Bastable a victim of cultural myths “I refuse to live by healthy people’s rules. I want choice.” Gloria Lawrenson Several months ago, Austin Bastable, the latest victim of American’s Dr. Death, Jack Kevorkian, wrote to Amnesty International and the Canadian Human Rights Commission, claiming to be a victim of “human rights abuses.” In reality, Bastable was more a victim of “cultural myths” [...]
Medical researchers have begun to amass data showing that abortion may actually be harmful to women’s health. Studies upon studies are finding there is a link between women who have had abortions and an increases risk of breast cancer. Why aren’t alarm bells ringing? Whose interests are being protected? The Interim Because this article is very technical, it will be necessary to [...]
Interim Staff A pro-life supplement in the spring issue of the Roman Catholic Diocese of London newsletter generated favorable response from southwestern Ontario readers. Published by the diocese’s pro-life office, the 16,000-circulation supplement coincided with Pro-Life Awareness Week, April 28 to May 4. It included items on a wide range of interest to pro-life, pro-family supporters, including the Health Care Consent Act, [...]
Interim Staff The organizer of the National Hour of Prayer for the unborn in the U.S. is enthusiastic about the success of this first-time effort. Rev. Johnny Hunter, National Director of the Life Education and Resource Network (LEARN), encouraged U.S. blacks to go to the nearest abortion clinic May 11 for an hour of prayer in defence of the unborn. Although it’s [...]
St. John’s pro-lifers keep active ST. JOHN’S—General practitioner Dr. Elizabeth Callaghan offered insights into pro-life priorities at a May 10 banquet organized by the St. John’s Right to Life Society. Dr. Callaghan is past president of St. John’s Right to Life. Funds from the banquet went in support of Elizabeth House, a facility for unwed mothers in St. John’s. This was the [...]
Interim Staff A bright new pamphlet is being featured by the Toronto Metropolitan Separate School Board during Respect for Life Week in May this year. Called “Who Will Be Today’s Wilberforce?” it draws a startling parallel between the ready acceptance of slavery 200 years ago and the ready acceptance of abortion by many people today. William Wilberforce was a Methodist British Member [...]
Hope to pressure A.G. into action Interim staff Members of the Knights of Columbus are going to bat for 16 activists stung by Ontario’s injunction against pro-life witnessing. The Knights of Columbus Rideau council 2444 in Smiths Falls, Ontario is circulating a petition calling on the province to lift the injunction and lawsuit against the 16 pro-lifers. Nora McNeely of Smiths Falls [...]
Charles Moore First, bravo to Tom Wappel, Roseanne Skoke, Dan McTeague, Dennis Mills, and several other MPs on the government side who have braved derision and scorn from their caucus colleagues, risked party discipline, and put their political careers on the line to oppose enshrining the gay-rights agenda in law. Boo to the ideological conspiracy hell-bent on ramming not only tolerance, but [...]
Why Bill C-33, which guarantees special rights to homosexuals, was not warranted Opinion Michael Farrell The history of the 20th Century has been marked by a multitude of technical advances which have helped mankind harness nature and control the environment. Medical advances have extended lifespans and new understanding of genetic mechanisms has changed aspects of human biology once considered innate and immutable. [...]
Many of the delegates to the recent Second Pan-American Conference on Family and Education were struck not only by the quality of speakers and the information presented, but by the number of babies frolicking in the plenary halls and workshop rooms. This after all was a celebration of family life, and the presence of the little ones was a visual reminder of [...]
QUESTION: All right, so my kid feels disrespected and hostile. I still have to impose some limits and discipline on him, don’t I? DR. DOBSON: Yes, but it is possible to lead teenagers without insulting and antagonizing them unnecessarily. I learned this lesson when I was a junior high school teacher. It became clear to me very early that I could impose [...]
Interim Staff Joe Borowski, a man who has fought a 25-year battle for the unborn, is now fighting a personal battle with cancer. Borowski, 63, was treated for bladder and prostate cancer last fall, and despite an extended stay in hospital, he believed he was making progress. Early in 996 however, Borowski began to experience pain in the lower back. A bone [...]
Could make air easier to breathe for children, unborn Interim Staff A tobacco products restriction act introduced by Toronto Senator Stanley Haidasz could play a part in better protecting unborn children from the effects of exposure to tars and nicotine. Bill S-5 requires cigarettes, cigars and loose tobacco to have a greatly reduced level of contaminants and additives. The bill would also [...]
I have been told that the Catholic Church rejects test-tube babies. Is this true? M. W. Montreal No, it is not true. In 1983, in their submission to the Warnock Committee, the Catholic Bishops of Britain were perfectly clear on the issue: The Church teaches that though in vitro fertilization (IVF) is wrong; the Catholic Church has always welcomed into the human [...]
Rumours persist that abortion group is preparing application Interim Staff The Interim is attempting to substantiate reports that abortionist Dr. Henry Morgentaler has been nominated for the prestigious Order of Canada award. The Order of Canada is awarded by the Governor-General to salute significant achievement or service in international, national or local affairs. Past winners include G. Emmett Cardinal Carter, retired Montreal [...]