On July 7, a couple going into the Morgentaler abortuary were offered assistance by sidewalk counselors, Barbara Brown and Hermina Dykxhorn. After much discussion the couple left, but there was still some question as to whether or not they would return. On the following morning, one of the follow-up teams visited the couple at their home, and after further counseling the couple [...]
In the early morning hours of July 17, Gary Knight padlocked himself to the back gate of the Morgentaler clinic, and remained until police came to remove him. Gary was taken to Old City Hall, where he was released on bail conditions that he would not go within 100 meters of 85 Harbord Street. A date for is trial will be set [...]
On Sunday July 12, the Toronto Knights of Columbus organized a “Crusade for Life” Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral. The main celebrant and homilist was Father Ted Colleton. The Mass was in response to the call put forth by Supreme Knight Virgil Dechant, who has pledged to use the “resources and manpower” of the Knights to defeat abortion. “We are convinced that [...]
At noon on July 30, in the back lane of Morgentaler’s Toronto abortuary, father Ted Colleton led a group of witnesses for life in the recitation of four decades of the rosary. At the end of the fourth decade, Father went to the back steps of the abortuary to recite the fifth decade and was charged with trespassing. While Father was kneeling [...]
On the evening of July 6, Toronto area Pro-life supporters held a vigil in support of P.C. David Packer outside 14 Division police station. It was the third such event held to support this brave police constable who refused “guard duty” at Morgentaler’s illegal abortuary. The vigil was held on the eve of Packer’s second appearance before the Police Commission, at which [...]
Gerarda Savoir of Niagara Falls has organized a petition in support of Constable David Packer to be sent to Police Chief Jack Marks. It reads: “We, the undersigned, beg leave to petition you as follows: “Whereas Police Constable David Packer has been charged under the Police Act with failing to carry out an order, and faces possible punishment as a result of [...]
I have been a Catholic for 74 years and a priest for 47 – an interesting juxtaposition of figures! If half the things people say about me are true, I must be an “Orthodox” Catholic. Basically that means that I accept the official teaching of the Catholic Church as proclaimed by the Pope and the bishops. Obviously there is more to it [...]
Baby R, (the British Columbia baby made a ward of the government before birth) now two months old, is in the loving care of foster parents. A family court custody suit ended July 17, at which time Judge Brian Davis stated that he would reserve his decision until September 3. The mother has filed an application to have the child returned to [...]
Law suits In 1980, Betty Mekdeci, head of the Association of Birth Defect Children in Orland, Florida, launched a most widely-publicized lawsuit against Merrell Dow over Bendectin. Her son was born with chest deformities, a shortened right arm and two fingers joined on his left hand, attributed to her use of the drug. A federal court in Orlando awarded $20,000 to the [...]
Pro-lifers in North American know that they have few friends – many enemies – on the media. In the press, on radio and on television, the news is not reported objectively but is coloured and manipulated to suit the media’s own political and social ideologies. Any active pro-life can give examples of biased stories, misquotations remarks taken out of context, and even [...]
The Manitoba Committee on Unplanned Pregnancy was formed in June of 1985 and is a coalition of six organizations, all of whom support abortion, one of the most notable being Planned Parenthood Manitoba. The Committee, instituted to address the issue of adolescent unplanned pregnancies, developed a slick campaign, well-funded by the provincial government. Planned Parenthood was given $40,000 to establish a 24-hour [...]
The coming election in Ontario affords the voter the opportunity to rate the moral character of the government and opposing parties. Shall we, in Ontario, continue to apologize to our friends, neighbours and co-workers for speaking up as the voice of reason? Is there any need to apologize for rebuking the legislative nonsense going on around us? Do right and wrong exist [...]
The surprise resignation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell on June 26 gave the Regan administration the opportunity that pro-lifers have been hoping and praying for a chance to swing the Court towards a more constitutional jurisprudence, and a chance to overturn Roe v. Wade. Powell was the swing vote in a number of 5-4 decisions, for example, on abortion [...]
Since the Dalkon Shield was take off the market in 1974, there have been some 320,000 lawsuits worldwide against A.H. Robins, the drug company which marketed the Shield. About 6,000 of these claimants are Canadians. In 1985, A.H. Robins filed for bankruptcy after settling nearly 10,000 lawsuits, costing them $490 million. But considering the firm’s profits in 1986 - $82 million – [...]
Montreal hosted the Fifteenth Annual General Meeting of the Alliance For Life. Approximately 200 delegates from across Canada attended the three-day meeting, hearing respected guest speakers and rallying together in a spirit of unity. It began with the showing of Eclipse of Reason, and a speech from the film’s creator. Dr. Bernard Nathanson. Eclipse of Reason is graphic in its stark depiction [...]