The United Nations: 60 years of pushing abortion, family planning
Paul Tuns: After the League of Nations disintegrated in the wake of World War II, U.S. President Frank Delano Roosevelt proposed the idea of the Four Powers (the U.S., U.K., Russia, and Red China) as an international body to coordinate cooperation among them. Throughout the war the idea morphed into what became the April 1945 San Francisco United Nations Conference on International [...]
Eight is enough
1945 was a moment of great hope, and great peril. A mere quarter century after the close of what had then been known as the “War to End all Wars,” Europe had, for the second time, been the epicenter of an even more destructive military conflict. In the wake of the Great War, the League of Nations had been founded precisely to [...]
Report finds UNICEF promotes sexually explicit content for children
Paul Tuns: Editor’s Note: There are descriptions of graphic sex acts in this story. The Center for Family and Human Rights (C-FAM) published a report that reveals the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has developed resources and funded activities that promote obscene sex-ed programs, homosexuality, and transgenderism to children. In “UNICEF Programs Sexually Groom Children: Evidence of UNICEF Promoting Comprehensive Sexuality Education, [...]
Good developments from the U.S. Health and Human Services
Oswald Clark: In August and September, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., tackled four pro-life and pro-family issues: fetal tissue research, organ transplantation, the abortion pill mifepristone, and gender ideology. In September, it was announced that HHS rejected the renewal of 17 grants for fetal tissue research. In his first administration, Trump had [...]
Conservative activist, Christian, pro-lifer, Charlie Kirk assassinated
Paul Tuns: On Sept. 10, Charlie Kirk was killed during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University by a gunman opposed to Kirk’s political views. Charlie Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 to advocate for conservative positions on high school and university campuses. TPUSA hosts annual conventions such as the Student Action Summit and Young Women’s Leadership Summit, and organized Kirk’s [...]
Charlie Kirk, RIP
Special editorial: For Charlie Kirk, the event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10 began like so many others. In front of a crowd of about 3000, the Turning Point USA founder and president engaged in spirited debate, fielding questions from all quarters, taking on all comers. Kirk’s responses were typical: Drawing on conservative values and, even more, on his sincere and [...]
And then there was this, September 2025
By J.M. Glover India’s 2025 March for Life This may have only been India’s four March for Life, but the August 9 event reflected a joy and creativity, backed by a large contingent of Catholic prelates and religious that other countries may well ponder for their own future March. The day began with Mass at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Bangalore, with [...]
Edmonton cracks down on pro-life speech
Hailey Simpson: On July 2, 2025, the City Council of Edmonton unanimously passed limitations on the distribution of imagery to residential properties in an attempt to censor from public view graphic content that depicts abortion. In effect, this impacts pro-life organizations, specifically their usage of victim photography. The motion to make amendments to the community standards bylaw was brought forward by Ward [...]
Pro-life group calls for Alberta government to end deadly discrimination
Hailey Simpson: The Wilberforce Project called on the Government of Alberta to establish that the value of all human life is upheld in provincial prenatal care. The Alberta-based pro-life group recently released a policy report, Deadly Discrimination, correlating prenatal screening to discriminatory practices within the province. The group accuses healthcare providers pressuring women into abortions after congenital condition diagnoses. While becoming common [...]
Brain dead pregnant woman kept on life support due to Georgia’s abortion law
Tanis Cortens: A pregnant Georgia woman whom doctors had declared brain-dead was taken off life support after the caesarean section birth of her son. Adriana Smith, 31, was almost nine weeks pregnant in early February when she began experiencing severe headaches. Her mother, April Newkirk, reported that Smith went to Northside Hospital, where she was given medication and sent home. The next [...]
Trump revokes pro-abortion emergency care ‘clarification’
Kesiah Beere: On June 3, the Trump administration rescinded a directive from the former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary that expanded the scope of Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) services and required abortion to be provided as emergency care in hospitals. EMTALA, enacted in 1986, is a U.S. federal law that guarantees a person’s access to emergency medical care [...]
The death of dialogue
Donald DeMarco: “Dialogue” is a word that brings to mind fairness and respect for both sides of the debate. For the most part, however, it is a concerted attempt on the part of one side to achieve a triumphant monologue. In other words, certain people who propose dialogue use the word as camouflage to conceal their own intentions. I once taught a [...]
Celebrities criticized for “repulsive,” “insensitive” pro-abortion statements
Tanis Cortens: Two celebrities are facing backlash over their questionable pro-abortion views. British singer Lily Allen said jokingly on the July 1 episode of her podcast Miss Me? that she “can’t remember exactly how many” abortions she has had. “I have an IUD now,” she told co-host Miquita Oliver. “I think I’m on my third or fourth and I just remember before [...]
Vancouver abortuary shut down by funding uncertainty, dedicated pro-lifers
Tanis Cortens: After 35 years in operation, the Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic, a downtown Vancouver abortuary, closed its doors on June 30. The facility’s board cited changes to the provincial health care system as the cause. Vancouver formerly had four abortion mills: one in the B.C. Women’s Hospital, and three funded by Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). VCH’s decision to shift to a new [...]