Resolution seeks to protect unborn females

Alberta CWL takes stand against sex selection

Dorothy Johansen. Western Catholic Reporter photo.

Disclosure of the sex of an unborn child should not be permitted until the fetus has reached 30 weeks gestation, says the Alberta-Mackenzie Catholic Women's League in a resolution passed at the league's June 7-9 provincial convention. "The idea is that we're trying to limit sex selection, especially for females," said president Dorothy Johansen of Edmonton. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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