The North York Crisis Pregnancy Centre has now been open for four months. During that time, we have had 83 clients. The age range is from 14 to 35 years; almost half of the clients (37) have been in their teens. Most clients come in for a pregnancy test and, of 73 pregnancy tests done, [...]
It can’t be repeated often enough: abortion is the act of violence. The most violent members of our society are those who approve, or who promote, or who perform abortions. Bombing an abortuary is trivial by comparison: the only damage is to property. It may close the place down for a while, and thus may save the lives of [...]
Over 200 women attended the first national Real Women of Canada conference, held on February 2 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. Women from British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, Northern Ontario and Ottawa, as well as Toronto and Southern Ontario travelled at their own expense to meet each other and discuss the options and challenges for women in the [...]
The Cabinet of Ontario Premier Frank Miller, who succeeded Bill Davis last January, was sworn in on February 8, 1985. It included a new Attorney General, Robert Welch, and new Solicitor-General, John Williams. John Williams, MPP for the Oriole riding in Metro Toronto, is a strong pro-life supporter. On December 11, 1984, when still a backbencher, he urged then [...]
The Federal Government has turned down an application for a grant made by the Real Women of Canada on the grounds that the organization’s aims do not meet the “spirit” of the Women’s Program. A letter from the Department of the Secretary of State to Real Women stated that “the promotion of a particular family [...]
I have two objections to the bombing of abortion clinics. The first is, that it is morally wrong. Nobody has the right to take into his or her hands the decision to destroy the property of others. What is being done in the clinics is morally wrong and should be stopped or prevented by the proper authorities. But [...]
In April this year two “equality clauses” will come into effect in our Charter of Rights. In essence, these clauses state that nay laws which discriminate between the sexes are invalid under the Charter. Admirable as this may be at first glance --- there surely are very few Canadians (male or female, pro or anti feminist) who would [...]
For many pro-lifers the days on the picket line in front of the Morgentaler abortuary in Toronto are long and hard, but gladly given. Picketing takes place for an average of 10 hours a day through all kinds of weather – rain, snow, sleet and bitter cold. The picketers’ generosity of spirit, of time and of their [...]
Last November, I wrote an article for The Interim Christmas issue specifically as a Catholic. It was entitles “Let’s put our house in order.” After stating the truism that belief in the Catholic faith is incompatible with belief in the right to abortion, I suggested that perhaps the time had come for action against those Catholics who, while [...]
Italy has the second highest abortion rate in Europe, with 405 abortions for every 1,000 live births, bishop Fiordelli of Prato told a conference in Salerno last October. The European country with the highest abortion rate is Denmark, according to a report in The Universe (October 19, 1984). Bishop Fiordelli said that births in Italy had dropped from 1,170,000 [...]
The New York Times (Jan. 12, 1985), reports that some abortion clinic owners, such as Bill Baird who owns clinics in Boston and New York, are arming themselves. “We are in a state of siege, a state of war,” Mr. Baird said. “People are scared to death. Many clinics are folding, many doctors quitting. We are asking our supporters to [...]
Cardinal Glemp of Poland has openly criticized the country’s communist authorities for permitting easy abortions. More human beings die as a result of the operation than are killed in wars, he says. In October 1984, a pastoral letter by the Cardinal, which was read in more than 10,000 churches, protested abortions both in Poland and throughout the world. [...]
The officials of the American Agency for International Development (AID) have announced that AID will not renew its funding of the International Planned Parenthood Federation because the latter finances abortion-related services in 119 nations. Last year, Planned Parenthood received $14 million from AID and this year was expecting about $17 million. The announcement implements the policy statement of [...]
In the middle of November, the Reagan administration sponsored a special briefing on alternatives to abortion. The day long conference brought together experienced workers in the crisis-pregnancy field and consisted of brief talks, panel discussions, workshops, planning and exchanges of organizational techniques. The first guest speaker was Dr. C. Everett Koop, the Surgeon General of the United States. [...]
In the Toronto Sunday Star of December 30, 1984, an article by Tom Harpur appeared under the heading “Why We Must Speak Out.” I feel that I could challenge almost every one of his statements but space would not permit, so I shall address myself to just four. - According to Mr. Harpur, we must opt for a [...]