30 years without abortion restrictions January 28th marks the 30th anniversary of the Morgentaler ruling, which eliminated abortion restrictions from our Criminal Code. The Prime Minister at the time, Brian Mulroney, made two attempts at passing legislation that protected fetal interests and, for a variety of reasons...
As we head into a new year, there is a looking forward, but also a looking back. What did 2017 bring us? For one thing, “feminism” was named the “word of the year” by Merriam-Webster Dictionary, and interest in the word peaked particularly around certain...
I often make a mistake when challenged on my pro-life views. I'm sure many of you have made the same mistake. First the questions come. "What about choice? You would force a woman to be pregnant for 9 months with a child she didn't want? You would want a...
It's been a busy year! Here's a look back at our Top 10 most viewed posts in 2017. We'll be adding one item per day for the last 10 days before Christmas, so check back daily to see what we wrote about that struck you...
A recent study led by Bela Ganatra and published in The Lancet investigated the safety of abortion worldwide. According to the study, there are an estimated 55.7 million abortions in the world every year. While calling any abortion “safe” makes me cringe, the study finds that about...
A recent flag display at the University of Victoria on Vancouver Island was a great example of how a simple, powerful display can keep people talking about the issue of abortion. The flag display is educational, not a protest, which seems to make it more effective...
This Christmas, we are excited to be offering postcards for you to easily send holiday greetings to your MP. Order your pack of 5 (free!) postcards by emailing info@weneedalaw.ca. You’ll get 1 postcard to send to your MP, plus 4 extras with a list of...
It’s not too often you get to be in a conference room with close to 200 people who agree that life should be protected at all stages. That’s just the scenario I got to be in earlier this month, when I attended the National Pro-life...
This past summer, the United Nations Human Rights Committee released a draft of a General Comment that, if accepted, would amend the current explanation of the “right to life”. This amendment would ignore the UN’s current recognition of the rights of pre-born children, essentially declaring a...
A recent scandal in the United States alleged that a vocally pro-life politician urged a woman he had an affair with to have an abortion. This illustrates a sad and crucial truth about why abortion continues unabated. Regardless of what is said about valuing life...
