No. 466|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/HouseChamberBusiness/ChamberVoteDetail.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=41&Ses=1&Vote=466|work=House of Commons Chamber Business|publisher=Parliament of Canada|accessdate=11 November 2012}}]
== Reception ==
=== Support ===
Groups [opposing legal abortion](/source/opposition_to_legal_abortion), such as the [Campaign Life Coalition](/source/Campaign_Life_Coalition), supported Motion 312.[{{Cite web |last=Gyapong |first=Deborah |title=Motion 312 defeated, but wins support of 10 cabinet ministers |url=https://www.catholicregister.org/item/15146-motion-312-defeated-but-wins-support-of-10-cabinet-ministers |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=www.catholicregister.org |language=en-gb}}][{{Cite web |last=Coalition |first=Campaign Life |title=Campaign Life Coalition condemns opponents of Motion 312 |url=https://www.campaignlifecoalition.com/press-room/id/95 |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Campaign Life Coalition |language=en}}][{{Cite news |last=Tasker |first=John Paul |date=2022-05-03 |title=Canadian Conservatives reluctant to comment on report that U.S. Supreme Court will overturn abortion law |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-conservatives-supreme-court-roe-wade-1.6439660 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |work=[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation)}}]
=== Opposition ===
Groups [supporting legal abortion](/source/support_for_the_legalization_of_abortion), such as the [Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada](/source/Abortion_Rights_Coalition_of_Canada), opposed Motion 312.
Numerous [labour unions](/source/labour_union) in Canada opposed Motion 312. This includes the [Canadian Union of Public Employees](/source/Canadian_Union_of_Public_Employees) (CUPE)[{{cite web | url = http://cupe.ca/women/victory-womens-rights-upheld-m312 | title = Women's rights upheld, M312 defeated | publisher = [Canadian Union of Public Employees](/source/Canadian_Union_of_Public_Employees) | accessdate = 2012-10-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121212172436/http://cupe.ca/women/victory-womens-rights-upheld-m312 | archive-date = 2012-12-12 | url-status = dead }}] and the [Telecommunications Workers Union](/source/Telecommunications_Workers_Union) (TWU).[{{cite web | url = http://twu-stt.ca/en/rally-stand-women’s-right-choose-oppose-motion-m-312 | title = Rally: Stand up for women's right to choose - Oppose Motion M-312 | publisher = [Telecommunications Workers Union](/source/Telecommunications_Workers_Union) | accessdate=2012-10-02}}]
== Results ==
Motion 312 was defeated with a vote of 203–91 against.[{{cite web | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/09/27/motion-312-votes-conservatives-mps-ministers_n_1918856.html | title = Motion 312: How MPs And Ministers Voted | publisher = The [Huffington Post](/source/Huffington_Post) Canada | accessdate=2012-10-02}}]
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|- bgcolor=#CCCCCC
! rowspan=2 | Choice
| width=15% {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}}|
| width=15% {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}}|
| width=15% {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
| width=15% {{Canadian party colour|CA|BQ|background}}|
| width=15% {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}}|
| width=12% {{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent|background}}|
! rowspan=2 | Total
|-
!Independent
|-
| style="text-align: left" | {{cross}} '''Nays'''
| 74
| 96
| 28
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 203
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | Yeas
| 86
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 91
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | Did Not Vote
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
|- bgcolor=#CCCCCC
! rowspan=2 style="text-align: right;" | Grand total
! 162
! 100
! 35
! 4
! 1
! 2
! 305
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
Category:41st Canadian Parliament
Category:Abortion debate
Category:Motions (parliamentary procedure)
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