“The argument for abortion, if made honestly, requires many words: It must evoke the recent past, the dire consequences to women of making a very simple medical procedure illegal. The argument against it doesn’t take even a single word. The argument against it is a...
The Globe and Mail published an interesting piece last week titled, “Finally, a meaningful definition of pro-life.” As though all definitions of pro-life until now have been distinctly absent of meaning, Balkissoon looks at climate change, poverty, and immigration as issues people should care about...
If we didn't know better from firsthand experience, we might be forgiven for believing that the pro-life movement is potentially dangerous. Some things should be reported - assault is never ok, whether aimed at children, women, peers, or abortion doctors. But the media is so quick to judge on the...
I often make a mistake when challenged on my pro-life views. I'm sure many of you have made the same mistake: we get defensive. 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?...
A recent study from the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute looked at women in the U.S. who have had multiple abortions. They found that 45% or more of patients seeking an abortion had already had one or more previously. Their news release on the study concluded that...
The pro-abortion movement is very concerned with the idea of reducing stigma around abortion. But what about stigma around teen pregnancy? It seems that abortion has far less stigma than teen pregnancy, since no one has to know about it. While we certainly don’t think teen...
One of the more disputed claims of the pro-life movement is that abortion increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer, and more abortions increase that cancer risk exponentially. This claim is controversial because many see it as a scare tactic or threat that will “make”...
In 2015, the United States saw an incredible 57 pro-life laws enacted, between 17 states, with almost every single state at least considering increased restrictions on abortion. The Guttmacher Institute released a study to this effect, pointing out that in only 5 years, 288 abortion...
On October 2nd, we had the privilege of standing with Jeff Durham, of the Molly Matters Campaign, in support of Canada introducing a Pre-born Victims of Crime Law. Jeff Durham was the boyfriend of Cassandra Kaake, who was murdered while eagerly awaiting the birth of...
Talking about abortion is tough. It's tough when talking with people we agree with not to be too agreeable, to completely ignore the arguments of the other side in our casual dismissal of them. We walk away from these conversations feeling self-satisfied, even smug, reassured in our...
