Short Title Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the  Violence Against Pregnant Women Act . R.S., c. C-46 Criminal Code 2 Paragraph 718.2(a) of the  Criminal Code  is amended by adding the following after subparagraph (ii.1): (ii.2) evidence that the offender, in committing the offence, abused a person whom the offender knew to be pregnant, (ii.3) evidence that the offence caused physical or emotional harm to a pregnant victim,