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Wagner was nominated for the [[Sakharov Prize|2018 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought]] by 42 European members of parliament, mentioning her work safeguarding the rights of those who cannot speak for themselves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/eu-affairs/20180920STO14024/sakharov-prize-2018-discover-the-nominees|title=Sakharov Prize 2018: discover the nominees|work=European Parliament|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:34, 2 October 2018
Mary Wagner - Canadian pro-life activist.
Biography
Wagner was born in 1974 in Nanaimo and grew up in Tsawwassen, British Columbia.
She comes from a large Catholic family. Wagner graduated from English and Romani studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. For many years she has been an anti-abortion activist, criticizing abortion as the murder of an unborn child.[1] She protested in private abortion clinics in Toronto praying and handing out white roses along with information pamphlets about the value of human life.[2] Wagner was arrested for the first time in 2012.[3] Following a nearly two-year-long trial, Judge Fergus O'Donnell found Wagner guilty of the charges, sentencing her to nine-month imprisonment and a two-year probationary limitation on being around abortion clinics.[4] She left prison on June 12, 2014.
On December 23, 2014, after entering the Bloor West Village Women's Clinic abortion facility in Toronto she has been arrested again and charged with disruption of business operations.[5][6][7]
On December 12, 2016, Wagner has been detained once again inside the abortion center in Bloor West Village on the day she effectively discouraged one of the women from aborting.[8][9] She was charged and sentenced to 9 months of imprisonment.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Sakharov Prize
Wagner was nominated for the 2018 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by 42 European members of parliament, mentioning her work safeguarding the rights of those who cannot speak for themselves.[16]
References
- ^ "Działaczka pro-life Mary Wagner prosi Polaków o pomoc" (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Mary Wagner, Convicted Anti-Abortion Activist, Gets Diamond Jubilee Medal From Tory MP Maurice Vellacott". HuffPost Canada. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "'Your God is wrong': Anti-abortion activist to appeal conviction, saying judge attacked religion". National Post. 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Multiple arrests don't stop pro-life activist Mary Wagner from changing minds, saving lives". The Rebel. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ b, k. "Mary Wagner arrested again in Toronto while speaking to abortion-minded women". canadiantimes.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Wyborcza.pl". wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Canada - Arrestata l'attivista anti-aborto Mary Wagner" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Szokujący szczegół finałowej rozprawy w procesie przeciw Mary Wagner". radioem.pl. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Canada: Natale in cella per l'attivista pro-life Mary Wagner - CR - Agenzia di informazione settimanale". CR - Agenzia di informazione settimanale (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Działaczka pro-life Mary Wagner prosi Polaków o pomoc" (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Mary Wagner potrzebuje twojej pomocy - wyślij list do sędziego w Kanadzie". gosc.pl. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Poland Embraces Pro-Life Champion Mary Wagner at World Youth Day". www.crossmap.com. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Mary Wagner napisała do Polaków list z więzienia - RadioMaryja.pl". RadioMaryja.pl (in Polish). 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Mary Wagner potrzebuje twojej pomocy - wyślij list do sędziego w Kanadzie". gosc.pl. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Mary Wagner wolna! Nie musi iść do więzienia i dziękuje Polakom !". telewizjarepublika.pl. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Sakharov Prize 2018: discover the nominees". European Parliament. Retrieved 2018-10-02.