Candidate, George Watson
Green Party, Swift Current, SK
Bio
CLC rating: Pro-abortion
Rating Comments: No response to 2016 CLC Questionnaire. Rating based on 2011 letter sent to CLC Saskatchewan by Green Party leader, Victor Lau, who wrote that the party's official policy is to "fully support the woman’s right to choose [abortion]", to force taxpayers to fund abortions, and that it would compel salaried, government health care workers to participate in abortions, even if it violates their religious beliefs and conscience.
Religion / Faith: unknown
Contact
Parliamentary Office
Saskatchewan
Constituency Offices
, Saskatchewan
Here is George Watson's voting record relating to life and family issues:
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Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by George Watson on 2016.
| 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 party policy to "fully support woman's right to choose [abortion]" |
| Will you support measures to stop funding abortions with taxpayers' money in Saskatchewan? | No |
| 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 support the rights of parents to withdraw their children from school classes which offend their moral principles or beliefs concerning abortion, contraception and homosexuality? | Yes (per party policy) |
| Euthanasia is the deliberate killing of a person by action or omission, with or without that person's consent, for what people mistakenly believe are compassionate reasons. Will you oppose euthanasia and support measures to promote 'palliative care', the purpose of which is to alleviate pain and enhance quality of life for terminally ill patients? | 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 (per policy statement sent by party leader) |
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