Bioethics Articles
Maternal health care
“Motherhood is no longer a high priority.” This, claims Dr. Robert Walley in a December talk at Toronto’s Holiday Inn, [...]
You were asking?
What was the wording of the Irish constitutional amendment on abortion after the referendum? J. McC. Toronto The amendment in [...]
The year in review
Voluntary Death January 6 – Montreal – Mr. Justice Jacques Dufour rules in favour of terminally ill, 25 year old [...]
The month in review
September 16 – Ottawa – By a vote of 99-62, the House of Commons passes legislation ending baby bonuses and [...]
You were asking
Roe v. Wade is often compared with the Dred Scott case. Who or what was Dred Scott? M.M., St. John’s. [...]
Book Review: Biotechnology and the Assault on Parenthood by Donald DeMarco
“Prenatal human beings, even at the earliest stages of life, should be treated with appropriate respect as members of the [...]
Canadians misled about AIDS
“Gov’t ‘consistently misled’ Canadians about AIDS” …So the Sault Ste Marie Star headlined a story last August 24, 1991, beginning [...]
Surrogate Motherhood
An ethicist summed up the problems with surrogate motherhood as follows: 1. Surrogate motherhood violates the marriage covenant between husband [...]
You were asking
Is there any solid scientific evidence of differences between IVF babies and those conceived normally? W.K.P., Toronto. Dr. Patricia Baird, [...]
Canada in the news
Abuse of Canada Council Ottawa, Ont. – MP Don Boudria (Lib. Glengarry), who helped quash a bill to legalize mercy [...]
Hostile takeover of N.B. hospitals
New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna says the takeover of local hospital boards is a way the province can save money. [...]
Sex selection – whose choice?
Calgary – I arrived to picket at the Calgary abortuary on a sunny afternoon. The man I was relieving left [...]
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What is the objection of pro-life people to being called “anti-abortion?” After all, they are anti-abortion. R.P., Whitehorse, Yukon True [...]
IN THE NEWS…
Newfoundland Newfie abortuary one year old St. Jon’s, Nfld. – On the Morgentaler ‘clinic’s’ first anniversary here, CBC’s regional radio [...]
Our tenth year begins
The purpose of The Interim is to set forth the truth about the freedom and dignity of the individual human [...]