Did you know that the pro-family movement is being labeled as “supporting the restoration of a patriarchal family?” No doubt we can expect to see frequent references to “the pro-patriarchy movement’ from now on – in just the same way that the positive, life-affirming philosophy of the pro-life movement is denigrated as “anti-abortion” or “anti-choice.” On the other hand, dear reader, perhaps [...]
Dr. Keith Fitzgerald, Medical officer of health in Scarborough Ontario, noted recently that school nurses – usually employed by the local boards of health – send any young pregnant student to a family planning clinic “where all the options are explained to her.” Mature 13-15 year olds can get abortions without their parents’ knowledge or consent, according to Fitzgerald who acknowledged that [...]
A synopsis of who has said what on pro-life, pro-family issues in Parliament. Abortion – John Oostrum urged the reinstatement of Statistics Canada record keeping on abortion; Alan Red way called for more frequent publication of statistics on abortion; Gordon Taylor compared “the murder of 60,000 human babies a year” to the atrocities of Nazi death camps; Ross Belcher revealed the efforts [...]
During the past few months I have interviewed a number of young husbands and wives who wish to adopt children. The reason for the interviews was simply to assess the suitability of the couples to look after a child and give him or her a suitable home. What impressed me about the young couples – mostly in their early thirties – was [...]
Last October, the Roman Catholic Bishops of Ontario issued a brief statement objecting to Section 18 of Bill 7, a Bill aimed at bringing Ontario’s legislation in line with the Carter of Rights and Freedoms. Section 18 called for “sexual orientation” to be placed under Ontario Human Rights Code, 1981, forbidding “discrimination” against it. Neither terms were defined or explained. The bishops [...]
I’m reminded of a story circulating around Ottawa: A prisoner in Kingston Pen writes a letter to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney complaining about how difficult it has been for him to get parole and he gets a letter back from the PM’s office saying, “…I have taken this matter up personally with Prime Minister Mulroney, and he promises to improve postal service [...]
Hamilton – A pregnancy youth line began operations here on February 2, 1987 sponsored by the two Children’s Aid Societies, the public and the Catholic one. The public Children’s Aid Society regularly counsels for abortion. Because the line is located in CCAS offices, Planned Parenthood director Linda Lorimer questioned how much “information” is passed on. According to one coordinator, Valerie Rule-Caissie, if [...]
A bill, prohibiting Arizona schools from either distributing contraceptives, or from referring students to agencies that dispense birth control without parental consent, was approved by the State House of Representatives on Thursday March 13, 1987. At present no Arizona high schools dispense contraceptives, but the co-sponsors of the bill, Lela Steffey and Jim White, object to school clinics referring students to other [...]
Physicians for Life president, Dr. Colin Merry, is suing the government of Manitoba, because of an agreement that the government made with the Manitoba Medical Association (MMA). Under a new agreement worked out with the government of Manitoba to ban extra billing and create binding arbitration, the MMA secured the right to require all licensed physicians in Manitoba to pay an annual [...]
Meanwhile, in Ontario, the Tory party holds a leadership convention again, this time to elect a successor to ex-premier Frank Miller. November, 1985 Leadership candidates Alan Pope and Larry Grossman, speaking on CBC’s open-line Radio Noon about Catholic hospitals, offer the opinion that hospitals should be forced to accept abortion facilities. Pope (Cochrane South), says, “I think it is clear that a [...]
September, 1984 Brian Mulroney wins a landslide victory. He favours “better, and more equal access for abortions.” October, 1984 The Prime Minister appoints Stephen Lewis, former Ontario NDP leader and outspoken pro-abortionist, as Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations. Pro-abortion Walter McLean (Waterloo) is named Minister of State for Women’s Affairs. January, 1985 The “Jury for Life” postcard blitz (following Morgentaler’s jury [...]
October 28, 1984 The Ontario Tory leadership race is under way. Candidate Dennis Timbrell declares that he accepts the federal law on abortion (Section 251 of the Criminal Code). However, he opposes abortion on demand and any further liberalization of the abortion law. December 4, 1984 Then Ontario Attorney General, Roy McMurtry, appeals the jury acquittal of Morgentaler of November 4, 1984, [...]
The following is the third summary of party policies and activities concerning abortion and other family-related legislation. The first, “New Democrats and abortion,” appeared in February 1985 (off-prints are available). It covered the period 1965-85. The second summary, “Crumbling mortality under Ontario Grits. How Ontario Liberals have helped to undermine the family since 1985,” appeared last month. The summary covered abortion, the [...]
A British Columbia woman has gone public with the story of her January abortion, claming that she was not told of the state of development of her unborn child. The 25-year-old single mother of two believed herself to be 10 weeks pregnant at the time of her abortion at the Burnaby General Hospital. She experienced severe cramping for two days after her [...]
Premier William Vander Zalm’s throne speech on March 9, contained promises to reduce abortion, help parents who choose the independent education process for their children and generally cut the costs of government. Although the Premier promised, “funding to reduce the high rate of abortions,” the speech did not go into details. The Pro-life Society of B.C. submitted a brief to the Vander [...]