Amanda Achtman was born and raised in Calgary, Canada, with mountains, cowboys, and entrepreneurs for inspiration. She studied liberal arts and political theory in her hometown. After making a viral political parody video, she moved to Toronto to do a mix of journalism, crowdfunding, and advocacy in defense of Canadians’ fundamental freedoms.

Living the alternation between action and contemplation, she then went to Poland to pursue a master’s degree in John Paul II Philosophical Studies. Upon returning to Canada, she served as the senior advisor to a member of parliament working to prevent the expansion of euthanasia to persons living with a disability or mental illness.

To renew her stamina fighting for life, she moved to Rome for two years to study the resurrection of the dead and the significance of belief in bodily resurrection to contemporary bioethics.

She works with Canadian Physicians for Life on ethics education, teaches a Bioethics course for St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry, and is a contributing writer at Public Discourse.

Amanda Achtman is also the founder of Dying to Meet You, a project of cultural renewal to prevent euthanasia and encourage hope across Canada and around the world.