On November 15, the Supreme Court of Canada made public the reasons for overturning a Quebec Superior Court injunction August 8 and revealed its continuing anti-life bias. The injunction had prevented Chantal Daigle from aborting her 22-week-old child. All nine judges ruled that a father has no right to prevent a mother killing their unborn child. They also decided that neither the [...]
Ottawa - Highlights of the legislation to amend the Criminal Code provisions on abortion: - Abortion would be permitted at any stage of pregnancy if one doctor agrees the physical, mental or psychological health of the mother is threatened. - Each case would be decided by the doctor, acting on what the bill calls generally accepted medical standards. - Anyone else committing [...]
“Given the choice between saving the unborn babies and winning political points, Mulroney will opt for the politics every time.” Claire Hoy, Windsor Star, July 25, 1989 “Mulroney has made a big thing about being personally against abortion on demand…it’s hypocritical for him to say I had to ‘put some water in my wine.’ The truth is he has abdicated his anti-abortion [...]
The Future “Access to abortions would be easier and quicker under this bill.” Globe and Mail editorial, November 4. “We’re baffled by Lewis’ explanation that there could be criminal penalties for both women and doctors who knowingly break the law.” Toronto Sun editorial, November 4. “It would restrict auto-mechanics and plumbers from performing an abortion, but otherwise there are no real restrictions [...]
“Bill C-43 is a proposal to kill unborn children,” says a Campaign Life Coalition tabloid sized flyer issued in an English edition of 250.000 copies on November 10. “Pro-life leaders from across Canada have studied the legislation and consulted with each other. From coast to coast pro-life groups are united in calling for the defeat of the legislation,” says a front-page statement. [...]
When abortion bill C-43 was introduced, Prime Minister Mulroney commended it: It’s a reasonable bill. It takes a moderate position for a modern country.” In fact he defended and recommended a law surrounded by cynicism, hypocrisy and lies. What is more, he ordered his cabinet members to vote for it—even against their own consciences. Let us look at three lies: That abortion [...]
The first hero of Nova Scotia’s raging war against abortionist Henry Morgentaler is Halifax Mayor Ron Wallace. Asked by confrontational CBC-TV anchorman Jim Nunn if his strong pro-life stance isn’t “politically dangerous,” Mayor Wallace said, “Yes, but it is bigger than the office.” Mayor Wallace is 73, a former amateur boxing champion and one of 15 children. He said Morgentaler’s clinic on [...]
Leading editorials On November 4—the day the Mulroney government brought in its abortion bill—the leading dailies in Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto published their editorials. None of these dailies are pro-life. Two of them, the Ottawa Citizen and the Toronto, Star are committed to radical feminism and the absolute right of a woman to kill her own child. Summaries Ottawa Citizen. Nothing at [...]
Washington. President George Bush vetoed legislation October 21 that would have provided federal money for abortions in cases of rape and incest. A later attempt to override the vet in Congress failed. Harrisburg, PA. The Pennsylvania Senate approved a set of restrictions on abortion November 15 by a vote of 143-58. The new regulations impose a 24-hour waiting period; require married women [...]
Many years ago there was a cartoon which showed a small boy looking at newly-born twins, and asking his father, “Which one are we going to keep?” At that time the cartoon was amusing. Today, in the Brave New World of 1989, it is not so funny. A recent report from Perth, Australia, says that a mother who gave birth to quads [...]
On October 19, 1989 the Supreme Court of Canada agreed to hear an appeal of a British Columbia court decision that a fetus is not legally a person until it is born alive. Studio D, the feminist section of the National Film Board, has produced a film entitled The Sanctuary of the Earth Goddess. It is directed against “the patriarchal society.” On [...]
As the feast of Christmas approaches, we may recall that Luke’s account of the coming of Christ provides evidence of something which our Supreme Court does not yet realize—that the child in the womb is a human being. When Mary went to visit her cousin, the latter’s infant leaped in her womb. “For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation [...]
Los Angeles. The Knights of Columbus in Los Angeles have been asked to remove from membership pro-abortion Congressman Ed Roybal. Roybal has an unblemished pro-abortion voting record. Previous requests to expel the congressman failed because of a lack of awareness and fear of being charged with racist discrimination. Roybal is Black The millions-strong Roman Catholic fraternal order with headquarters in New Haven [...]
Time magazine for April 3, 1989, carried an account of a historic fetal-cell transplant which may have saved a boy’s life. Soon after their first child died of a rare form of immune deficiency, a French couple learned that their second baby, due in August, 1988, was suffering from the same condition. Without publicity, two doctors in Lyons transplanted cells from two [...]
Stockholm Stockholm’s Karolinska Hospital has announced it will test abortion pill RU-486 on 30 women for six months to establish whether a single monthly dose could prevent pregnancy. RU-486 is made by Roussel-Uclaf of France. Florida, U.S.A. A strong pro-life advocate, Ileana Ros Lehtinen, defeated a strong pro-abortion candidate, Gerald Richmond, August 29 to gain the Florida seat in the U.S. House [...]