“Are euthanasia and assisted suicide appropriate faith responses to suffering?” That was the question posed at a Clinical Ethics Symposium at the University of Toronto, Nov. 17. Marilynne Seguin, executive director of Dying with Dignity, and United Church theologian, Ruth Evans, argued they were; Dr. Abbyann Lynch, former director of the Bioethics Department of the Hospital for Sick Children, and Dr. Frank [...]
Last month I had the dubious distinction of being the token Canadian pro-lifer on the “Shirley” show: the topic was shooting abortionists. Anyone who retains any illusions that these day-time talk shows have any interest in presenting an honest discussion, should turn the page immediately. Campaign Life Coalition has experienced Shirley’s methods in creating shows more than once. A producer calls, and [...]
Jim Hughes When Jim Hughes called his 84-year-old mother last April to tell her he was being sued for $500,000 and was named in an injunction sought by the NDP government to stop all picketing within 500 feet of abortion clinics (later joined by abortion groups), her calm reply was, “I’ll support you-but what did you do?” That’s what he’s still wondering [...]
Bob Rae has been listening to the gambling fraternity and the mob for too long now, may be in over his head. Rae couldn’t even control a little flea-bit of a Toronto charity casino that went belly-up a few months ago. How is he going to look after the big boys when they yawn in his face about complaints that they’re dealing [...]
On November 16, a Saskatchewan jury took less than four hours to find Robert Latimer guilty of second degree murder in killing his disabled 12-year-old daughter, Tracy. The verdict, and Justice Ross Wimmer’s imposition of a life sentence with no parole for 10 years, quickly became hotly debated in the media as supporters of legalized euthanasia protested that the sentence was too [...]
Canada has a birth rate well below the replacement level. This fundamental defect has implications for various areas of national life including our immigration policy. Canadians have prided themselves for many years on being a land that welcomes immigrants. We have regarded our immigration policy as a humanitarian one and seen ourselves as being generous and open-minded. Whether this sweet picture of [...]
When we close the book starting from the beginning, it is certain that the pro-life movement will have its place as one of the most noble responses in the history of mankind. It will be seen as a true grassroots movement of men and women who continued to make one simple statement – “Abortion kills babies.” We all know what abortion does [...]
Good riddance “There are probably no more than about 200 doctors across the country who are (abortion) providers at this point.” Abortionist Nikki Colodny bemoaning the success of pro-life activism across the country. (CBC Radio’s Talk Back, Nov. 13, 1994) Double standard “It is incredible to us how politicians and the press continually uphold a mother’s ‘right’ to kill her child in [...]
Rose: Andrew Coyne. Columnist who wrote an article in November 21 Globe and Mail called “The slippery slope that leads to death.” Never before has Canada’s national newspaper allowed such a pro-life statement to appear on its editorial pages. In doing so, the Globe has acknowledged that there is legitimate opposition to the status quo in this country. Now other media must [...]
Saskatchewan farmer Robert Latimer killed Tracy, his 12-year-old daughter, because her cerebral palsy and mental abilities distressed him. His trial and conviction on murder in late November attracted great media attention. Some people suggest he is a folk hero who does not deserve a jail sentence. Others fear this public sentiment will further feed prejudice, making it open season on the disabled. [...]
“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears that this is true.” …. James Branch Cabell It’s that time of year again; the season for evaluation, joy, stress, goodwill toward men or downright indifference. It all depends on one’s point of view, not necessarily on one’s immediate circumstances. Trevor Lautens opined in a [...]
Just weeks after Robert Latimer was sentenced to life imprisonment for ending the life of his physically incapacitated child, a similar incident occurred. This time, a Hamilton, Ontario mother killed her handicapped son and took her own life. On December 5, the bodies of Cathy Wilkieson and her 16-year-old son Ryan were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. Sadly, a few weeks [...]
There is a black cloud hanging over the Canadian pro-life movement due to a media blitz of disinformation. Incredible as it seems, the voice of active pro-lifers in the province of British Columbia has been as expeditiously silenced as those they have been struggling to protect. The shooting of Garson Romalis on November 8 undoubtedly became the catalyst aiding the pro-abortionists in [...]
Fetal Pain British doctors have come up with further proof that the unborn experience pain. An article which appeared in the July Lancet explains that babies release “stress hormones” as well as reacting with “vigorous body and breathing movements” when doctors pushed a needle into them for prenatal blood transfusions. When the needle was placed in the abdomen for 10 minutes or [...]
My mother recently gave me some papers circulating in her community – a document titled “A Power of Attorney.” She told me that “everyone in the condo” was signing it. They had heard that the rules about what happens to the financial affairs of people who become mentally incompetent had changed, and that it was smart to sign such a form. I [...]