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Toronto, June 26, 2014 – Anti-abortion activist and prisoner of conscience, Linda (Groce) Gibbons, is the only candidate in the upcoming by-election in Trinity-Spadina who opposes the killing of human beings in the womb, and if elected, will stand up in the House of Commons for their legal protection. Gibbons is running as a candidate for the Christian Heritage Party.

“Linda Gibbons has sacrificed her freedom for most of her adult life for the most vulnerable in our society, the pre-born child,” said Jim Hughes, President of Campaign Life Coalition. “Her peaceful civil disobedience over the years has saved lives, changed hearts and has re-awakened the consciences of Canadians across the country on the injustice of abortion.”

Gibbons, who last year received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for her outstanding dedication in furthering a just cause, has spent more than ten years in prison over the past two decades for peacefully counselling abortion-bound mothers outside abortion facilities, offering them support in choosing life for their pre-born children. Her case went to the Supreme Court of Canada in 2012 where a ruling was made to send the case back to the civil courts.

In addition to supporting Linda’s candidacy in Trinity-Spadina, Ontario, Campaign Life Coalition also endorses fellow CHP candidate David Reimer who is running in MacLeod, Alberta.

About Campaign Life Coalition
Campaign Life Coalition is a national, non-profit organization involved in political action and advocacy for legal and cultural change in Canada to protect human life & the family. It is non-partisan and encourages voting based on principles, not party. For more info: http://www.campaignlifecoalition.com.

Media Contacts:
Jeff Gunnarson, Toronto-Chair, Campaign Life Coalition, Tel: 416-204-9749 ext. 249
Mary Ellen Douglas, National Organizer, Campaign Life Coalition, Tel: 613-389-4472

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