The month of May has traditionally been a special month for the pro-life movement. Special events are planned across the country for Mother’s Day; May 14 is remembered with sadness as the day 1969 when the abortion law was changed; and, for Roman Catholics, the month of May is marked by special devotion, to Mary, the mother of Christ. This May, let [...]
It should have hit the headlines: over 11,000 Ontario voters so jaded with the position of all three provincial parties that they put their signatures on a form seeking registration of a new political party. The fact that the media as a whole ignored the ceremonial handing over of the thousands of forms to the electoral office speaks volumes. An old newspaper [...]
National Week for Life, May 10-17 Alliance for Life, Campaign Life and Coalition for Life, have designated May 10 through 17 as National Week for Life. The reason for this week is to pray for wisdom, strength, and unity within the pro-life movement, and to encourage the participation of all Canadians in promoting the right to life, especially pastors and other religious [...]
The first-ever national survey of pro-family supporters has found, not surprisingly, that those who subscribe to the pro-life ethic place a high priority on religion; are well educated and politically active. The survey, conducted by York University sociologist Lorna Erwin as part of her Ph.D. project, complements an earlier series of in-depth interviews she conducted with leaders in the pro-life, pro-family movements. [...]
A bit of a levity occurred when a reporter of the press conference to announce the official formation of the Family Coalition Party recently, mistook Donald C. MacDonald (a former leader of the Ontario New Democratic party and now the Chairman of the Commission on Election Finances) as a candidate for the new party 11,000 signatures Mr. MacDonald was sitting beside Don [...]
Scuttle-butt from the Harbord Street abortuary says that a Metro Toronto policeman is facing a disciplinary tribunal for refusing an assignment to protect the abotuary. The police officer is charged with disobeying a “lawful order” an thus committing a “major offence” against the Police Act of Ontario. His defence is that he does not think guard duty at the abortuary is a [...]
A fourteen-year-old boy who frequently pickets outside the Morgentaler abortuary in Toronto was recently held in custody overnight by Toronto police. The youth was arrested March 26, for allegedly coming too close to the Morgantaler aborturary. The charge is that he violated restrictions placed on him some three weeks earlier by a Family Court Judge. At that time Robbie, (his real identity [...]
“It is ludicrous logic that causes them (the Doctors Billings’) to link abortion and contraception” wrote the pastor of Calgary’s Glamorgan Church of God in January 1987 Interim. Certainly two famous British abortionists don’t think so. Let me cite two of many researchers: Dr. Malcolm Potts, former medical director of the London International Planned Parenthood Federation, has written, “As people turn to [...]
Those who understand abortion and want to stop it have an obligation to recruit others into the pro-life movement, and to pass on to them their experience and expertise so that, in time, the injustice of abortion will end. Pro-life activists cannot wait for the legislative and judicial process that will make abortion illegal. The activist has to save lives now… No [...]
Pro-lifers across Canada are lobbying federal Members of Parliament to vote in favor of Dr. Gus Mitges’ Private Members’ motion to amend the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to explicitly protect the unborn child. Only one hour and forty-five minutes of debate remain before a vote is called on the motion, probably in the first week of May. A survey of MP’s [...]
A memorial service and burial were held in Minneapolis in January, following the discovery of the bodies of thirteen aborted babies tossed in a dumpster behind an abortion clinic in suburban Robbinsdale. “What kind of human beings discard other human beings with coffee grounds and cigarette butts in today’s trash? Asked Michael Gaworski, president of Pro-Life Action ministries, “Finding babies’ bodies in [...]
What everyone in Alberta knows about abortion was finally made public by the Alberta Medical Association (AMA). Dr. Richard Kennedy, president of the AMA and Dr. Ruth Collins-Nakai, the associate president-elect, declared in November that the Alberta government should stop covering abortions under the provincial medical plan because abortions are not legitimate medical procedures. Abortions, they stated, have mainly become a taxpayer-subsidized [...]
The Canadian Youth Pro-Life Organization (CYPLO) will be hosting the IV International youth Pro-Life Conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on September 4-6 (Labour Day Weekend), 1987. The even will be co-sponsored by the American Youth Pro-Life. The two organizations will be working together to attract young pro-lifers from all around the world for a weekend together in order to renew their commitment [...]
Two recent studies by Newfoundland researchers show that single women undergoing abortion are both knowledgeable about contraceptives available to them and are unwilling either to marry to legitimize the pregnancy or to consider adoption as a viable alternative. For women under 24, age, lack of financial security and single status are the three most common-cited reasons for seeking abortion. Paul Sachdev, a [...]
The pro-life understanding of respect for life has always extended beyond the issue of abortion to include the lives of the handicapped, elderly and all who are threatened by the anti-life violence within our society. Five years ago at the request of the League for Life in Manitoba, Winnipeg’s mayor, Bill Norrie, proclaimed the second Week in February as Respect Life Week. [...]