The Bloor West Village Women s Clinic in Toronto has had very few American patients, despite advertising its abortion services internationally. That may be about to change.
Canadian advocates are cautioning against complacency regarding abortions protections in place in Canada, after the U.S. Supreme court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday.
MASON The abuse inflicted on 6-year-old Levy Robinson wasn t just a couple swats, a child abuse expert and doctor said.
It was enough that the bruises on Levy s buttocks melded together, indistinguishable from each other, Dr. Stephen Guertin testified during a preliminary hearing that resulted in a judge ordering Levy s mother s boyfriend to stand trial for murder and child abuse.
The Holt boy s brain was so swollen that surgeons had to take out part of his skull to relieve pressure. Both lungs were punctured. His cheekbone was broken. Bruises and loop marks covered his body. It wasn t just welts, it wasn t just bruising, but there s an abrasion quality to it, Guertin testified. It was hard enough to break the most superficial portions of the skin.This is not just a couple of swats and you re done. This is over and over again.