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Two legal cases concerning surrogacy made headlines this summer. Both arose after surrogates were pressured to abort in the second trimester due to fetal anomalies: in Ontario, a cleft lip and possible other health problems; in Alaska, hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Read →James Edward (Ed) Mullen, a long-time pro-life activist in Atlantic Canada, died on Sept. 11, at the age of 87.
Read →By Troy NewmanPresident, Operation Rescue In the days of the American founding, ministers stood in pulpits and preached election sermons. They opened the Bible, laid out the duties of rulers and the people who choose them, and warned the land against the sins that invite judgment.
Read →Paul Tuns: On Sept. 14, the Group of Experts of the Declaration of Casablanca for the Universal Abolition of Surrogacy, along with a group of 160 non-government organizations spanning the globe, sent a letter to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child asking it to recognize that surrogacy constitutes the sale of [...] The post UN pressed to act on surrogacy appeared first on The Interim .
Read →Oswald Clark, U.S. Correspondent: According to research published in Health Policy in August, “interstate travel for abortion increased” after state-level restrictions were implemented after the 2022 Supreme Court Dobbs v.
Read →Fourteen state attorneys general, led by Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, asked the Environmental Protection Agency to study the environmental impact and potential contamination of public drinking water resulting from ever-increasing use of the abortion pills mifepristone and miso... The post Senate Democrats Attack EPA Study on Abortion Drugs in Your Drinking Water appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Read →Nothing is more telling than the rhetorical sleights of hand which attempt to keep modern immoral practices out of sight. Before vivid ultrasound images made the lie utterly untenable, the humanity of the unborn child was concealed by the verbal screen of a “clump of cells.” In a political context, at the height of the [...] The post Enhanced extermination appeared first on The Interim .
Read →Throw in the towel? Every year, vulnerable persons and their defenders are more effectively repressed by distorted ideologies, automated technologies, and political concessions that stifle our celebration of human dignity.
Read →Paul Tuns: On Sept. 9, Saskatoon city councilor Bev Dubois proposed that the city restrict the distribution of flyers featuring abortion victim photography.
Read →Oswald Clark, U.S. Correspondent: Lawyers for two pro-life pregnancy care centres being sued by California Attorney General Rob Bonta for promoting Abortion Pill Reversal (APR) said in their closing brief the State had not met the burden in any element of the lawsuit being brought against Heartbeat International and RealOptions Medical Clinics.
Read →The Food and Drug Administration has projected a March deadline to release its long-awaited review of the safety of the abortion pill. A court document says the FDA “plans to compare mifepristone’s safety to that of surgical abortions through 10 weeks’ gestation,” according to NBC News...
Read →Tierra Walker’s tragic death was preventable, but not because of the reason you’d think. The 37-year-old Texas resident was allegedly denied an abortion after being diagnosed with preeclampsia during a complicated pregnancy.
Read →Virginians are going to the polls to vote on an amendment to their state constitution that enshrines abortion on demand through all nine months of pregnancy in the Old Dominion. Even people who favor abortion, however, should vote “no” on Amendment 1, the “Right to Reproductive Freedom” Amend...
Read →Kentucky is suing a New York group that advertised illegal abortion drugs at the Kentucky State Fair. The state lawsuit accuses Mayday Health, which bills itself as “a reproductive health education nonprofit,” of “engaging in unfair, false, misleading, or deceptive business practices in viola...
Read →Oswald Clark, U.S. Correspondent: In response to the 1973 Roe v.
Read →Paul Tuns: Ontario Superior Court Justice Carissima Mathen denied Claire Brosseau and Dying With Dignity an injunction to approve Brosseau to be killed by Medical Assistance in Dying based on mental illness as the sole criteria. Brosseau, a 49-year-old Toronto woman, is an actress and comedian, who filed a motion in May seeking a constitutional [...] The post Ontario court denies application for MAID for mental illness appeared first on The Interim .
