Two members of Direct Action for Life, Sheila Dollard and Lianne Laurence, were acquitted of assault by trespass charges here May 15, by Alberta provincial court Judge Phillip Ketchum. In a written decision, Judge Ketchum berated the Royal Alexandra Hospital security guards for an “impetuous arrest” that led to an “unnecessary and ill-conceived criminal prosecution.” “This is definitely a victory for pro-life,” [...]
Raucous jeering failed to disturb murmured prayer in front of Scott’s abortuary in Toronto, June 16, where about 175 pro-life supporters publicly recited the rosary. A statue of the Virgin Mary, carried on the shoulders of four men, led the group on its 20-minute march from St. Michael’s Cathedral to the Allan Gardens, across from the ‘clinic.’ They faced the abortuary and [...]
Strident population control factions in the pro-planet movement demand further destruction of human life as a panacea for the woes of the world. Their shrill voices can be heard condemning human babies in the womb, as they parade for the rights of baby seals, or snails. The Pro-Life plea for respect for all life is lost amid cries for “abortion rights.” Environmental [...]
The ecological crisis and the struggle for a healthy environment is very much a concern for the pro-life movement. On the negative side, environmentalism threatens to become an anti-people movement, as indicated, for example, in two recent Interim stories on the Green Party in Britain. At the same time, a resurgence of pagan religion and worship threatens to bur what is left [...]
In January this year Swedish researchers announced that they had the first clear evidence that fetal brain tissue can help people with Parkinson’s disease. In a study published in the U.S. journal Science, doctors at University Hospital in Lund, Sweden, reported dramatic improvements in a 49-year-old man which began a few months after material from fetuses was transplanted into his brain. Dr. [...]
A novena to St. Therese of Liseux has saved Campaign Life Calgary from threatened eviction, claims its president Michael O’Malley. “It’s adversity leading to a spiritual grace,” Mr. O’Malley told The Interim, as Campaign Life now plans to purchase the property, which houses a pregnancy counseling centre, Campaign Life offices and Mr. O’Malley’s residence itself. Landlord Ben Woo sent one 90-day eviction [...]
The rescue movement in the United States continued steady growth in 1989, although there was less national publicity than in 1988. Solid rescue organizations capable of organizing rescues exist in almost every state and in most major cities. There were fewer large national or regional rescues, primarily because pro-lifers were putting their energy into local groups. The Finn family from southern California [...]
Norm Sterling Conservative MPP for Carleton, introduced into the Ontario Legislature on April 26, a private member’s Bill to sanction Living Wills. Mr. Sterling aimed to gauge the response of the House to legislation which would open the door to legalized euthanasia in the province. The bill had the tacit support of Attorney General Ian Scott, but was allowed to die. The [...]
There are two responses to the question of morality. One says that we can distinguish between right and wrong, because there is a real difference between them. The other says that morality is whatever the individual wants to make it. Today’s media The second view of morality and approach to education has produced today’s Yuppies. They are, by and large, pre-eminently comfortable, [...]
Arriving in Vancouver on the last weekend of April for their sixth annual meeting and convention, members of REAL Women found themselves again under attack. This time the furor was caused by a newsletter signed by Peggy Steacey, the president of the B.C. chapter of REAL Women, and sent to members across the country. The letter discussed such topics as abortion, the [...]
This year (1990), was the first time in over 20 years that I found myself part of a permanent parish staff for Holy Week. I must admit that I had forgotten how busy the last three days are – Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday morning. By Sunday evening I felt as if I had climbed Mount Everest at [...]
Somewhere in the picture morgue of the Halifax Chronicle Herald is a faded photograph of a nine-year-old runaway from St. Joseph’s Orphanage. If the photo were to be unearthed, it would depict a cheeky little girl seated on a pickle barrel, feasting on chocolate bars and sipping coca cola. Between unladylike bites, she was pontificating at large to a small but most [...]
I know that the I.U.D is an abortifacient, but is the diaphragm also an abortifacient? J.M. Toronto. I checked wit two very pro-life doctors to make certain that I answered you correctly. Both doctors say that the diaphragm is a contraceptive, but it is not an abortifacient. How do we answer the charge that pro-lifers deny women the right to reproductive freedom? [...]
On May 22, Parliament will once again discuss the crime of abortion. This new debate will come 21 years after the original one concluded with the passing of Omnibus Bill C-150 on May 14, 1969. The Toronto Globe and Mail called that moment “a great day for Canada” and thanked Pierre Trudeau for settling the issue. It never occurred to the editorial [...]
In March, a Baptists Church in Salem, NH, denied membership to State Rep. Stephanie Micklon because she sponsored pro-abortion legislation. Rep. Micklon said the church’s action amounted to “religious blackmail.” She stated, “I’m not pro-abortion, and now they’re saying that is a sin.” Explaining his church’s decision, Senior Pastor Clement Sutton III of the First Baptists Church observed, “We feel that if [...]