Within the pro life movement there are few things that stir up as much controversy as the showing of graphic pictures of burned and mutilated babies who have died through the act of abortion. Wherever groups like Show the Truth decide to display the graphic reality of what abortion really is, they are met with arrows flung from both sides. Many within [...]
My interest was piqued upon receiving the June issue of The Interim. Before settling down to an absorbing evening's read, I scanned the pages quickly, noting the article, "Newfoundland caves in on abortion funding." I wish to expand on that article, since I wrote the petition objecting to the province's decision to extend full funding to the Morgentaler abortuary in St. John's. [...]
Do school boards violate the rights of homosexuals when they prohibit books thought to be detrimental to children or in conflict with the beliefs of parents? B.C. Supreme Court proceedings on that very question were completed July 10, in a case brought forward by two gay teachers, a parent, and a student. The decision is now in the hands of Justice Mary [...]
The same day the Ontario government announced that abstinence must be taught in sex ed classes in all schools across the province, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists heard at its annual conference that more teenagers are becoming sexually active, pregnant, and infected by sexually-transmitted diseases. On June 29, education minister Dave Johnson announced a new health and phys ed curriculum for [...]
Pro-abortion counter-protestors arrested Grisly photos of aborted babies greeted motorists and pedestrians at Queen's Park Circle in Toronto July 10. "Some motorists give you the finger and others give you the thumbs up and honk," said Rita Vangelderen of London, as she held a huge photo of a dismembered baby aborted at 21 weeks. "I let the pictures talk for themselves." Rita [...]
Joanne Van Halteren was a nurse with 16 years experience and a respected leader in the obstetrics wing of the Markham-Stouffville hospital in Ontario. Her expertise in emergency neo-natal resuscitation was recognized by the hospital, and she was given responsibility for certifying other healthcare professionals in the technique. She loved to care for newborn babies and their mothers. She even volunteered at [...]
More than 250 pro-lifers from every province attended the National Pro-Life Conference in Ancaster, Ontario July 2-4, and were treated to a series of presentations and workshops on a range of contemporary pro-life subjects. According to Jacqueline DeJong, president of hosting group Hamilton Right to Life, the conference went smoothly. "The session with the MPs (Tom Wappel, Elsie Wayne, and Jason Kenney) [...]
UN secretary general Kofi Annan called the new International Criminal Court a "gift of hope to future generations, and a giant step forward in the march towards universal human rights and the rule of law." Campaign Life Coalition fears the ICC will be a "powerful instrument of forced social change by feminist, homosexual, and other radical groups." Many pro-lifers also see the [...]