Bioethics Articles
BC doctor denounces abortion
In a CP report in the Kamloops Daily Sentinel, May 14, 1983, Dr. William Jory, outgoing president of the BC [...]
What a monstrous insult to women!
Harri Blankfield is currently staying in a ₤ 260-a-day suite at London's Hilton Hotel. She is an overweight, rich, short-necked [...]
A Message from the Administrative Board of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
A Message from the Administrative Board of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops September 7, 1983 Ethical Reflections on Respect [...]
Edmonton doctor killed baby to ease its pain
The Toronto Star, May 26, reported that an Edmonton doctor, name not given, had "practiced euthanasia with compassion". He had [...]
The scientific basis of the ovulation method
In the last article, we said that the Ovulation Method provided women with a more complete understanding of the phases [...]
Conscientious objection to abortion by nurses
Canadian nurses, who do not wish to assist at abortions, are in a very difficult legal position. This is based [...]
The oath of medical ethics
If the physician presumes to take into consideration in his work whether a life has value or not, the consequences [...]
Court intervenes to save retarded child’s life
An exceptionally important case was decided by the Supreme Court of British Columbia on Friday, March 18, 1983, when it [...]
How do we know what is or is not living?
Well, for the last several decades, biologists, the true experts on the question of life (in the physical sense) have [...]
Biology: the signs of life
Of all the weak pro-abortion arguments; perhaps the weakest is the inability to admit that life begins at conception, that [...]
Canadian Medical Association questionnaire on abortion
In 1971, the Canadian Medical Association in a close vote (78 to 74) stated that "there is justification on non-medical [...]