Read →Tanis Cortens: Canadian advocates of euthanasia assert that the procedure lives up to its name as a “good death,” providing a serene, elegant, and even humane way of ending suffering. Dying With Dignity Canada explains the process as follows: “The provision of medical assistance in dying (MAID) in most of Canada is by intravenous administration [...] The post Euthanasia likely a torturous death similar to U.S.
Read →Interim Staff: Nova Scotia’s last Catholic hospital, St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish changes its name to the Antigonish Memorial Regional Hospital Oct.
Read →Mary Zwicker, European Correspondent: The United Kingdom House of Commons has voted down the latest attempt at legalizing assisted suicide in England and Wales. On Sept.
Read →Mary Zwicker, Europe Correspondent: A Dutch commission has confirmed that the euthanasia death of a two-year-old boy, the first case under the age of 12 in the Netherlands, was handled with “due care.” A commission from the Netherlands has just confirmed that the euthanizing of a child just under 24 months old was handled with “due [...] The post Two-year-old Dutch child euthanized appeared first on The Interim .
Read →Interim Staff: Bill C-218, the private member’s bill introduced by Tamara Jansen (Cloverdale-Langley City), that if passed would prevent Medical Assistance in Dying for those whose sole criteria is mental illness, is scheduled to be voted on in the House of Commons on Oct. 7.
Read →This essay was originally published on October 2, 2026 at Stepping Out of the Boat, Ed Mechmann’s Public Policy Blog. It is re-posted with permission of the author.
Read →The role of fathers during pregnancy, emphasizing that they are often the fathers of unborn children but frequently do not voice their opinions or support the pregnant mother. It also notes that society typically frames abortion as solely a woman's choice.
Read →On May 10, 2023, Campaign Life Coalition intended to display abortion victim photography during its National March for Life press conference but was prohibited by the Parliamentary Protective Service from doing so. Josie Luetke expressed surprise that the same signs were allowed on the city sidewalk but not on Parliament Hill. The incident highlights a restriction on displaying certain images at a government venue despite their allowance in public spaces nearby.
Read →Most pastors and priests avoid discussing abortion during worship services due to fear of upsetting women who may feel judged or rejected. Frederica Mathewes-Green argues that women who have had abortions need both repentance and forgiveness, and pastors should courageously address abortion in the sanctuary while protecting the faith community from harmful messages.
Read →Breda O’Brien delivered the keynote address at the Pro Life Campaign’s annual dinner held at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin, where she discussed the impact of the repeal of the 8th Amendment and the cultural shifts needed to reduce abortion rates. She highlighted strategies for cultural change, including the importance of just laws, changed hearts, integrity, and human flourishing, and emphasized the role of pro-life organizations in supporting women and amplifying their voices.
Read →Professor David Hackney, a pro-choice maternal fetal medicine specialist, acknowledged that the reversal of Roe v. Wade has not caused a net increase in maternal mortality or a significant exodus of OB-GYNs from pro-life states.
Read →A study published in JAMA Network claimed that total abortion bans were associated with a 4.3-percentage point increase in suicidal ideation among female students, but expert Michael New noted there was no statistically significant increase in actual suicide attempts among teen girls in pro-life states. The study's limitations include examining only five states for one year and not considering factors like sexual activity or age, leading New to argue that the research is not comprehensive and does not prove abortion bans cause higher suicidality among teen girls.
Read →Jeff Gunnarson, Campaign Life Coalition national president and Interim editorial advisory board member, delivered a speech on August 13 celebrating the 25th anniversary of Paul Tuns as editor of The Interim. The speech honored Paul Tuns as a faithful Catholic man and pro-life advocate. The remarks were given at an event marking this milestone on August 8, 2001, and were published by The Interim.
Read →Angela Costigan, a pro-life lawyer who took on numerous legal cases to obtain rights for the unborn child, died on July 14 at the age of 83. She was involved in significant cases such as Tremblay v.
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