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GUEST OPINION: Canada Serves as a Reminder to Americans to Stand for Life, by Elizabeth Sutcliffe – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Guest Column, by Elizabeth Sutcliffe, Live Action News, Dec 15, 2025

Bio: Elizabeth Sutcliffe is a Canadian author, Catholic speaker, and post-abortive advocate. She serves as President of the Board for the Burnaby Pro-Life Society. Through her ministry at Elizabeth Speaks Truth, she works to expose the harms of abortion, advocate for authentic women’s support, and bring healing and hope to those affected.

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this guest post are solely those of the author.

 

As a Canadian author, Catholic speaker, and post-abortive advocate, I am writing to my American neighbors with a sincere warning. What has unfolded in Canada over the past several decades is not simply political drift or cultural confusion — it is what happens when protections for the most vulnerable are stripped away, when moral boundaries are dismissed, and when good people do not rise up to defend life.

Canada has become the canary in the coal mine, and what has happened here will happen elsewhere when truth is abandoned.

The Vacuum

In 1988, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down our existing abortion law with the expectation that Parliament would return with legislation that included safeguards, gestational limits, and clear guidelines. …