Abortion is definitely an issue in the Ontario election called for May 2. Ontario’s 8 ½ million people constitute one third of Canada’s population. The April 11 issue of the Toronto Star carried a long article entitled “Morgentaler’s clinic fuels abortion issue.” “Clarifying statements by all three leaders,” the reporter noted, “have boosted the spirits of pro-choice contingent [...]
In 1981 the Federal government ratified a United Nations Convention which, if fully integrated into Canadian legislation, stands to change the family both in its legal rights and in its social patterns. Ostensibly this document, The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women, is an international agreement to help guarantee equal rights [...]
Manitoba licensing On March 8, the registrar of the Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. James Morison, announced that Henry Morgentaler has been re-licensed to practice medicine in the province. Pro-Life spokesman, Pat Soenen denounced the decision. Morison pointed out that the license does not permit Morgentaler to perform abortions at his Winnipeg clinic, which is his announced [...]
As Christians we enjoy a glorious comfort in that we know the Lord is in complete control of not only the world, but our own lives as well. We know through the promises in His Word that we will be victorious over the forces of darkness. This of course includes the dark death through abortion of those [...]
I ended my column last month with an item of good news for a change. The bad news was that, as usual, my column was too long and the good news was announced on the next page of the paper. Unfortunately, the direction to continue reading on the on following page was taken by the gremlins somewhere between the [...]
One of the most common stones thrown at “pro-lifers” is that we are “One Issue” people. We don’t care about any other issue except abortion; we are not interested in what happens to babies who are born into difficult circumstances and we do nothing for pregnant mothers either before their babies are born afterwards. Sign on the [...]
Euthanasia is “the deliberate intervention to bring about the death of another human being,” usually because the life of that person has been judged to be of little value. Euthanasia, which is illegal in Canada, can be divided into two major types, voluntary and involuntary. Involuntary euthanasia is effected towards those who do not participate in [...]
Artificial Insemination (AI) is he placing of semen inside a women’s vagina, or directly into the uterus by means other than sexual intercourse. The semen is collected by masturbation and insemination is timed to coincide with the women’s ovulation. The semen used for AI may be fresh (used within one hour of collection), or previously frozen and thawed just [...]
Recently there has been widespread publicity of a new method, called chorionic villi sampling, for detecting abnormalities in the unborn child. Cells are taken from the placental tissue (chorion) of the developing child and are studied for chromosomal abnormalities. It has been thought that any chromosomal defects found in the placenta would also exist in the [...]
In our March issue, under the heading “sociologists confirm what many already knew,” the Interim reported the Newsweek Magazine (January 14) poll as follows: 21 percent of Americans favour abortion on demand 21 percent favour banning abortion under all circumstances 50 percent would favour banning abortions except for rape, incest and danger to the mother’s life. This last percentage [...]
West Germany, which has the lowest birthrate in the world, has higher rates of child abuse than other European countries, according to the Irish Times (January 3, 1985) Statistics published by the Children’s Aid Society show that last year 30 000 children were mistreated, over 100 committed suicide, “several hundred” were beaten to death and 6000 school-age children were [...]
A U.S. federal judge ruled that a widely-used spermicide caused birth defects in a 3 year old girl and ordered the manufacturer to pay 5.1 million in damages to the child and her mother. Judge Marvin Shoob ruled that Ortho Pharmaceuticals Corporation of New Jersey, makes of Ortho-Gynol Contraceptive Jelly, should have warned its users that birth defects can [...]
A U.S. federal judge ruled that a widely-used spermicide caused birth defects in a 3 year old girl and ordered the manufacturer to pay 5.1 million in damages to the child and her mother. Judge Marvin Shoob ruled that Ortho Pharmaceuticals Corporation of New Jersey, makes of Ortho-Gynol Contraceptive Jelly, should have warned its users that birth defects can [...]
Men are just as traumatized by abortion as women, says a new study released at the annual conference of the American Sociological Association. (Medical News, November 22 1984) The study found that 69 per cent of the men wanted to be with their partner during the abortion;91 per cent wanted to be in the recovery room. 17 per cent were [...]
The first “foolproof” abortion pill, called RU-486, is now in its final tests with the British Committee on Safety of Medicines. (see January issue of the The Interim) The pill will be used in France, India and China this year and has been approved by the World Health Organization for use in other Third World Nations. This pill [...]