Tue Aug 8, 2023 – 4:54 pm EDT
STRATHMORE, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) — An Alberta pro-life organization has condemned a city council’s decision to restrict the distribution of images of all unborn mammals.
The pro-life group, the Wilberforce Project (TWP), recently denounced a bylaw passed July 26 by the town of Strathmore, Alberta, mandating that any images of unborn mammals must be enclosed in an envelope with a warning label.
“This bylaw, which deals with important constitutional questions, was passed with irresponsible haste and without any meaningful public consultation, so why are we surprised that the result is this wacky?” TWP Executive Director Stephanie Fennelly told the Western Standard.
“The town council passed the bylaw without conducting a legal review of the proposed bylaw,” she added.
According to the new bylaw, “any materials that contain the image of a fetus must be enclosed in a non-transparent envelope with a warning label and the return address of the sender. Violators will face fines of up $1000.00.”
TWP explained that while the bylaw was intended to prevent pro-life groups from distributing images showing the humanity of unborn babies, the bylaw further restricts images of any unborn mammal.
“In other
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