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For the first time in his 22-year reign, the hereditary prince of Liechtenstein exercised his royal veto — to stop an abortion law. Liechtenstein’s 25-seat Parliament, the Landtag, voted to legalize abortion by a single vote majority (13-12) on September 2.
Read →On Nov. 6, 1839, Dr.
Read →In the wake of Justice Minister Sean Fraser’s announcement that the Carney government plans to ban euthanasia for people struggling solely with mental illness, the suicide activists are out in force. Euthanasia practitioner Jean Marmoreo promptly penned a truly vile column for the Globe and Mail titled, “Refusing MAID for mental disorders will come at [...] The post Canada’s top newspaper pushes lethal injections for the mentally ill first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →At a press conference on Wednesday, Canadian Justice Minister and Attorney General Sean Fraser announced that the Liberal government has concluded euthanasia for those with mental illness as a sole underlying condition cannot and will not be legalized. Then, he and his colleagues headed into the House of Commons and – with two solitary exceptions [...] The post Carney’s Liberals play games with the lives of the mentally ill first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →Paul Braune watched calmly as the police ransacked his rectory office in Lubetal, Germany. Arrested by SS chief Reinhard Heydrich himself on August 12, 1941, Braune was accused of having “sabotaged measures of the regime and the Party in an irresponsible manner.” Officers rifled through his papers—from the German Confessing Church and the Association of [...] The post The pastors who defied Hitler’s euthanasia regime first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →Two recent euthanasia cases, including the killing of a two-year-old in the Netherlands despite medical assessments suggesting alternatives, and the alleged non-consensual euthanasia of Canadian grandmother Brigitte Stegemann, have sparked controversy and criticism. Richard Hanania, a former alt-right member and current euthanasia advocate, openly argues that some lives, particularly those with disabilities, are not worth living and supports euthanasia as a moral imperative, contrasting with other advocates who emphasize choice and autonomy.
Read →In 2024, Canada recorded 16,499 euthanasia deaths, which is 1,135 more than the 15,364 firearm homicide deaths in the United States during the same year, according to data from Health Canada and the CDC. This comparison has been highlighted by U.S.
Read →The vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in Westminster on September 11 was a moment of rare high drama for the British Parliament. The first iteration of the bill, put forward by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, died a natural death in the House of Lords earlier this year, bogged down by [...] The post Britain just proved that assisted suicide is not inevitable first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →As Dr. Aleck Bourne, gynecologist, stood in the dock of London’s Old Bailey Courthouse in 1938, he could not possibly foresee the ethical impact his case would have on the medical profession. Charged under Section 58 of the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act for performing an abortion on a 14-year-old girl who had been [...] The post Dr. Aleck Bourne | The Abortion Pioneer Who Became a Pro-Life Champion first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →Van Maren recounts the abortion prosecution of British physician Aleck Bourne and its influence on subsequent legal changes. He traces Bourne's later opposition to abortion and links to a longer version published by Canadian Physicians for Life.
Read →Monica Miller is one of the handful of people in the world who have encountered thousands of abortion victims face to face. This year marks the half-century anniversary of Monica Miller’s pro-life activism. During the past half-century, she has sidewalk counseled outside abortion clinics, prayed outside of political conventions, retrieved babies from dumpsters and pathology [...] The post The Miracles of Monica Miller first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →Van Maren profiles Monica Miller's decades of pro-life activism and her approach to photographing and burying aborted children. He reflects on her influence on other activists and on a gathering marking fifty years of her work.
Read →Van Maren condemns the signing of Massachusetts legislation that he characterizes as removing remaining limits on later abortion. The essay uses graphic language and moral argument to criticize the celebration surrounding the bill.
Read →Three years after illegally cancelling a Christian group’s event for its pro-life views, Quebec’s former tourism minister Caroline Proulx has been ordered to personally pay Harvest Ministries International $30,000 by a Quebec judge for violating their right to freedom of speech. As LSN reported at the time, Harvest Ministries International had a contract to host [...] The post Canadian politician must pay Christian group $30k for canceling their event first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →Abortion activists are spearheading another attempt to legalize abortion in Liechtenstein, the tiny German-speaking country landlocked between Switzerland and Austria. It is both the world’s sixth smallest country and one of the wealthiest; a constitutional monarchy with one of the highest standards of living in Europe. It also boasts one of Europe’s strongest pro-life regimes. [...] The post Ruling prince of Liechenstein vows to veto abortion referendum first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →Van Maren discusses renewed efforts to change Liechtenstein's abortion law and the ruling prince's opposition. He places the dispute in the context of previous referendums and the monarchy's veto powers.
