A former Toronto Metropolitan University student and rape survivor who was allegedly denied entry to an on-campus event for victims of sexual assault because of her anti-abortion beliefs, has reached settlements with both the school and its student union.
Second-year business student Talia Battista filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario after she was denied access to an event for sexual assault survivors in February of 2017, a decision she says was influenced by her pro-life advocacy.
Battista reached a settlement with the Toronto Metropolitan Students’ Union last December and with the university in January.
The student union has subsequently agreed to repeal a policy that barred anti-abortion students from using campus resources, according to a recent statement by Freedoms Advocate, an organization that supported Battista through the complaint process….