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Mary Wagner (born 1974) is a Canadian anti-abortion activist and convicted criminal.[1]

Biography

She protested in private abortion clinics in Toronto.[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]

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.[5][6][7]

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 in order to protect the lives of unborn children. Wagner's necessity defence was rejected by the court and upheld on appeal.[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 Polish state TV reported that Wagner's mother appealed to Poles to send letters supporting Wagner to a Canadian judge who considering appropriate sentencing for Wagner.[17]

Political support

In 2012, Canadian Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott stirred controversy when he chose to award a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal to Wagner and another convicted criminal.[18][19] 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".[20] Interim liberal leader Bob Rae criticised the award as potentially illegal incitement.[21]

In 2018, Polish right-wing politician Marek Jurek and 41 other MEPs nominated her for the 2018 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.[22] Any group of 40 MEPs may nominate a candidate. The nomination to the prestigious prize, which had no chance of succeeding, sparked controversy.[23]

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "Mary Wagner, Convicted Anti-Abortion Activist, Gets Diamond Jubilee Medal From Tory MP Maurice Vellacott". HuffPost Canada. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. ^ "'Your God is wrong': Anti-abortion activist to appeal conviction, saying judge attacked religion". National Post. 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  4. ^ "Multiple arrests don't stop pro-life activist Mary Wagner from changing minds, saving lives". The Rebel. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  5. ^ b, k. "Mary Wagner arrested again in Toronto while speaking to abortion-minded women". canadiantimes.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  6. ^ "Wyborcza.pl". wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  7. ^ "Canada - Arrestata l'attivista anti-aborto Mary Wagner" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  8. ^ 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
  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. ^ "They are the real heroes of humanity!". Maclean’s. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  19. ^ "Tory MP awards Diamond Jubilee medal to jailed anti-abortion crusader Linda Gibbons". National Post. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  20. ^ 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
  21. ^ 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
  22. ^ "Sakharov Prize 2018: discover the nominees". European Parliament. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  23. ^ https://www.euractiv.fr/section/institutions/news/huit-candidats-de-choix-pour-le-prix-sakharov-2018/ Huit candidats de choix pour le prix Sakharov 2018, EURACTIV
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