August 2, 2024
August 2, 2024
Dear Maureen, I’m Pete Baklinski and this is your Canadian Pro-Life News Bits where I let you know what’s happening on our country’s pro-life and pro-family front.
We released a breaking report this week about the over 100 Canadian women who have been seriously harmed by abortion pills since 2017. One 19-year-old died from using the pills. The evidence comes directly from Health Canada’s adverse reaction online database.
This must-read report comes exclusively from CLC. Read the full report here.
We’re calling on Health Canada to recall the abortion pills before more preborn children are killed and their mothers harmed.
The Liberals are under fire for turning a hearing on sexual assault into a platform for championing the killing of babies by abortion. Two women who were both victims of assault stormed out of the hearing in protest.
The Liberals' attempt to hijack the hearing backfired. They are now receiving negative press, even from mainstream outlets.
My colleague David Cooke has penned an article about injustice in the legal system when it comes to Christian activist Bill Whatcott. Please read this piece and follow David’s directions to help Bill.
The "must-see" video of the week features a beautiful interview with Canadian pro-life heroine Mary Wagner. The video is from 2019 and seems to have been overlooked by many when it was first released. It’s worth a watch.
Don’t miss the closing reflection by CLC summer intern Gideon, who is being supervised by me this week. He wrote a response to abortion activist Joyce Arther, who made light of the harm caused to Canadian women by abortion pills.
Top Canadian pro-life stories you need to know about
Campaign Life Coalition: Over 100 Canadian women seriously harmed by abortion pill, one dead
“It’s time to pull Mifegymiso and the Mifepristone/Misoprostol abortion protocol off the market. Canadian women’s lives matter. How many more women will be seriously harmed and even killed before Health Canada acknowledges the data and decides to act?”
True North’s coverage: Pro-life group sounds alarm over serious adverse reactions to chemical abortions
The Canadian Press: Witnesses storm out of House committee in tears, decrying Liberal politicization
“Two witnesses stormed out of a parliamentary committee meeting today after Liberals tried to steer a planned discussion about violence against women towards the topic of abortion rights.”
Quebec Life Coalition: An interview with Alain Paquette, pro-life candidate in Quebec
“…when I was asked about getting involved, I said ‘present’. And then I did the rounds and saw how I was to get involved. Since abortion was my main battle horse, I said I had to go to the federal level to change legislation, not the municipal or provincial levels.”
The Interim: Silent No More marks 20 years service in Canada
“This year, the Silent No More Awareness Campaign marks 20 years in Canada, and in an exclusive interview with The Interim, Angelina Steenstra, the national coordinator for Canada as well as the regional coordinator for the Province of Ontario for Silent No More, reflected on the influence of the organization over the past two decades.”
Jonathon Van Maren: Canada’s assisted suicide regime has become a conveyor belt of horror stories
“Canada is in the midst of a human rights crisis that has grown at a breathtaking pace over the past few years. Suffering, sick, and disabled Canadians are constantly being offered assisted suicide when they are at their most vulnerable.”
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition signed the Joint Statement Against Assisted Suicide for Eating Disorders
“We, the below signatories, urge governments everywhere to take immediate action to address the unethical practice of assisted suicide for individuals with eating disorders.”
Campaign Life Coalition: Bill Whatcott’s Christian Speech Crime
“What we are seeing is the persecution of an outspoken Christian citizen by a government swayed by powerful anti-Christian pro-LGBT forces.”
“The Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU) has issued a six-month suspension to Anne Andres, a trans identified male competing in women’s powerlifting, for uttering threats and engaging in a campaign of harassment towards several women and sports officials.”
LifeNews: In The Face of Olympics’ Mockery of Christianity, Olympic Runner Highlights Pro-Life Values
“Just 17 months after giving birth, Elle Purrier St. Pierre broke the U.S. women’s 5k record at the Olympic Trials, securing her a spot at the 2024 Paris Olympics.”
LifeNews: Premature Baby Becomes NICU Nurse in the Same Hospital That Saved Her 20 Years Ago
“Even in her earliest days, Hayley Good’s life has been marked by resilience and faith. Born at just 24 weeks and weighing a mere one pound and nine ounces, Hayley faced overwhelming odds.”
Live Action: Olympic fencer inspires by competing at 7 months pregnant: ‘You make all of us proud’
“Nada Hafez, of Egypt, took to Instagram Monday to make a joyous announcement — she competed as a fencer in the current Paris Olympics while seven months pregnant.”
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Maureen, I’m CLC summer intern Gideon Spevak in for Pete Baklinski.
True North Media published an article this week about our efforts to pull the abortion pill off the market due to many cases of adverse reactions being reported on Health Canada’s “Canada Vigilance Program” database.
The article included comments from CLC Director of Communications Pete Baklinski. He spoke about these cases of adverse reactions, including the death of a 19-year-old.
True North also included comments from Joyce Arthur, the founder and Executive Director of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC), who, unfortunately, stated many untruths that must be debunked.
Arthur claims that the abortion pill (marketed in Canada as Mifegymiso) is as “safe” as early aspiration abortion and far “safer” than delivering a child after a full-term pregnancy.
The latter claim, in particular, is nothing short of preposterous.
This is incorrect simply because abortion is never safe. It is meant to kill a child and end a pregnancy. A successful abortion, no matter which method is used, will always kill at least one human being.
And, abortion pills are certainly not safe for the mother either. The label for the abortion pill used in the United States (marketed as Mifeprex) states that between 2.9% and 4.6% of women who undergo the Mifepristone/Misoprostol protocol will go to the emergency room. This means that in the US context, tens of thousands of women taking abortion pills will end up needing emergency care.
And what about the women who have died using abortion pills? At least two Canadian women are already dead. The pills certainly weren’t safe for them.
Arthur’s claim that abortions are “far safer” for mothers than carrying a child to term and birthing that child is misleading.
Rates of complications from surgical abortions and childbirth are very similar (between 2-3% and 1-3%, respectively), and maternal mortality rates are extremely low (8.3 per 100,000 live births, or 0.008%.) When abortion activists claim that abortion is “far safer” than delivering a full-term pregnancy, they are squabbling over the smallest percentage points to promote their agenda of preborn child killing.
Arthur also stated to True North that “approved drugs are approved for a reason – they are either overwhelmingly safe…or if they have serious side effects/complications, their life-saving properties are considered far greater, chemotherapy, for example.”
There is nothing “life-saving” about abortion pills. They kill. They destroy. They end hopes and dreams. There is nothing medicinal about these deadly pills. They are human pesticides that have no place in the healing arts.
It’s truly unfortunate that Arthur is so bound by abortion ideology that she is willing to sacrifice even the good of women’s health for it. How many women must be brutally injured and killed by abortion pills before she admits that she is wrong?
Out of this misfortune, however, comes a chance to educate Canadians on the truth of abortion and its consequences. In the end, the truth will always win.
Let us pray for Joyce Arthur and all of those who are affiliated with the ARCC that they may repent for their misdeeds and be converted.
Be bold and daring for life!
Pete Baklinski
Director of Communications
Campaign Life Coalition
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