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'''Mary Wagner''' (born 1974) is a Canadian [[Anti-abortion movements|anti-abortion activist]] who has served prison sentences for sneaking into abortion clinics to harass patients.
'''Mary Wagner''' (born 1974) is a Canadian pro-life hero who has served prison sentences for entering abortion clinics to counsel mothers against abortion and to peacefully and non-violently protect the unborn.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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On December 23, 2014, after entering the Bloor West Village Women's Clinic abortion facility in [[Toronto]] she was arrested again and charged with disruption of business operations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://canadiantimes.ca/ct2/index.php/canadian-values/stop-abortion/1214-mary-wagner-arrested-again-in-toronto-while-speaking-to-abortion-minded-women|title=Mary Wagner arrested again in Toronto while speaking to abortion-minded women|last=b|first=k|website=canadiantimes.ca|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wyborcza.pl/1,76842,17181909,Mary_Wagner__znana_antyaborcyjna_dzialaczka__znow.html?disableRedirects=true|title=Wyborcza.pl|website=wyborcza.pl|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.interris.it/sociale/arrestata-l-attivista-anti-abortomary-wagner|title=Canada - Arrestata l'attivista anti-aborto Mary Wagner|access-date=2018-03-23|language=it}}</ref>
On December 23, 2014, after entering the Bloor West Village Women's Clinic abortion facility in [[Toronto]] she was arrested again and charged with disruption of business operations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://canadiantimes.ca/ct2/index.php/canadian-values/stop-abortion/1214-mary-wagner-arrested-again-in-toronto-while-speaking-to-abortion-minded-women|title=Mary Wagner arrested again in Toronto while speaking to abortion-minded women|last=b|first=k|website=canadiantimes.ca|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wyborcza.pl/1,76842,17181909,Mary_Wagner__znana_antyaborcyjna_dzialaczka__znow.html?disableRedirects=true|title=Wyborcza.pl|website=wyborcza.pl|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.interris.it/sociale/arrestata-l-attivista-anti-abortomary-wagner|title=Canada - Arrestata l'attivista anti-aborto Mary Wagner|access-date=2018-03-23|language=it}}</ref>


In 2015, Wagner claimed in court that violating her probation order by sneaking into an abortion clinic and distributing anti-abortion materials to patients was a [[Necessity (criminal law)|necessity]] in order to protect the lives of unborn children. Wagner's necessity defence was rejected by the court and upheld on appeal.<ref>https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/protester-fails-to-convince-judge-that-anti-pipeline-civil-disobedience-was-a-necessity Protester fails to convince judge that anti-pipeline civil disobedience was a ‘necessity’, National Post</ref>
In 2015, Wagner argued in court that violating her probation order by entering an abortion clinic and distributing pro-life materials to patients was a [[Necessity (criminal law)|necessity]] in order to protect the lives of unborn children. Wagner's necessity defence was rejected by the court and upheld on appeal.<ref>https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/protester-fails-to-convince-judge-that-anti-pipeline-civil-disobedience-was-a-necessity Protester fails to convince judge that anti-pipeline civil disobedience was a ‘necessity’, National Post</ref>


In April 2016, Wagner was released from prison after serving a sentence for harassment of women at a clinic.<ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23293691.2018.1523120 Conscientious Affirmations: A Response to Conscientious Objections to Abortion</ref>
In April 2016, Wagner was released from prison after serving a sentence for counselling women at a clinic.<ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23293691.2018.1523120 Conscientious Affirmations: A Response to Conscientious Objections to Abortion</ref>


