“This Sunday marks thirty years since the Supreme Court of Canada struck down existing abortion regulations,” said We Need a Law spokesperson Anna Nienhuis. “The ruling was a complex 5-2 decision but one thing was clear – the justices anticipated that Parliament would pass a...
When the public misunderstands a court ruling, the consequences can be huge. For good or for evil. The 1772 ruling in Somerset v. Stewart, to free one Black slave in England, was misinterpreted by the public as freeing all 15,000 slaves in England, even though the...
The post was originally posted at MercatorNet and we have been given permission to reproduce it here. An email made me ponder what the labels “pro-choice” and “pro-life” really mean, in particular regarding people’s stance on using law to govern abortion. This is very much a live...
By Faye Sonier In Monday's Sudbury Star, Ruth Farquhar, an Ontario freelance writer, wrote that it was a sad day for women as New Brunswick's only private abortion clinic announced that it would be closing its doors due to lack of government funding of private centres....
by Peter Ryan I have dedicated my working life to the cause of life since 1977. I got involved because my only two siblings miscarried. I am the lone unborn survivor. I know I might not be here. If I supported a woman’s “right to choose,” I’d...
Today marks 26 years since the Supreme Court of Canada struck down this country's abortion legislation. Rebecca Richmond of National Campus Life Network writes of, 5 Things the Youth of Canada Should Know About R.v.Morgentaler Take a moment to read it. Even if you don't count yourself...
