The 105th annual meeting of the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus took place in August in New Orleans. The Supreme Council, which is the top policy and law-making body of the Knights, issued what is in effect a pro-life manifesto. Speaking for the 1.5 million Knights, the Supreme Council urged the U.S> Senate Judiciary Committee and the members of the [...]
Dr. Henry Morgentaler, Canada’s infamous illegal abortionist, has accused the Roman Catholic Church of harming society by speaking out against abortion, premarital sex, and homosexuality through its outdated notions of chastity and fidelity. The statements were made June 26 in Montreal at a joint conference of the American and Canadian Humanist Associations. In his talk on the “Principles of Humanist Philosophy,” he [...]
Now that the Ontario Provincial Election is over and the Liberals have been swept to an overwhelming victory, it might be wise to reflect a little on the outcome. Two years ago, an organizer for the Ontario Liberal Party sketched plans for a Liberal Majority Government which included wooing the feminist vote while maintaining bedrock support from the Roman Catholic community. “The [...]
By refusing to guard the Morgentaler abortuary, did David Packet violate his sworn duty “to serve and protect?” Those who answer in the affirmative claim that members of the police force have the duty to execute whatever orders they receive, regardless of personal, moral convictions. If one must make allowance for what an officer’s conscience dictates about protecting certain people and properties, [...]
The recent Ontario election can be summed up as having a “bad news, good news” result. First, the bad news. Despite the valiant efforts of pro-life activists, the Liberals were elected with a massive majority. Why? We think there are two main reasons. In part, the vote reflected the general mood of disgust with the federal conservatives: Ontario sent a loud message [...]
Surrounded by reporters and cameras, and encouraged by a group of pro-lifers carrying placards in his support, Police Constable David Packer attended a two-day police tribunal in Toronto in early September, held to determine whether or not he is guilty of the charge of “disobeying a lawful order without a lawful excuse.” Packer was charge under the Police Act then on April [...]
“Modern pre-natal diagnosis has opened up a whole new range of treatment for the unborn, but it is also being used to give new impetus to the realization of the long-standing objectives of the eugenics’ movement. It is a very troubling time for the pro-life physician, Dr. Malcolm Beck told members of the association, Canadian Physicians for Life. As they do each [...]
Jim Demers, the B.C. pro-lifer who rebuilt a machine used for suction abortions, is spending 30 days in jail in Kamloops. Demers was found guilty of theft, possession of stolen property and mischief in January 1985 (see Interim, September 1987). He was sentenced to 18 months probation, together with 100 hours of community work. In addition, he was ordered to pay the [...]
The pro-abortion government of David Peterson was voted back into power September 10, gaining one of the largest majorities in Ontario history. Despite this, pro-life leaders in the province have found some reason to be happy about the election results. In 36 ridings across the province, candidates ran under the pro-family, pro-life Family Coalition Party banner. Party leaders are pleased with the [...]
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Canada’s ban on Thalidomide, a tranquilizer used in the late 50s to prevent morning sickness. The drug was developed in West Germany, and distributed in Canada by Richardson-Merrell Inc. Although promoted as “safe” for pregnant women, in actual fact the drug had been damaging babies in Europe for at least 5 years, and available in [...]
Physiologist Dr. Thomas Shaffer, of the Temple University of Medicine, has developed an experimental breathing technique which may eventually be sued in neonatal units to keep premature newborns alive. The breathing technique, called Liquid Ventilation (LV), relies on fluid (fluorocarbon) instead of air to deliver oxygen to the lungs and remove carbon dioxide. It has given premature animals a chance to survive [...]
On a hot and muggy July evening, 15 nondescript-looking women gathered at the Trinity-Saint Paul Chapel. With few expectations a rather unremarkable lot, and it was hard to believe that they represented the driving force behind the Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinic (OCAC). Paranoiac I’ve been to quite a few of these feminist meetings, so I knew what to expect. As usual, [...]
The Supreme Court of Ontario has recently put an end to a David vs. Goliath battle over the spending of union dues. In a decision hailed by many as a step forward for freedom in Canada, Mr. Justice John White has ruled that a teacher’s union, the Ontario Public Servant Employees Union (OPSEU), must refund a portion of dues to non-union members [...]
Father Edward Markley, the Benedictine monk who was sentenced to five years in prison after he smashed suction equipment in an abortion facility in Birmingham, Alabama, has been released after serving only a little more than a year of the sentence. Scott Hauser, the director of Birmingham’s 1,000 for Life and Abortion Watch, told The Wanderer that local pro-lifers were “a little [...]
Because of the high rate of success of our sidewalk counselors, the Morgentaler abortuary has re-established its escort service for mothers going into the abortuary. * * * Campaign Life Coalition, the St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Rosalie Hall maternity home joined forces to save a girl in Calgary from having an abortion. Campaign Life Coalition in Calgary is following [...]