On December 12, 2016, Wagner was detained once again inside the abortion center in Bloor West Village on the day she effectively discouraged one of the women from aborting.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://radioem.pl/doc/4182091.Szokujacy-szczegol-finalowej-rozprawy-w-procesie-przeciw-Mary|title=Szokujący szczegół finałowej rozprawy w procesie przeciw Mary Wagner|date=2017-09-13|work=radioem.pl|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.corrispondenzaromana.it/notizie-brevi/canada-natale-cella-lattivista-pro-life-mary-wagner/|title=Canada: Natale in cella per l'attivista pro-life Mary Wagner - CR - Agenzia di informazione settimanale|work=CR - Agenzia di informazione settimanale|access-date=2018-03-23|language=it-IT}}</ref> She was charged and sentenced to 9 months of imprisonment.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tvp.info/33731212/dzialaczka-prolife-mary-wagner-prosi-polakow-o-pomoc|title=Działaczka pro-life Mary Wagner prosi Polaków o pomoc|access-date=2018-02-16|language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gosc.pl/doc/4127555.Mary-Wagner-potrzebuje-twojej-pomocy-wyslij-list-do-sedziego-w|title=Mary Wagner potrzebuje twojej pomocy - wyślij list do sędziego w Kanadzie|date=2017-08-21|work=gosc.pl|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crossmap.com/news/poland-embraces-pro-life-champion-mary-wagner-at-world-youth-day-30365|title=Poland Embraces Pro-Life Champion Mary Wagner at World Youth Day|website=www.crossmap.com|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.radiomaryja.pl/informacje/mary-wagner-napisala-polakow-list-wiezienia/|title=Mary Wagner napisała do Polaków list z więzienia - RadioMaryja.pl|date=2017-12-19|work=RadioMaryja.pl|access-date=2018-02-16|language=pl-PL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gosc.pl/doc/4127555.Mary-Wagner-potrzebuje-twojej-pomocy-wyslij-list-do-sedziego-w|title=Mary Wagner potrzebuje twojej pomocy - wyślij list do sędziego w Kanadzie|date=2017-08-21|work=gosc.pl|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://telewizjarepublika.pl/mary-wagner-wolna-nie-musi-isc-do-wiezienia-i-dziekuje-polakom,54090.html|title=Mary Wagner wolna! Nie musi iść do więzienia i dziękuje Polakom !|website=telewizjarepublika.pl|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref>
On December 12, 2016, Wagner was detained once again inside the abortion center in Bloor West Village on the day she effectively discouraged one of the women from aborting.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://radioem.pl/doc/4182091.Szokujacy-szczegol-finalowej-rozprawy-w-procesie-przeciw-Mary|title=Szokujący szczegół finałowej rozprawy w procesie przeciw Mary Wagner|date=2017-09-13|work=radioem.pl|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.corrispondenzaromana.it/notizie-brevi/canada-natale-cella-lattivista-pro-life-mary-wagner/|title=Canada: Natale in cella per l'attivista pro-life Mary Wagner - CR - Agenzia di informazione settimanale|work=CR - Agenzia di informazione settimanale|access-date=2018-03-23|language=it-IT}}</ref> She was charged and sentenced to 9 months of imprisonment.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tvp.info/33731212/dzialaczka-prolife-mary-wagner-prosi-polakow-o-pomoc|title=Działaczka pro-life Mary Wagner prosi Polaków o pomoc|access-date=2018-02-16|language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gosc.pl/doc/4127555.Mary-Wagner-potrzebuje-twojej-pomocy-wyslij-list-do-sedziego-w|title=Mary Wagner potrzebuje twojej pomocy - wyślij list do sędziego w Kanadzie|date=2017-08-21|work=gosc.pl|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crossmap.com/news/poland-embraces-pro-life-champion-mary-wagner-at-world-youth-day-30365|title=Poland Embraces Pro-Life Champion Mary Wagner at World Youth Day|website=www.crossmap.com|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.radiomaryja.pl/informacje/mary-wagner-napisala-polakow-list-wiezienia/|title=Mary Wagner napisała do Polaków list z więzienia - RadioMaryja.pl|date=2017-12-19|work=RadioMaryja.pl|access-date=2018-02-16|language=pl-PL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gosc.pl/doc/4127555.Mary-Wagner-potrzebuje-twojej-pomocy-wyslij-list-do-sedziego-w|title=Mary Wagner potrzebuje twojej pomocy - wyślij list do sędziego w Kanadzie|date=2017-08-21|work=gosc.pl|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://telewizjarepublika.pl/mary-wagner-wolna-nie-musi-isc-do-wiezienia-i-dziekuje-polakom,54090.html|title=Mary Wagner wolna! Nie musi iść do więzienia i dziękuje Polakom !|website=telewizjarepublika.pl|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref>
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== Political support ==
== Political support ==
In 2012, Canadian Conservative MP [[Maurice Vellacott]] stirred controversy when he chose to award a [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal|Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal]] to Wagner and another convicted criminal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/they-are-the-real-heroes-of-humanity/|title=They are the real heroes of humanity!|work=Maclean’s|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/tory-mp-awards-diamond-jubilee-medal-to-jailed-anti-abortion-activist|title=Tory MP awards Diamond Jubilee medal to jailed anti-abortion crusader Linda Gibbons|work=National Post|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref><ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23293691.2018.1523120 Conscientious Affirmations: A Response to Conscientious Objections to Abortion</ref> Some 60,000 medals were handed out, with each MP allocated 30 medals to disburse as they saw fit. Vellacott protested the honoring of [[Henry Morgentaler]] and hailed Wagner as a "hero of humanity".<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mp-defends-giving-queen-s-jubilee-medal-to-jailed-woman-1.1198998 MP defends giving Queen's Jubilee medal to jailed woman, CBC</ref> Interim liberal leader [[Bob Rae]] criticised the award as potentially illegal incitement.<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tory-inciting-anti-abortion-activists-to-break-law-rae-says-1.1198997 Tory inciting anti-abortion activists to break law, Rae says, CBC</ref>
In 2012, Canadian Conservative MP [[Maurice Vellacott]] stirred controversy when he chose to award a [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal|Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal]] to Wagner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/they-are-the-real-heroes-of-humanity/|title=They are the real heroes of humanity!|work=Maclean’s|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/tory-mp-awards-diamond-jubilee-medal-to-jailed-anti-abortion-activist|title=Tory MP awards Diamond Jubilee medal to jailed anti-abortion crusader Linda Gibbons|work=National Post|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref><ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23293691.2018.1523120 Conscientious Affirmations: A Response to Conscientious Objections to Abortion</ref> Some 60,000 medals were handed out, with each MP allocated 30 medals to disburse as they saw fit. Vellacott protested the honoring of [[Henry Morgentaler]] and hailed Wagner as a "hero of humanity".<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mp-defends-giving-queen-s-jubilee-medal-to-jailed-woman-1.1198998 MP defends giving Queen's Jubilee medal to jailed woman, CBC</ref> Interim liberal leader [[Bob Rae]] criticised the award as potentially illegal incitement.<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tory-inciting-anti-abortion-activists-to-break-law-rae-says-1.1198997 Tory inciting anti-abortion activists to break law, (as well they should) Rae says, CBC</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 02:58, 1 May 2020

Mary Wagner (born 1974) is a Canadian pro-life hero who has served prison sentences for entering abortion clinics to counsel mothers against abortion and to peacefully and non-violently protect the unborn.

