EDMONTON: in a July 16 interview in the Edmonton Sun, Iona Campagnolo stated that she has received death threats from the Campaign Life people in Alberta; she told a reporter that she has been "dogged constantly" and that the pro-life people have inflicted "personal attacks that sometimes border on the hysterical." When asked to be specific, she admits that these 'threats' are [...]
For the past fifteen years, countless individuals and many groups have expressed their concern for the terrible destruction and callous disregard for human life through abortion. The statistics dealing with the numbers of unborn children killed in our country in this period of time range from 700,000 to over 1,000,000. Despite Herculean efforts to make government officials aware of the fact that [...]
On July 20, 1984, at noon, a press conference was held in committee room Number One, in Toronto City Hall, by Henry Morgentaler and his legal counsel Morris Manning. The purpose of the conference was to give their reaction to Judge Parker's decision, denying the motion that their indictment had been unconstitutional. Committee Room Number One is adjacent to the Mayor's office. [...]
In the well-to-do Ontario Community of Markham/Stouffville, just north east of Toronto, a battle has raged over abortion in a hospital that is not to be built for another three years. In the summer of 1982, the rapidly-growing community received permission from the Ontario Ministry of health to raise $5,000,000 from the community to support the building of the hospital. The total [...]
The number of Down's Syndrome children could well be reduced in the next decade by new pregnancy-testing methods. This is the message of an article from the British journal The Economist which was printed in the Globe & Mail ("Down's detection gets help - July 16, 1984.) At present the chromosomal abnormality of Down's syndrome can be tested by amniocentesis, and the [...]
A national committee charged with writing new guidelines for medical researchers had requested public reaction to the ethical problems created by current research. The Committee on Ethic in Experimentation was organized earlier this year by the Medical Research Council of Canada in order to update the guidelines set by the Council in 1978. The Council is the only organization in this field [...]
As reported in the article Anti-abortionists dog Campagnolo (Sat., July 21, 84), I did not say, "To pro-life people, Iona Campagnolo is the gravest threat (of all the politicians) because she is a proponent of pro-choice" I said, "To pro-life people, Iona Campangnolo is the gravest threat (of all the politicians) because she is a proponent of abortion-on-demand." I do not believe [...]
The paramount factor in qualifying a candidate for election to Parliament is his or her stand on abortion. Candidates disqualify themselves by advocating a right to kill unborn babies. You, the voter, have a responsibility to vote to protect the defenceless. The candidate's position on peace and environmental issues is important. The economy, inflation and unemployment are all issues at this time. [...]
The self centred slogans of abortion promoters not only promote selective rights for some, while denying rights to others, they also deny the reality of abortion. What is behind the slogans being used? Has abortion helped the cause of women in society? The following slogans should be carefully examined. No one has a right to impose his values (religion, belief) on another. [...]
Former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau was proud of the fact that he had "led" the country in bringing in the present abortion legislation in 1969. In an interview with the British Broadcast System (BBC) in 1970, he proudly said that his party took a leadership role to bring in the abortion legislation in 1969, even though there was no consensus among the [...]
In mid 1983 Henry Morgentaler, Leslie Smoling and Robert Scott were charged with conspiracy to perform an illegal abortion in Ontario. However, before even entering a plea, their lawyer, Morris Manning, arguing that the charge was unconstitutional, asked that a motion be heard on those grounds. The motion was granted and, with Justice Parker presiding, the ensuing proceedings lasted for 63 days. [...]
Campaign Life has spent the last two months canvassing all candidates on the abortion issue. The stand taken by the individual candidate is published in this election edition of The Interim. We have asked the candidates the following two questions: Will you work to restore full legal protection to the unborn child? and Will you work to stop providing public funds to [...]