A new technology, 4-D scanning, is changing pre-natal medicine and bolstering the argument against abortion. Years ago, 2-D scanning showed us a flat, black-and-white picture of the baby in the womb. Then, 3-D scanning was developed, revealing a more realistic, but motionless, picture of a baby. Now 4-D, the fourth dimension being time, is showing an unborn child's movements in the womb. [...]
Say women who become pregnant from sexual assault don't want or need abortions LifeSiteNews A group of women who have experienced pregnancies resulting from rape or incest are petitioning Congress and state legislatures to hear their stories, saying women who become pregnant from sexual assault don't want or need abortions. The petition comes on the heels of a Defence Department appropriations amendment [...]
Tony Gosgnach The Interim Administering a punch in the face, fifteen hours of community service and a letter of apology. Not a bad deal for Douglas Chase of Vancouver Island, B.C. Chase, apparently upset by certain pro-life signs, attacked without warning Campaign Life Coalition B.C. president John Hof while the latter was picketing with other pro-life supporters outside a Vancouver abortuary in [...]
Richard John Neuhaus Special to The Interim The demographics of the abortion controversy are often overlooked. Recent months have seen a number of reports indicating that opposition to abortion is growing dramatically among young people. In a Gallup survey of youth aged 13 to 17, only 19 percent said that abortion should be legal in all circumstances (the current regime of Roe [...]
It is extraordinary how what appears to be a casual meeting with a person may develop into something very significant. Some years ago, I met a young Chinese lady through "Night Watch" and pro-life activity. Her name is Bernadette Chang. As my missionary work was chiefly in Africa, I had met very few Chinese people. But, it did not take long for [...]
She was with us for only a short time, but her legacy will live on in the babies she helped save from abortion through her crisis pregnancy work, as well as in the numerous other accomplishments she achieved in helping those who could not help themselves. Tina Arruda died on Good Friday at the age of 38 after a battle with cancer. [...]
Minutes after the room was filled with youthful cheers and joyous songs, one could hear a pin drop though the room was still filled with more than 200 teenagers as they listened to Senator Anne Cools. The senator was the first speakers following a musical kick-off to the full day May 14 CLCY conference on the campus of the University of Ottawa. [...]
Organizers say the 2004 March for Life was very much a success after almost 4,000 people descended on Canada's capital May 13 to once again personally urge federal legislators to recognize the right to life for all human beings, from conception to natural death. With the theme, "Life Is the Only Choice," the seventh annual event was marked by several firsts, including [...]
After 11 years of public life, MP Paul Steckle (L-Huron Bruce, Ont.) has not lost his enthusiasm for serving his constituents. It's the "love of the people" that drew him to politics initially and the same love that keeps him coming back. "There are so many causes that need our attention, individuals requiring help to work through their problems and encouragement in [...]
Many people believe that increased sex education in schools will reduce teen pregnancies. But Robert Ruff says in Aborting Planned Parenthood, "The net effect is to aggravate the teen pregnancy problem by increasing the number of teens who are sexually active." He notes that contraceptive-oriented sex-ed courses are correlated with an astounding 50 per cent higher rate of teen promiscuity. More sexual [...]
Interim StaffThis year, the Toronto Catholic District School Board welcomed Aid to Women, a crisis pregnancy agency adjacent to a Toronto abortuary, into their 33 secondary and 168 elementary schools for Respect for Life Week. Respect for Life Week takes place in the second week of May for educational purposes. Aid to Women hopes to raise its profile, educate students, faculty and [...]
Interim StaffPro-lifers got a dose of encouragement recently in Toronto. Speaking at a prestigious private school conference with anti-life activists, pro-life speakers found that students, on the whole, favoured the pro-life position. The World Affairs Conference in Toronto, a symposium sponsored by Upper Canada College and Branksome Hall, two local private schools, featured several life issues as part of its 2004 event: [...]
The Genocide Awareness Project is the brainchild of Gregg Cunningham, the executive director and founder of the Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR). CBR was founded in 1990 as a non-profit educational corporation, operating on the principle that abortion represents an evil so inexpressible that words cannot be effective to describe its horror. "Until abortion is seen, it will never be understood," Cunningham [...]
By Gillian Long The InterimPro-life leaders can be assured there are some young pro-life activists stepping up to the plate to reinvigorate the movement. On March 17, students at the University of British Columbia, University College of the Cariboo, University of Alberta, University of Manitoba, University of Toronto, and Carleton University in Ottawa, working in conjunction with the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical [...]
Anyone who has spent any amount of time in our movement knows how hard it can be to keep the batteries charged. I am, of course, talking about the many defeats we seem to experience - even though our cause is a righteous cause. After all, are we not trying to be a voice for the voiceless? None of us garner anything [...]