The large majority of Canadians are against abortion on demand, a recent Gallup Poll has found. The poll, released August 2, showed that almost seven out of every ten Canadians (66 per cent with three per cent undecided) think that abortion should be illegal under certain circumstances. The poll was based on interviews with 1,001 Canadian adults between June 22 and July [...]
The Sally Ann and abortion In the June 10 edition of its newspaper Warcry, the Salvation Army printed its stance on abortion. This position is highlighted by the first sentence which says that the Salvation Army believes in the sanctity of all human life. It further goes on to state that they “support measures necessary to prevent any crisis pregnancy but are [...]
President Bill Clinton has lived up to everyone’s expectations and nominated 60-year-old, pro-abortion judge, Ruth Bader Ginsburg to replace Byron White on the Supreme Court. In her nomination speech, Ginsburg, who has worked on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, spoke of the struggle of women to win appointment to the federal judiciary. Ginsburg is best known for her [...]
New York – A New York abortionist, known in the area as the “Butcher of Avenue A,” has been sentenced to 29 years in prison. Dr. Abu Hayat, 63, had been accused of performing abortions after 24 weeks. He must serve 10 years before becoming eligible for parole. The abortionist was found guilty of attempting to perform an abortion on Rosa Rodriguez, [...]
In the article on UNICEF you mentioned the Helms amendment which prohibited US AID funds being used to support abortion. What did it say? The Senator Helms amendment was an effort to curtail the abortion activities of the US Agency for International Development (AID) which proposed an amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The original amendment was altered and a [...]
The Ontario NDP’s health care cuts are making its doctors rebellious and its residents nervous. Besides slashing many services, Ontario’s health minister Ruth Grier has proposed a $250,000 limit pm the amount a doctor can bill the government. After reaching that limit, they will be paid only a portion of their usual amount for services rendered. Grier has also suggested that new [...]
Opponents of RU-486 demand that its production and export be stopped Canadians marched in front of the French Embassy and consulates June 21 to proclaim they don’t want any “killer” drugs allowed in this country. The protesters said Canadians are opposed to the controversial abortion pill RU-486. “RU-486 is another example of pharmaceutical companies exploiting women for financial profit,” said John Hof, [...]
According to the latest Statistics Canada figures, over 95,059 abortions were performed on Canadian women in 1991. This is an increase of almost 3,000 from 1990. The Canadian abortion rate increased to 23.6 per 100 live births in 1991 compared with 22.9 in 1990. The figures also revealed that hospital abortions were down 1.1% from 1990 meaning that the private “clinics” picked [...]
UNICEF’s Collaborators Among the recommendations which UNICEF endorsed at a 1987 Kenya Conference were: “Community education programmes should emphasize the risks involved in pregnancy in order to ensure social support of contraceptive practice.” “This conference…calls on the sponsoring organizations to further extend their collaboration at a notional level…” Two of the sponsoring collaborators of UNICEF are perhaps less well known. The Population [...]
Germany – With a recent decision on abortion availability, the German Supreme Court has taken modest steps towards advancing the pro-life cause in Europe. In a controversial ruling on May 27, Germany’s top judges overturned a liberal abortion law which would have allowed virtual abortion on demand. Under the new legislation, abortion will remain legal up to three months or in the [...]
Perhaps we in the pro-life movement feel that we have had quite a lot of bad news in recent months. First, the election of an avidly pro-abortion President in the United States, with a fully supportive wife, was certainly a blow for the unborn babies of that “great” nation. Then the shocking murder of the abortionist in Florida was used widely by [...]
“Our policy on abortion is one the government and executive council stand behind. We don’t plan to change it.” …..Health Minister Alan Buchanan Charlottetown, PEI – On April 22, Henry Morgentaler launched a lawsuit to force the Province of Prince Edward Island to pay all associated costs for women obtaining abortions at his clinics outside of the province. Alan Buchanan, PEI’s Liberal [...]
As the abortionists and their supporters in the Ontario government seek an injunction banning pro-life activity, the media have played a very important role – and have done real damage to the pro-life movement. Media accounts of the pro-life picketing regularly portray pro-lifers as dangerous fanatics. Abortion clinic operators have been quoted alleging that clients have been assaulted, shoved to the ground, [...]
To put one’s trust in anything less than God leads to disaster. Such is my experience. With that in mind, ought we to be hopeful about the present situation in regard to abortion, infanticide and euthanasia? Yes, without s doubt! What are we to think, then, of a May 15 Ottawa Citizen article entitled, “Morgentaler On The Move: Safe in the belief [...]
Pro-life activists in Nova Scotia are shedding no tears at the defeat of Tory Premier Don Cameron and his government in the provincial election held at the end of May. Leader John Savage swept his Liberals into power and CLC spokesperson Cynthia Haughn said there are “some hopeful things” about his victory. “Maybe John Savage will at least look at the issue,” [...]