I find myself taken aback by the September, 1996 article in The Interim pertaining to stress and “burn-out” with the struggle to defend preborn children. The one in question concerns a survey examining compassion fatigue. “Burn-out,” according to popular usage, means fatigue, discouragement and dismay. But in more literal definition, “burn-out” actually means a heightened form of mental fatigue and distress just [...]
Two events half a world apart to add some extra chill to the cold November days. In British Columbia the Supreme Court upheld the province’s Bill 48 which severely restricts pro-life witnessing outside abortion clinics and hospitals. The ruling comes on appeal of a January court decision in the Maurice Lewis case, which found Bill 48 to a violation of freedom of [...]
It’s delightfully ironic that researcher Dr. Joel Bring should give credit to the mainstream media for spreading awareness of the abortion-breast cancer link. Dr. Brind, an endocrinologist at Baruch College (City University of New York) is a leading authority on studies first-time induced abortion and breast cancer. He was in Toronto in late October to discuss the impact of a new “mata-analysis” [...]
OTTAWA – Canada’s Supreme Court ruled October 18 that it will decide on the case of the government forcing a glue-sniffing addicted woman into treatment to protect her unborn child. A review is expected in the spring. The decision comes in the case of a Winnipeg area woman who was ordered by a child welfare agency to seek treatment for her glue-sniffing [...]
Interim staff Conservative columnist and broadcaster Michael Coren has defended his criticism of UNICEF before an October 17 meeting of the Ontario Press Council. Coren, host of a CFRB radio talk show program, exposed UNICEF in a column written for The Financial Post/Toronto Sun newspapers in November, 1995. The column linked UNICEF to support for abortion and contraception in Third World countries, [...]
Organizers of the 1996 Life Chain in the Toronto area are pleased with turnout despite decreased numbers from the previous year. The sixth annual Life Chain attracted more than 2,600 participants to 37 major intersections in the greater Toronto area. Last year’s effort saw a turnout of 3,000 people. Participants held up signs reading Abortion Kills Children, Abortion Hurts women, And Adoption: [...]
A former official with the Philippine government’s population control organization has released an official medical report affirming that Filipina women were injected with sterilizing agents without their knowledge or consent. Antonio (Sonny) de los Reyes served from 1978 to 1982 in a number of Pilipino population control agencies. He was in Toronto recently to attend meetings of a Catholic charismatic prayer group. [...]
Pro-life Member of Parliament Tom Wappel (Scarborough West) plans to introduce a Private Member’s bill which will ensure a “valid” marriage includes a single male and a single female. The bill is titled An Act and the Interpretation Act. “There is a pressing need for this legislation,” Wappel said, “as the courts have repeatedly pointed out that there is currently no statutory [...]
Interim special The head of Priests for Life in the United States has offered new insights into preaching about abortion for school-age children. In an article published in the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Father Frank Pavone of New York said it is key to stress the equality message when telling young people about abortion. He said children are especially receptive to issues [...]
The failure of liberal sex education programs and their affiliated organizations has been reiterated once again with the disturbing news that Canadian abortions figures have reached another record high while the teenage pregnancy rate has soared 20 per cent. A total of 106,225 hospital and clinic abortions were reported in 1994, the latest year for which figures are available. That is up [...]
Awareness of a link between induced abortion and breast cancer has grown by leaps and bounds recently, says one of the world’s leading researchers into the issue. “Eight or nine days ago, a million people in the world were aware that abortion and breast cancer are linked,” said Dr. Joel Brind in Toronto on October 20. “Right now, I would put that [...]
Interim staff Lloyd Schrier, who, as a preborn child was subjected to 29 electroconvulsive shock treatments and enough drugs to induce sleep in his mother for a month, has been refused any compensation by both the Canadian government and the courts. Everyone agrees that Lloyd Schrier received these brainwashing treatments, but under the restrictive definition used by the compensation panel, Lloyd was [...]
In the wake of Lyn McLeod’s decision to resign as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, seven would be successors have emerged. One of them will be chosen leader at the party’s convention on November 30. On life and family issues, the candidates are similar; and none stands out as a strong pro-lifer, to sat the least. They do differ, however, in [...]
The British Columbia Supreme Court has reinstituted Bill 48, the provincial legislation severely restricting pro-life activity near abortion clinics and hospitals. In an October 8 decision, Justice Mary Saunders overturned an earlier court ruling that found restrictions on pro-life activity violated freedom of speech and religion guarantees. Justice Saunders ruled that a January 23 decision by Provincial Court Judge E.J. Cronin is [...]
Is it true that the American Medical Association (AMA) has approved the removal of vital organs, e.g. the heart, from newborn anencephalic babies who are still alive? The AMA’s Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs has certainly recommended this action. Any organ transplant, but especially that of an unpaired organ such as the heart, demands very strict medical-legal rules. In the USA, [...]