In the hot days of summer in Winnipeg, the abortion battle is heating up inside the courtrooms of the Court of Queen's Bench. Two Winnipeg women, represented by lawyer Robert Tapper, have launched a class-action suit against the Manitoba government for its refusal to fund abortions at private clinics. The women, referred to as Jane Doe No. 1 and Jane Doe No. [...]
I'm Still a Radical: An Anthology of the Writings of Father Ted Colleton, C.S.Sp. Interim Publishing Company Ltd. Toronto $15 Good old Father Ted. What an inspiration he has been for an entire generation of pro-lifers throughout this country and beyond. First taking up his pen for pro-life upon returning to Canada in 1971 from mission work in Kenya, Father Ted has [...]
Whenever a politician delivers an address, his audience simply assumes that his message is going to be political. So deeply entrenched is this assumption that it prevails even on the relatively rare occasion when a politician delivers an address that is essentially ethical. It is like assuming that your lottery number is never going to be a winner and not noticing, on [...]
The reaction to President George W. Bush's announcement restricting US government funding of embryonic stem-cell research to 60 existing stem cell lines has been widely praised as a suitable compromise with representatives from both sides of the debate-for instance, the National Right to Life Committee and stem-cell research advocates Mary Tyler Moore and Michael J. Fox-congratulating the president on his decision. But [...]
Official delegate admits 'reproductive services' include abortion A Canadian delegate at the recent PrepCom leading up to September's Child Summit astonished pro-family advocates and social leftists alike when he acknowledged publicly that the euphemism "reproductive health services" means abortion. He added that it may not refer to abortion in the minds of other delegates, but it does when Canadian delegates to United [...]