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Dear Mrs. Wagantall, We would like to express our support for your private member’s bill, C-311, the Violence Against Pregnant Women Act. When the courts consider factors that make a crime more serious and influence sentencing, Bill C-311 would specifically include knowingly abusing and harming a pregnant woman as an aggravating factor. The gravity of a criminal offence is reflected in sentencing. This bill would signal that knowingly abusing a pregnant woman is a serious c