Calgary city council has approved a bylaw amendment to fine those handing out pro-life material $1,000 — unless they hide images of aborted babies inside an envelope.

In a bylaw amendment passed last month, city council ruled that images depicting abortion victims must be hidden inside an opaque envelope with a warning about its contents. The envelope must also show the name and address of the sender.

Richard Dur, executive director of the political party Prolife Alberta, says the bylaw indicates that abortion itself should be outlawed.

“​​If the images are ‘too graphic’ for public consumption then perhaps the act of abortion, which brings about these horrific images in the first place, ought itself to be further regulated/outlawed,” Dur told True North.