Yearly Archives: 1997

Human cloning a frightening scenario

“Let s make man in our image, after our likeness,” said Almighty God in Chapter 17 Genesis. Now, “Clone-Aid” – a Caribbean company, advertising human clones (at a cost of $200,000 each) on the Internet is proposing that man can make man in his own image and for his own purposes. Less than two weeks after Scottish scientists announced they had successfully [...]

2010-08-23T09:12:48-04:00June 23, 1997|Bioethics|

Abortion claims another victim

ST. LOUIS – An autopsy was performed April 26 on a woman who died shortly after having an abortion at a clinic here. The 22-year-old woman, whose name has not been released, underwent a first-trimester abortion April 25 at Reproductive Health Services in St. Louis. The procedure was completed about 2 p.m. But staff noticed that the woman’s vital signs were not [...]

2010-08-23T09:10:56-04:00June 23, 1997|Abortion, Post-abortion and Health Care|

Know thine enemy

Anti-Racist Action (ARA). Arm the Spirit. David Lethbrigde. Allan Dutton. Now these are names of groups and individuals most of you have never heard of. But you should. In fact, some of them spend a lot of time talking about you. That’s right. You. You may not know it, but Canada has a thriving healthy anti-racist industry. One that attracts tens of [...]

2010-08-23T09:09:53-04:00June 23, 1997|Abortion|

Winning’s act still makes impact

Interim Special Cardinal Thomas Winning, leader of Scotland’s 750,000 Roman Catholics, has received overwhelming offers of cash to bolster his initiative – disclosed in mid-March – to stem abortion. Unsolicited donations have poured in to the Archdiocese of Glasgow at the rate of up to $2,000 a day - from a pensioner’s offer of $5 a week to a City stockbroker’s pledge [...]

2010-08-23T09:07:30-04:00June 23, 1997|Abortion, Religion|

Partial birth abortion fallout

Campaign to target U.S. Senators WASHINGTON – A pro-life group planned to run television ads in Georgia May 10-11 asking supporters of a proposed ban on so-called “partial- birth” abortions to urge Sen. Max Cleland, D-Ga., to vote for the ban. The Senate is expected to vote May 12-16 on legislation that would ban the controversial procedure, in which the unborn is [...]

2010-08-23T09:02:19-04:00June 23, 1997|Abortion, Abortion Law|

Finding funds for special interests

Several times during the five-minute drive home from school, my 11-yea-old reminded me that I still hadn’t paid up the five bucks I owed her. Finally, at a long red light, I searched my wallet for the measly sum, but it was nowhere to be found. As the light turned green and my daughter turned red with exasperation, I realized once again, [...]

2010-08-23T08:59:24-04:00June 23, 1997|Society & Culture|

International walk marks 20 years

Interim Special NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – More than 200 pro-life supporters from southern Ontario and western New York state took part in the annual Mother’s Day Walk for Life May 11 at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls. This year marked the 20th anniversary of the popular pro-life event. Walkers converged at the center of the bridge for official ceremonies, which included [...]

2010-08-23T08:56:38-04:00June 23, 1997|Activism, Events, Motherhood, Pro-Life|

Right to die groups buoyed by N.S. case

Interim Special Dr. Nancy Morrison acted out of compassion when she ended a patient’s life with a lethal injection last November, relatives of the Halifax physician said yesterday. “He was gasping for air,” a family member who asked not to be named said tearfully outside Halifax provincial court. Other family members nodded in agreement. “He had about an hour left to live [...]

2010-08-23T08:55:37-04:00June 23, 1997|Assisted Suicide|

Panel examines implications of Bill C-47

OTTAWA – “Our future children”, an examination of the consequences of Bill C-47, was the theme of a seminar organized in April by the Catholic Women’s League of the Ottawa archdiocese. Bill C-47, which deals with human reproductive and genetic technologies, has generated wide debate since it came to light on the public agenda. Speakers addressing the issue included Reform MP Sharon [...]

2010-08-23T08:47:13-04:00June 23, 1997|Bioethics|

State battles partial-birth abortion procedure

Hidden by a blue curtain identifiable only by his raspy voice, “Dr. Doe” told a Detroit federal judge what it’s like to perform thousands of second-trimester abortions. “They’re unpleasant and gory. It’s destructive surgery,” the doctor said. “None of us are pro-abortion. Some may be pro-choice. But they’re necessary.” Doe was the first witness in three scheduled days of testimony before U.S. [...]

2010-08-23T08:46:14-04:00June 23, 1997|Abortion, Abortion Law|

Insights into euthanasia’s ‘false light’

Video In Review Euthanasia: False Light Produced by the International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force Available from Life Cycle Books, 416-690-5860 1995, 15 minutes, $29.95 Denny Brace found a new oncologist when his first one coldly predicted he’d be dead in 12 months. Denny went through chemotherapy and now, three years later, with his pain under control, he jogs, lifts weights and works part-time [...]

2010-08-23T08:44:55-04:00June 23, 1997|DVD Review, Euthanasia|

Increasing attacks on Christian groups

Commission to study faith persecution ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Canadian Christians cannot remain silent while the religious liberties of Christians and other people of faith are increasingly under attack throughout the world. Consequently, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) May 8 announced that it will establish a Religious Liberty Commission to raise awareness in Canada of the persecuted church. The announcement was made [...]

2010-08-23T08:43:21-04:00June 23, 1997|Equal Rights, Religion|

Teachers’ initiative creates firestorm among B.C. parents

Efforts to introduce gay-positive materials into the British Columbia school system have led parents’ groups there to demand the resignation of the province’s education minister. The issue heated up in late March when the B.C. Teacher’s Federation passed a resolution calling for programs to eliminate homophobia from the province’s public school system. The teachers also approved a motion to provide leadership in [...]

2010-08-23T08:42:13-04:00June 23, 1997|Sex Education|

Tributes flow for pro-life schoolgirl

Fourteen-year-old Emilia Klepacka refused to accept a junior school award for modern languages from the guest of honor who is a pro-choice candidate. She boycotted the awarding ceremony in November 1996 at John Henry Newman School in Stevanage, England. The prize was a 20-pound book token. Invited guest of honor Barbara Follett, local candidate of the Labour Party, was a found of [...]

2010-08-23T08:40:47-04:00June 23, 1997|Activism, Pro-Life|
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