DINESH Podcast The Current State of the Pro Life Movement and MAID in Canada
Mar 27, 2026
Frank Pavone, a priest and longtime pro-life leader, speaks about post-Roe shifts and strategic priorities. He talks about the surge in chemical abortions and distribution concerns. He highlights efforts to limit late-term procedures. He also discusses the rise of medically assisted dying in Canada and ethical distinctions around end-of-life care.
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State Progress And Cloudy Abortion Data
- State-level protections are advancing with heartbeat laws in Wyoming, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Iowa protecting embryos around six weeks.
- Frank Pavone warns statistics are unreliable post-Dobbs and chemical abortions are rising, though ~85% of abortion drugs still come from clinics.
Focus On Late Term Abortions
- Pavone identifies late-term abortion as the strategic front for pro-life gains because public consensus already opposes killing viable, healthy babies near birth.
- He plans projects to spotlight late-second and early-third trimester abortions where legal protections are weakest.
Why Opponents Push Constitutional Amendments
- Pro-abortion groups pursue state constitutional amendments to embed abortion rights and short circuit democratic debate.
- Pavone argues this tactic signals weakness and fear because it prevents legislative and public deliberation post-Dobbs.