“There is the whole rest of the province out there where anybody can speak, leaflet, do whatever he or she pleases to demonstrate their opposition to abortion services.” With those words, B.C. Health Minister Paul Ramsay attempted to defend his government’s restrictions on pro-life protests in that province. The legislation which passed last month is euphemistically called “Access to Abortion Services Act.” [...]
“Access to abortion in Canada is being smothered by pro-life activism. Lock up the pro-lifers and throw away the key.” That has been the cry across the land from abortionists and women’s groups. Two years ago, the NDP government of Ontario initiated a lawsuit against 18 pro-life activists who were accused of strangling access to this “legal medical procedure.” Not only has [...]
An atheist colleague argues that there is nothing wrong, and a lot right, in giving lethal injection to a comatose person or anyone else who has no chance of recovery. How did I answer? V.L. Melville, Sask. Years ago, in a detective novel by Dorothy Sayers, I read this same argument put to an Anglican priest. His answer, in part was as [...]
Restrictive freedom of speech bill draws little opposition On June 27, 1995 one of the most restrictive freedom of speech bills in all of North America passed in the BC Legislature with an over-whelming majority and scarcely a word of opposition was heard. Bill 48, also known as the Access to Abortion Services Act was designed specifically to make illegal what was [...]
104,403 abortions in 1993 brings the total number of deaths to 1.62 million since 1969 When abortion was first legalized in Canada in 1969, then Justice Minister John Turner promised that the number of women seeking abortions would not increase. Almost 25 years later Turner’s predictions have proven wildly incorrect as Canadians are now killing over 100,000 of their pre-born children per [...]
Saskatchewan farmer who killed his disabled daughter now looks to the Supreme Court to overturn his ten-year sentence. Robert Latimer’s conviction and jai sentence for the euthanasia killing of his disabled daughter, Tracy, has been upheld by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, but Latimer has been released from custody pending word on whether the Supreme Court of Canada will hear his appeal [...]
The National Public Affairs Office (Lobby Office) of Campaign Life Coalition is embarking on a fundraising project to supplement the personal donations received from dedicated supporters on its mailing list. The lobby office, located in Ottawa, is finding it increasingly difficult to manage financially and has found it necessary to look for more ways to raise funds to help maintain the efficient [...]
The following message was downloaded from Deathnet, the computer bulletin board run by John Hofsess and the Right to Die Society. In the wake of the recently released Report by the Senate Special Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide…I have today sent email messages to the heads of five chapters of the Right to Die Society of Canada asking them to let [...]
Off the Wire Family Practice News reports that the California Academy of family physicians. Has voted to recommend that all family physicians be trained in abortion techniques and “the importance to access to this medical service.” The group plans to offer a similar resolution at the American Academy of Family Physicians meeting later this year. A California abortionist accused of murdering a [...]
On Saturday may 13 spring was enhanced by Toronto’s first Youth for Life Conference. The conference arose from a need to learn more about how abortion affects our community, and more importantly to network with other young people to give the framework to build support groups within their schools. Over 70 pro-life teens from area high schools congregated in the cafeteria of [...]
This poem, written by my friend Hal Roach, the famous Irish humorist, is a beautiful tribute to fathers. It may be a little late for “Father’s Day” but it is always appropriate. I am presuming Hal’s permission to print it as I would not have time to contact him. My Dad My dad was seventy two last week And he’s getting tired [...]
The following message was downloaded from the Deathnet, the computer bulletin board run by John Hofsess and the Right to Die Society. “ In the wake of the recently released Report by the Senate Special Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide…I have today sent e-mail messages to the heads of five chapters of The Right to Die Society of Canada, asking them [...]
During 1994, the Senate Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide heard much evidence and many arguments from more than 120 individuals and groups, the clear majority of whom supported the current law. Sanctity of Life: Sanctity of life arguments featured prominently. Some of these were specifically Christian in nature, some were Jewish, others appealed to Canadian tradition, while others appealed to reason [...]
Anyone who has been involved in the pro-life movement for any length of time knows or suspects that the mainstream news media are generally unfavorable to the pro-life cause. However, a closer look at the issue reveals that the news media’s position extends beyond one of unfavourability into the realm of outright bias and hostility. There are numerous examples of this. In [...]
When Life and Choice Collide Essays on Rhetoric and Abortion, Vol. 1 To Set The Dawn Free, Reviewed by David Beresford Cardinal Newman once said in one of his sermons, “Half the controversies in the world are verbal ones: and could they be brought to a plain issue, they would be brought to a prompt termination.” Oxford Sermons, Epiphany, 1839. The book [...]