Author: unitedfamilies

The committee that oversees euthanasia, or Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), is planning to expand in Ontario with new “diverse” people who hold extreme pro-euthanasia views and are “interested” in “supporting” the deadly procedure. A recent report from the Globe and Mail noted that Ontario’s MAiD Death Review Committee (MDRC), which looks at all deaths by the procedure in the province, wants to diversify. This means that, in essence, the committee is looking to stack itself with pro-death people.

In a pair of encouraging rulings for religious liberty and free expression, courts in both Germany and Austria have struck down bans on peaceful pro-life vigils near abortion clinics, affirming that prayer and silent demonstration are constitutionally protected activities that cannot be prohibited simply because others find them unwelcome. In Germany, the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia had banned a pro-life group from coming within 100 meters of abortion clinics, citing Section 13 of the German Pregnancy Conflict Act, which prohibits vigils if pregnant women are “harassed or intimidated.”

State attorneys general are duty-bound to seek justice for the weak and powerless, not to use their immense power to harass them. But New York Attorney General Letitia James’ policing of private conversations about the abortion pill reversal (APR) protocol amounts to a cynical abuse of state power.

After years of legal battles, the Oregon law mandating employers to cover abortion in their insurance has been found unconstitutional. However, the question remains whether the ruling will apply to just one pro-life organization or more broadly.