Pennsylvania Washington D.C. On January 21,1992, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the 1989 Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act. Planned parenthood v. Casey is the first abortion law to come before the Court in 1992. The Pennsylvania law ensures a woman’s right to know the facts about the development of her unborn child and the alternatives to abortion. In ruling on the [...]
The Tory caucus in Ottawa is split on the issue of homosexual rights. Justice Minister Kim Cambell wants to fulfill a promise made by John Crosbie when he was Justice Minister six years ago to add “ sexual orientation” to the list of prohibited grounds for discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act. A number of conservative MPs agree with her. Others [...]
On March 25, New Brunswick Health Minister Russell King introduced legislation to seize control of the province’s thirty-three hospitals. Just over a week later, the bill had passed through its three readings and become law. The hospital boards had ceased to exist, to be replaced by regional boards under the direction of the Health Minister when these are set up. Given the [...]