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We all need rescuing from this broken world

We can’t talk about rescuing mothers without talking about rescuing children, never mind rescuing starfish. But first, Hannah, my daughter. Not that she’s the only person in the world who’s ever been rescued. She’s not. But on a weekend to celebrate mothers, here’s her story.

Saving mothers, one modest step at a time

Leave a Comment / Hamilton Spectator, Newspaper columns / May 12, 2017 / 2017, human rights, maternal and child health, poverty, Save the Mothers, Steps to Deliver Change fundraiser, suffering / 4 minutes of reading

In sub-Saharan Africa they call childbirth “war.”

If you’re a woman about to deliver a child in that part of the world, this is your fate. Imagine it. You’re young. (Younger than most Canadians can imagine.) You’re poor. You’re alone.

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