Biography

She protested in private abortion clinics in Toronto.[1] Wagner was arrested for the first time in 2012.[2] 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.[3]

On December 23, 2014, after entering the Bloor West Village Women's Clinic abortion facility in Toronto she was arrested again and charged with disruption of business operations.[4][5][6]

In 2015, Wagner argued in court that violating her probation order by entering an abortion clinic and distributing pro-life materials to patients was a necessity in order to protect the lives of unborn children. Wagner's necessity defence was rejected by the court and upheld on appeal.[7]

In April 2016, Wagner was released from prison after serving a sentence for counselling women at a clinic.[8]

On December 12, 2016, Wagner was detained once again inside the abortion center in Bloor West Village on the day she effectively discouraged one of the women from aborting.[9][10] She was charged and sentenced to 9 months of imprisonment.[11][12][13][14][15][16]

In August 2017 public Polish TV reported that Wagner's mother appealed to Poles to send letters supporting Wagner to a Canadian judge who was considering appropriate sentencing for Wagner.[17] In September 2017, Polish right-wingers staged a demonstration in support of Wagner in front of the Canadian Embassy in Warsaw.[18]

Political support

In 2012, Canadian Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott stirred controversy when he chose to award a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal to Wagner.[19][20][21] Some 60,000 medals were handed out, with each MP allocated 30 medals to disburse as they saw fit. Vellacott protested the honoring of Henry Morgentaler and hailed Wagner as a "hero of humanity".[22] Interim liberal leader Bob Rae criticised the award as potentially illegal incitement.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Mary Wagner, Convicted Anti-Abortion Activist, Gets Diamond Jubilee Medal From Tory MP Maurice Vellacott". HuffPost Canada. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  2. ^ "'Your God is wrong': Anti-abortion activist to appeal conviction, saying judge attacked religion". National Post. 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. ^ "Multiple arrests don't stop pro-life activist Mary Wagner from changing minds, saving lives". The Rebel. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  4. ^ b, k. "Mary Wagner arrested again in Toronto while speaking to abortion-minded women". canadiantimes.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  5. ^ "Wyborcza.pl". wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  6. ^ "Canada - Arrestata l'attivista anti-aborto Mary Wagner" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  7. ^ https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/protester-fails-to-convince-judge-that-anti-pipeline-civil-disobedience-was-a-necessity Protester fails to convince judge that anti-pipeline civil disobedience was a ‘necessity’, National Post
  8. ^ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23293691.2018.1523120 Conscientious Affirmations: A Response to Conscientious Objections to Abortion
  9. ^ "Szokujący szczegół finałowej rozprawy w procesie przeciw Mary Wagner". radioem.pl. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Działaczka pro-life Mary Wagner prosi Polaków o pomoc" (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  12. ^ "Mary Wagner potrzebuje twojej pomocy - wyślij list do sędziego w Kanadzie". gosc.pl. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  13. ^ "Poland Embraces Pro-Life Champion Mary Wagner at World Youth Day". www.crossmap.com. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  14. ^ "Mary Wagner napisała do Polaków list z więzienia - RadioMaryja.pl". RadioMaryja.pl (in Polish). 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  15. ^ "Mary Wagner potrzebuje twojej pomocy - wyślij list do sędziego w Kanadzie". gosc.pl. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  16. ^ "Mary Wagner wolna! Nie musi iść do więzienia i dziękuje Polakom !". telewizjarepublika.pl. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  17. ^ "Działaczka pro-life Mary Wagner prosi Polaków o pomoc" (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  18. ^ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17405904.2019.1676808 ‘Murderers of the unborn’ and ‘sexual degenerates’: analysis of the ‘anti-gender’ discourse of the Catholic Church and the nationalist right in Poland
  19. ^ "They are the real heroes of humanity!". Maclean’s. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  20. ^ "Tory MP awards Diamond Jubilee medal to jailed anti-abortion crusader Linda Gibbons". National Post. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  21. ^ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23293691.2018.1523120 Conscientious Affirmations: A Response to Conscientious Objections to Abortion
  22. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mp-defends-giving-queen-s-jubilee-medal-to-jailed-woman-1.1198998 MP defends giving Queen's Jubilee medal to jailed woman, CBC
  23. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tory-inciting-anti-abortion-activists-to-break-law-rae-says-1.1198997 Tory inciting anti-abortion activists to break law, (as well they should) Rae says, CBC
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