It is one of the most heart-rending videos I have ever seen. It was shot outside the grotesquely named Hope Clinic for Women and shows a young man wearing a blue hoodie and a grey baseball cap pulled backwards over his shaggy hair pleading in front of the clinic doors. He is crouching, hands outstretched towards the…
A round-up of news stories: *** Fantastic news from the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, published on June 10: The American Medical Association (AMA) upheld its opposition to assisted suicide by a vote of 65% to 35% today. The AMA overwhelmingly maintained that: “Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia are fundamentally incompatible with the physician’s role as healer, would be…
By Jonathon Van Maren As the pro-life movement gains ground in the United States, the primary opponents of pre-born human rights are beginning to get worried. Last month, Cecile Richards noted grimly that Roe v. Wade is “hanging by a thread.” Abortion activists are raising cash to create abortion funds for women who live in states where…
By Jonathon Van Maren Last month, an Australian couple was granted an extension by the Supreme Court in Brisbane to sue the medical staff of a Gold Coast ultrasound clinic. The pending lawsuit is expected to be an enormous one, with extensive damages being sought as well as a personal injury suit on behalf of…
An interesting data set was released by The Guardian recently taking a look at public opinion on abortion in the United States as opposed to other first world countries: The US is much more hostile to abortion than other countries in the developed world, with more Americans opposed to terminations than supportive, according to a…
This news comes as no surprise to those of us familiar with Planned Parenthood’s modus operandi. From the Washington Examiner: The International Planned Parenthood Federation reportedly hired prostitutes for staff, donors, and guests at official functions. The Daily Mail broke the story in May, but the scandal has apparently been brewing for months, as the U.K.’s Department of…
By Jonathon Van Maren Canada’s provinces continue to succumb to demands to fund the abortion pill. This time, it is the North West Territories: The territorial government will now fully cover Mifegymiso, a prescription drug known colloquially as the “abortion pill,” officials announced on Tuesday. The territorial government will now fully cover Mifegymiso, a prescription…
By Jonathon Van Maren When it comes to abortion, Justin Trudeau is putting your money where his mouth is. A week after he sanctimoniously reprimanded Vice President Mike Pence for America’s “backsliding” into increasing state protections for preborn children in the womb, he is now attempting to fire up his base by announcing that another $300 million…
By Jonathon Van Maren As I’ve noted in several columns this year, pro-life activists and legislators have been relentlessly pushing abortion restrictions right across America, hollowing out Roe v. Wade bit by bit. This strategy of incrementalism, which ground out hundreds of laws even during the Obama era, has resulted in a scenario where, as…
