Category: Canada

By We Need a Law On August 23, Erin O’Toole was elected as the new leader of the Conservative party. While O’Toole has made it clear that he does not intend to introduce abortion legislation, his victory gives a lot of room for the pro-life movement to work thanks to his commitment not to squash …

The hidden story of abuse By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Editor’s note. This is excerpted from a post that appeared here. Health Canada released the first annual report on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)–euthanasia and assisted suicide. The data was gathered from the reports submitted by the medical or nurse practitioners who …

By We Need a Law Editor’s note. This is excerpted from a post that appeared here. The Mission Statement for We Need a Law begins, “We mobilize Canadians and persuade our political leaders to pass laws that protect children before birth.” Do Canadians support a law limiting abortion? Yes.  In all but one of the …

The movie night featured the live streaming of ‘Crescendo’ and ‘Sing a Little Louder Editor’s note. This ran Tuesday at LifeSiteNews. By Anthony Murdock OTTAWA – More than a thousand Canadians tuned in to view two “impactful” pro-life films and hear from one of the movie’s producers during day two of Campaign Life Coalition’s 22nd annual …

Despite restrictions being placed on elective surgeries, abortions continue in all ten Canadian provinces and three territories. TORONTO, Ontario, March 30, 2020 – Abortions in Canada have continued unimpeded during the coronavirus outbreak, despite provincial health authorities across the nation restricting non-essential surgeries due to the virus’ strain on the health care system.   In a …

By Nancy Flanders  While elective and non-essential surgeries are being cancelled and postponed across Canada in order for medical care to be focused on patients with COVID-19, abortion businesses will continue as usual. “The people leading us here in the province absolutely see it as an essential service because it’s time sensitive and it’s medically …

By We Need a Law Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Act – Bill 242, a private member’s bill in Nova Scotia, seeks to establish “bubble zones” around abortion clinics. This would prohibit pro-life speech on public streets. The activities targeted by this bill are not about protecting the safety of anyone or about ensuring …

By We Need a Law CTV News reports that Quebec Health Minister Danielle McCann is publicly calling for increased access to late term abortion. Reports indicate that access to late-term abortion is limited and disorganized, and McCann wants her province to do better. Given what we know about Canadians’ opinions, this may actually be a …

By We Need a Law We Need a Law, a national campaign advocating for legal restrictions on abortion, released a position paper this month evaluating the impact of the Canada Health Act on the funding of abortion clinics. “The Canada Health Act has no legal bearing on health care spending, and is commonly misrepresented by activists, and now …

By We Need a Law Editor’s note Sandeep Prasad is a Canadian pro-abortion activist. The essay referred to appeared in The Hill Times. We Need a Law is a pro-life Canadian advocacy group. In 2019, Sandeep Prasad wrote about “the best, worst places to get an abortion in Canada.” Prasad talked about the uneven access …

By Weneedalaw Canada has no abortion laws. That statement is why we, alongside a local group called ARPA Oxford, are taking the City of London to court. This story began in 2018 when we put up 33 billboards across the country that simply said, “Canada has no abortion laws.” We wanted to educate Canadians about …