General Abortion Articles Archives

Who is protected?

Abortion kills a human being Certain animal species receive protection under the law in Canada. Yet at the same time, there exists a complete absence of protection for the unborn child. Animals are treated

Susan2022-09-18T22:40:12-04:00November 8th, 2021|

Her Name is Ximena Raenarts: She is an Abortion Survivor who was left to die in a Canadian hospital

By Jonathon Van Maren On December 16, 1985, a little girl was born in Vancouver General Hospital. No joy greeted her arrival—her birth mother had already tried to have her aborted at an abortion

Susan2022-12-06T14:14:40-05:00October 20th, 2021|

Is abortion needed to protect the health of women or save the life of the mother?

In a February 17th article in Public Discourse, the authors state: “There are rare circumstances in which a mother’s life is in jeopardy due to either pre-existing conditions or pregnancy complication. It is extremely

Susan2022-12-06T14:20:34-05:00October 6th, 2021|

In Canada, babies are born alive and die after abortion -150 in 2018

Babies born alive following abortion is not a new phenomenon in Canada. It has occurred since the 1969 abortion law was passed with an amendment made to the Criminal Code of Canada which allowed

Susan2022-08-25T18:00:03-04:00October 1st, 2021|

Criminal Code of Canada – Root of discrimination

It is incredible that in the 21st century, the child in the womb still does not have the status of human being and is denied personhood. In spite of all the technological and scientific

Cary Molyneux2022-12-02T14:40:55-05:00November 8th, 2012|

Personhood and Discrimination

Discrimination - Yesterday and Today. Yesterday Today Canadian Women Preborn Children 1876 British common law is used to uphold the notion that "women are...not persons in the matter of rights and privileges." While they

Cary Molyneux2012-11-08T01:57:01-05:00November 8th, 2012|

Personhood and Discrimination

Discrimination - Yesterday and Today Yesterday Today Canadian Women Preborn Children 1876 British common law is used to uphold the notion that "women are...not persons in the matter of rights and privileges." While they

Cary Molyneux2022-08-24T18:51:27-04:00November 8th, 2012|

UK Ethics Professor Promotes Infanticide

It's okay to kill babies after they are born if they turn out to have "defects," says one of the British government's leading advisers on genetics. Professor John Harris, a senior advisor and member

Cary Molyneux2012-11-08T01:56:23-05:00November 8th, 2012|

“Personhood” in History

"In the eyes of the law...the slave is not a person."Virginia Supreme Court decision, 1858 "An Indian is not a person within the meaning of the Constitution."George CanfieldAmerican Law Review, 1881 "The statutory

Cary Molyneux2012-11-08T01:53:25-05:00November 8th, 2012|

October 18 – Persons Day in Canada

October 18 - Persons Day in Canada. 1928 2012 Not a person Not a person Canadian women were not considered persons until the famous Persons case in 1929. A constitutional challenge was launched

Cary Molyneux2012-11-08T01:50:35-05:00November 8th, 2012|

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