MLA Tim Houston
Progressive Conservative Party, Pictou East, NS
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However, in 2020, Houston's comments during the debates over Bill 242, the so-called "Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Act", which effectively creates anti-free speech, abortion Bubble Zones in Nova Scotia, revealed that he is pro-abortion (see Quotes tab).
In addition, on July 23, 2021, the PC Party of Nova Scotia's Election Campaign Co-Chair, Tara Miller, issued an official communique to CLC stating that the PC Party "will not support or present any legislation that would restrict access to safe medical abortions, and we believe it is not the place of government to do so." Given that Mr. Houston is the Leader of the PC Party, it is unlikely that this communique was issued without his knowledge or approval.
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Here is Tim Houston's voting record relating to life and family issues:
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Here are quotes from Tim Houston on various life and family issues:
Describing Nova Scotia's Bill 242, the abortion Bubble Zone legislation to suppress pro-life witness near abortion killing centres, as "a good thing": "Nobody in this province who is accessing or delivering health care should have to approach a facility in fear. Nobody should worry that somebody is going to protest their right to receive a medical service or their right to deliver a medical service and women should certainly not be subjected to intimidation, harassment or interference . . . This bill ensures, specifically, that women are able to access health care in Nova Scotia without fearing for their safety. That is a good thing. For that reason, I support this bill."
[Nova Scotia Legislature - Hansard - Assembly 63, Session 2 - Wednesday, March 4, 2020]
Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Tim Houston on 2021.
| Question | Response |
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| Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? | no response |
| Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion? (note: a surgical or medical intervention, designed to prevent the death of the mother but but which results in the unintended and undesired death of the pre-born child, is not an abortion. e.g. in cases of tubal pregnancy or cervical cancer) | Yes (per statement in Nova Scotia Legislature hansard) |
| Will you support measures to stop funding abortions with taxpayers' money in Nova Scotia? | no response |
| Do you agree women have the right to be thoroughly informed about the serious health consequences of abortion, the development of the child in the womb and the alternatives to abortion? | no response |
| Will you protect the rights of parents to educate their children according to their faith in matters of moral principles and beliefs concerning abortion, contraception and homosexuality? | no response |
| Will you support legislation to protect the right of health care workers who refuse to participate in procedures which are in violation of their religious or conscientious beliefs? | no response |
| Will you oppose euthanasia and instead support measures to promote “palliative care”, the purpose of which is to alleviate pain, and enhance the quality of life for terminally ill patients and those with disabilities? *Euthanasia is the direct and intentional killing of a person by action or omission, with or without that person’s consent, for what people mistakenly believe are compassionate reasons. | no response |
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