Brussels: Visiting Belgium in May, pope John Paul II condemned artificial techniques to create life and warned such tampering could lead to ”fatal aberrations.” The Toronto Sun (May 21) reported that the Pope’s remarks came in a speech to the 10-nation European Community in which he also said Europe was in moral and spiritual decline. “The wonderful act of transmitting life is [...]
It is reported that about 1000 teenagers a week become pregnant in Canada-or, over 50 000 a year. Of these about 45 per cent have abortions and 10 per cent give their children up for adoption. Of the 65 000 legal abortions obtained in Canada each year 30 per cent (or about 20 000) are performed on women under 20 years of [...]
The national headquarters of Choose Life Canada opened on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16 at 87 Harbord Street in Toronto, directly adjacent to Henry Morgentaler’s abortion clinic. Founder Ken Campbell, evangelist, and member of his Emmanuel Baptist Church in Milton, Ontario, along with 500 or more well wishers and friends (throughout the day), held a six pm prayer and dedication service on [...]
In his own words Jim Demers is charged with theft, damage to public property and possession of stolen property following an incident at Kootenay Lake District Hospital in January. At a preliminary hearing held in May, it was ruled that there was enough evidence to proceed to trial. A jury trial is scheduled for the week of September 24. [...]
Pro-life groups in Saskatchewan will be part of the “Celebrate Life” festivals in Saskatoon and Regina this July. Pro-life groups in Saskatchewan have been planning this project since April. Over 400 pro-lifers came to a Pep-Rally Banquet in Saskatoon on April 19, when local pro-life groups are presented a colourful stage display. These groups are planning a six-day [...]
A new group has been formed in Southern Alberta to stop teenage pregnancy and V.D. by encouraging chastity for teens. Teen-Aid has been organized by the Lethbridge and District Pro-Life Association as Alberta’s official affiliate for Teen-Aid Inc. Teen-Aid believes that promoting chastity among young people will lead to a higher self-esteem and stronger family ties in [...]
An increasing demand for children available for adoption has led a Calgary-area man, David Fielding, to set up a private adoption and surrogate motherhood agency. In a few weeks, he has already signed up 65 childless couples, at an annual registration fee of $5 and six women have come forward as surrogate mothers. Mr. Fielding emphasizes that [...]
X-rated scenes found in pro-life film Police in Manitoba and Ontario have still not discovered how X-rated sex scenes were copied on to 14 Beta-format videotapes of Bernard Nathanson’s film The Silent Scream, ordered and distributed by Canadian pro-life activist Joe Borowski. According to Mr. Borowski, the pornographic scenes were discovered by one of his helpers after most of [...]
Pro-lifers are by now well aware of media bias in reporting abortion-related stories, but two Ottawa radio stations have carried this bias a step further. Other CFGO and CHEZ radio stations refused to accept $1,000 advertising contracts from Action Life to run pro-life radio ads. The ads, used by Action Life in previous years, outline the details of fetal [...]
This year’s U.S National Right To Life Convention, held in Washington, D.C, saw Dr. Bernard Nathanson honour a young married couple from Toronto for composing what he called “by far the best pro-life song I’ve heard in my years as a pro-life advocate.” The song in question, entitled “Where the Miracle Takes Place” was performed live at the Convention [...]
Just after noon on Friday, June 28, two pro-life picketers were attacked by abortionist Robert Scott outside the Morgentaler abortion clinic on Harbord Street in Toronto. Provoked by the activities of pro-life counselors with regard to two approaching female clients, abortionist Scott (6’4”) rushed out the door and threw Fred Huston, a 71- year old man off the steps [...]
On Tuesday, June 12, private member’s bill No. 53, died a natural death in the Saskatchewan legislature when Minister of Justice, Gary Lane, moved that the bill be referred to the Court of Appeal for a legal opinion on its constitutionality. Bill 53, originally titled the Freedom of Informed Choice (Abortions) Act, proposed that women seeking abortion [...]
“I’m here to warn and support you in that I’ve found abortion is not the answer,” keynote speaker Barbara Kolby told Moncton pro-lifers on Mother’s Day eve. Ms. Kolby is a member of WEBA (Women Exploited by Abortion) and she told the crowd that members of WEBA are the voices of experience. “We are just beginning to speak [...]
St. John’s on April 5, Good Friday, the sixth annual pro-life demonstration at the Health Sciences Centre of Memorial University attracted some 2,500 concerned citizens. The Health Sciences Centre is responsible for 412 – or most of Newfoundland’s official recorded – annual abortions. The demonstration started at 9:30 a.m. and lasted about 90 minutes. Among the participants were [...]
On Saturday April 13, some 3,000 pro-life demonstrators protested Morgentaler’s visit to Vancouver. Speaking at John Oliver secondary school, Morgentaler, once again, received a standing ovation from his audience (900 people) for telling them that he will bring them an abortuary, train more doctors who then “will have the tremendous satisfaction of offering nice, secure, confident medical help to women in [...]