The Maternal Health Minefield
This 7-minute video presents a look at the issue of maternal health, which has been a real hot-topic in Canadian politics (and beyond) recently, including an appearance from Andrea Mrozek:
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Margaret Somerville on Euthanasia
Margaret Somerville had some fantastic articles on euthanasia recently. First, an article in the Globe (via ProWomanProLife) which presents a comprehensive overview of the problems with euthanasia, namely the trend of initially requiring some sort of justification but quickly giving …
Fr. Barron on Abortion and Health Care
Father Robert Barron has an excellent video on abortion and health care. Though situated in the context of the American health care reform debate, he focuses on an article in the New Yorker that serves as “a compendium of pro-choice …
Intern with de Veber
The de Veber Institute has posted an announcement for their summer internship program—lots of positions available: Research Associate Communications Associate Lecture Series Planner Graphics Design Legal Assistant Filmmaker Assistant Marketing Specialist Computer Programmer Website Designer I haven’t interned with them, …
McGill Pro-Life Club Gets Status Back — With A Catch
Via Big Blue Wave, we learn that McGill’s pro-life club has had their club status reinstated (after it was suspended in the fall), but with a little bit of a catch. “A lot of their complaints revolved around the ambiguity …
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“Am I killing? Yes, I am, I know that.”
A jarring admission (via Big Blue Wave). The report focused on the Christian backstory to the conflict, and Boyd says that he prays that “the spirit of this pregnancy be returned to God.” The oddity of the prayer aside, it’s …
Live Action: Perspectives
The fantastic pro-life group, Live Action, has created a series of video interviews with people in downtown San Jose, without any previous knowledge of their views on abortion. There are a wide variety of persepectives. Some more serious exchanges… … …
Canadians for Care Blog
Remember Canadians for Care? I just realized they have a blog highlighting opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide. Unfortunately for not-quite-bilingual people like me, they seem to have French and English mixed up in the same feed, but it still …
Video: Do you love life?
Matthew Warner has created a great new pro-life video short. We’ve had some great posts via Matthew before.
On communicating the pro-life message
Last Wednesday, I let off a bit of steam, expressing my frustration with extremism and ad hominem attacks. Danny responded with some relevant examples from the health care debate south of the border. I’d like to add two more thoughts. …