As I pen these words an anniversary is upon us. A date in history that most of you will not remember. It's probably a meaningless date to you, in a movement that sadly has to endure many distressing anniversaries. But there's one more I need to thrust upon you: January 23, 1986. On that day 18-year old Erin Shannon paid the ultimate [...]
Review by Christina Nair Beyond Gay, by David Morrison (Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, 1999) The best person to witness to God's power to save and rescue in a given situation is a person who has been in that very situation and who has experienced God's saving power first-hand. David Morrison, author of Beyond Gay, was a gay activist for several [...]
Her choice To Heal: Finding spiritual and emotional peace after abortion by Sydna Masse and Joan Phillips (Chariot Victor Publishing, 1998). Softcover, 122 pages. Distributed in Canada by Cook Communications in Paris, Ont. Reviewed by Deborah James-Josipovic The Interim "We are everywhere. We are in churches. We are in shopping centers. We are in grocery stores. We are in daycare centers. We [...]
By Interim staff Former Interim contributor Rebecca Ducusin is in hospital in critical condition after suffering a series of strokes. Rebecca wrote a number of articles for the Interim over the years, including a piece on the March for Life in Washington, D.C., before joining the staff of Campaign Life Coalition's national office in Toronto as a receptionist-typist about a year ago. [...]
By Ted Gerk The Interim Soft-spoken Anita Parker was born to Thomas and Maureen Egan on July 13, 1934. Graduating from school in 1952, Anita began her career at a Catholic school in Cannock, Staffordshire, England. In 1954, Anita met her future husband Bill. They were married on Sept. 3, 1955. Moving to Canada in 1970, the Parkers quickly moved into [...]
Media showing new squeamishness in covering the issue The United States Senate voted 63-34 to end the grisly practice of partial-birth abortion (PBA) but ended up four votes short of a veto-proof majority. Since 1995, both houses of Congress have voted to ban PBA, and each time President Bill Clinton has vetoed the ban. On Oct. 20, 1999 the Senate once again [...]
The Interim The race to become the Republican presidential nominee highlights the issue of what it means to be a pro-life politician. Five men - Texas Governor George W. Bush, Arizona Senator John McCain, publisher Steve Forbes, former head of the Family Research Council Gary Bauer, and former ambassador Alan Keyes - are vying for the GOP nod. They know that without [...]
National Campus Life Network symposium draws leaders from across the country By Mike Mastromatteo The Interim Canada's pro-life university students have emerged from a trying year with a renewed commitment to defending human life on campuses across the country. An optimistic tone prevailed at this year's National Campus Life Network (NCLN) symposium, January 14-16 at St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto. More [...]
By Donald DeMarco The Interim John Irving is a well-known novelist and short story writer. He established his reputation in 1978 with The World According to Garp, which was made into a film in 1982. In his latest book, My Movie Business: A Memoir (Knopf, 1999), he presents his view on abortion and his attitude toward right-to-life advocates in the following [...]
By France Bissonnette The Interim If you have not had a full-term pregnancy and are taking the Pill - STOP. According to the research of Dr. Chris Kalenbourn, taking the Pill before a full-term pregnancy increases a woman's chance of getting breast cancer by between 40 and 220 per cent. The following is a summary of a talk given at the [...]
Pro-Life 101: A User-Friendly Guide to Making Your Case on Campus by Scott Klusendorf (San Pedro, CA, Stand to Reason Press, 1999, 37 pp, $6 in Canada)Reviewed by Mike Mastromatteo The Interim Campaign Life Coalition's effort to establish a new youth wing is especially timely with the release of Pro-Life 101, Scott Klusendorf's new book on pro-life argumentation. The director of bioethics at [...]
Disabled and anti-euthanasia activists alarmed at treatment of attempted mercy-killer By Paul Tuns The Interim The dangerous and disturbing trend of treating disabled victims of crimes as second-class citizens unworthy of the protection of the law was evident in the sentencing of Lisa Thompson on Nov. 30, 1999. Thompson, a 37-year-old divorced mother of four from Niagara Falls, Ont., tried to kill [...]
Andrew's Pilgrimage for Life By Tanya M. Granic The Interim Today's youth are taking on greater challenges than ever before. Andrew Fournier, a Campaign Life Coalition Youth (CLCY) member, is no exception. A bright-eyed 19 year old from Arnprior, Ont., Andrew has decided to walk across Canada to raise awareness and money for the pro-life cause. "I am walking across Canada to [...]
By Paul Tuns The Interim British Columbia pro-life activist Mary Wagner was acquitted Jan. 11 on all but one of her six counts of breaking a Vancouver bubble zone injunction on two separate occasions. Wagner, a 24-year-old graduate student at the University of Victoria, was found guilty on a one count of interference with a client of the Everywoman's abortuary, and was [...]
Alleges Catholic facility removed food and water to hasten deathBy David Curtin The Interim The family of a 94-year-old woman from Windsor, Ont. is suing a local Catholic nursing home for, among other things, trying to starve the woman to death. In a 14-page Statement of Claim obtained by The Interim, Florence LaDouceur's daughters are suing Villa Maria Home for the Aged for [...]