abortion in the House of Commons.Bloc Quebecois MP Christine Normandin put forward a motion seeking unanimous consent from the House to affirm the importance of the right to choose, following a leaked initial draft majority opinion that suggested the U.S.
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In order to be adopted, a unanimous consent motion needs no rejections.A single “no” shouted out is enough to block adoption.The motion came amid an outcry south of the border sparked by reporting on Monday night from Politico about a U.S.
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