Read →Vice President JD Vance has been the Trump administration’s primary spokesman to the pro-life movement, tasked with easing the tensions that have arisen as the president pivots away from the movement and seeks to transition the GOP into a pro-choice party. Vance addressed some of those concerns directly at the March for Life in January, where he attempted [...] The post JD Vance’s defence of the Trump admin’s pro-life record falls flat first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →Van Maren critiques JD Vance's defense of the Trump administration's abortion-policy record. He argues that economic policies do not answer pro-life concerns about changes to the Republican platform and other abortion positions.
Read →For almost a decade, abortion activists have had the small Mediterranean country of Malta in their crosshairs. Malta is the European Union’s last pro-life haven; abortion is illegal unless a woman’s life is at immediate risk. Yet, contra the claims of abortion activists and activist NGOs, Malta has one of the lowest maternal mortality rates in the [...] The post Malta’s Answer to the Abortion Lobby first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →Van Maren defends Malta's abortion restrictions and challenges accounts that portray them as incompatible with maternal safety. He discusses the Andrea Prudente case and the political campaign to change the country's law.
Read →Several weeks after the 2016 election, Marjorie Dannenfelser received a voicemail from President-Elect Donald J. Trump. Her organization, the Susan B. Anthony List, had knocked on over a million doors on his behalf in exchange for a lengthy list of pro-life policy commitments, and he was calling to express his gratitude. “I want to just [...] The post How Trump Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →Van Maren traces the alliance between Donald Trump and pro-life organizations from the 2016 campaign through the overturning of Roe. He argues that later changes in Trump's positions and the Republican platform represent a retreat from that partnership.
Read →The moral implosion of Canada’s mainline Protestant denominations began decades ago, but Adam Smith’s observation that “there is a great deal of ruin in a nation” is also true of post-Christian churches. Last month, a United Church in Richmond, British Columbia, was spotted advertising a seminar on “medical assistance in dying.” The United Church has [...] The post Anglican Church of Canada to offer special liturgy for euthanasia deaths first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →Van Maren reacts to a reported case of euthanasia involving a Dutch child between one and twelve years old. He connects the case to earlier Dutch policies on ending newborns' lives and argues that the expansion crosses a moral boundary.
Read →The Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying has now recommended permanently banning euthanasia for mental illness. MP Andrew Lawton joined me to explain why–and how thousands of lives will be saved as a result: As always, follow the podcast wherever you get your content: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Rumble, or YouTube. You can get a copy of my book How [...] The post WATCH: The “MAID” Report That Will Save Thousands of Lives | MP Andrew Lawton first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →Andrew Lawton joins Van Maren to discuss a parliamentary committee recommendation against euthanasia for mental illness. The publisher describes the interview as explaining the recommendation and the guests' expectations for its protective effect.
Read →After dying a natural death in the House of Lords earlier this year, Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill has been resurrected and put on life support in Westminster by MP Lauren Edwards on June 17—just five days before Prime Minister Keir Starmer, a supporter of the bill, resigned. Starmer’s successor is unlikely to [...] The post Labour MP Puts Assisted Suicide Bill Back on Life Support first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →Van Maren discusses the reintroduction of assisted-suicide legislation in the British Parliament. He criticizes the effort to revive the proposal and examines supporters' procedural strategy after its earlier failure.
Read →Over the past decade, many in the international press have openly wondered how Canada’s euthanasia regime went off the rails so swiftly and so grotesquely that other nations have decided against legalizing assisted suicide for fear of turning into Canada. There are, of course, many answers to that question, but one cannot be emphasized enough: Canada [...] The post Globe and Mail journalist calls 100k assisted suicides a ’cause for celebration’ first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →Van Maren criticizes Canadian media coverage celebrating the growth of medical assistance in dying. He contrasts the Canadian debate with British press coverage and argues that opponents have received inadequate attention.
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