Later this month, the “Unplanned” movie will open in theatres in the U.S. This film tells the story of Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood director, now vocal pro-life advocate. The film, based on a book of the same name, tells how Abby’s first involvement in...
A story out of New Zealand tells of a school nurse booking a student for an abortion, driving her there during school hours, bringing her home late, and lying about why they were late. A year later, as the girl deteriorated emotionally and physically, it came out...
Parents are given responsibility for, and authority over, their children in almost all cases. In the case of abortion, however, girls as young as 12 are being given abortions in secret, with no need to tell their parents. This blatant disregard for parental care and...
Parental consent for abortion is not mandatory for minors in Canada. Teen girls can have an abortion performed without notifying anyone, and they are then left alone to deal with the physical and emotional consequences. Parents need to consent to a teen getting a tattoo, using...
The foremost considerations when debating the merits of a parental consent law are doctor-patient confidentiality and access to health care. Confidentiality, first of all has proven to be of crucial importance in getting adolescents to use health care, particularly with regards to reproductive issues [1]. This is obviously not,...
"We're quite outraged that all of this happened -- and shocked it was that easy." The above statement was said by a father in Winnipeg (read article here). Do you think he was talking about abortion? No, he was talking about a belly button piercing. This...
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and the NDP Status of Women critic Niki Ashton have, perhaps unintentionally, drawn much needed attention to the plight of unprotected fetuses in Canada in recent weeks. While it is unexpected to have two left-of-centre parties raise the always-sensitive topic of...
The caption says, “If abortion providers were obliged to ask women whether their decision was freely made, Charlotte Dawson might still be alive today.” Charlotte Dawson (pictured) was an Australian supermodel whose life spiraled into depression and ended when she committed suicide last week. Ms. Dawson’s...
On Tuesday, February 11th we launched a new public awareness campaign in Saskatchewan. This campaign, sk.parentalconsent.ca calls for the Saskatchewan government to pass parental consent for abortion legislation. It is a joint effort between us and Saskatchewan Pro-Life Association and signals a new era in...
