Roe v. wade
Fundamental Rights: Freedom from religion is just as important as freedom of religion
September 12, 2022By: Cristina Liao, SFU Student Edited by: Luke Faulks The overturning of Roe v. Wade is a seismic shift. People around the world have protested this decision as an encroachment against bodily autonomy. It’s a decision that only makes sense if viewed through a Chrisitan lens. The end of Roe is a warning to western democracies: freedom from religion is just as important as freedom of religion. The decision is wrong because it takes the religious beliefs of just six people and applies them to a country of over 325 million people. The Court, a political body that’s 78% Catholic,…
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Women’s Center organizes solidarity rally for Roe v. Wade
July 27, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer On July 13, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Women’s Center organized Bans Off Our Bodies, a solidarity rally in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) verdict to overturn Roe v. Wade.…
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Women’s issues shouldn’t just matter to women
July 27, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Peak Associate I was laying half-naked on a crinkly white sheet of paper with my legs spread, waiting to get a little T-shaped plastic device put into my uterus, when I opened Instagram and learned that Roe v.…
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Roe v. Wade: Your religion should not police my body
July 14, 2022By Yasmin Vejs Simsek, Staff Writer Content warning: Mentions of sexual assault and anti-abortion sentiments The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. The decision undermines the bodily autonomy of just over half the country’s population. The original 1973…
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Political Corner: The quieter, systemic ways Canada puts up barriers to abortion
May 25, 2022By Kelly Chia, Humour Editor On May 2, POLITICO released a leaked draft majority opinion revealing the US Supreme Court had provisionally voted in favour of overturning Roe v. Wade. By striking down the landmark case, the Court will delegate…
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