There can be seen today, in late modern society, a furtive obsession with sex in all its forms and manifestations. This is likely to be, among many people, an attempt to psychologically counteract the fact that, almost everywhere in late-modern society, death (abortion), sterility (the collapse of large and stable families), violence (burgeoning crime rates), and horror (in the media) reign. Late-modern [...]
Abortion The Minnesota Medical Association calls a state health department website mentioning studies linking abortion and breast cancer "misleading" and "confusing," while the state branch of the American College of Obstretricians and Gynecologists says the site is deceptive. The health department also claims there are studies that say there is no link ... The Centre for Reproductive Rights tells Focus on the Family, the Catholic Family [...]
But only pro-abortion groups granted intervenor status By John-Henry Westen The InterimThe European Court of Human Rights heard a case Dec. 10 that sought to establish that unborn children have the right to life. A ruling on the case is expected in several weeks. LifeSite has learned that the only two NGOs to which the European Court granted intervenor status were the [...]
By Tony Gosgnach The Interim The last few months haven't been kind to abortionists' public images (not to say they had good ones to begin with). But things may have hit a nadir for them with the conviction of one of their most celebrated heroes on numerous charges of sexual abuse. Gun-toting, foul-mouthed, in-your-face Brian Finkel of Phoenix, Az. - who ran [...]
Same-sex 'marriage' Without a doubt, the biggest news story of 2003 is the June 10 Ontario Superior Court decision granting marriage rights to homosexual couples. This decision, in which three judges ignored millennia of tradition and replaced the law with their personal wishes, has serious implications for the family, our society, national politics and the future of our democracy. The first and [...]
Editor's Note: These are comments by U.S. President George W. Bush, made during a ceremony marking the signing of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington D.C., Nov. 5, 2003. Thank you very much. Good afternoon. I'm pleased that all of you have joined us as the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 becomes [...]
U.S. Representatives Jim DeMint (R, S.C.), Roscoe Bartlett (R, Maryland) and Senator Sam Brownback (R, Kansas) on Nov. 6 introduced "Holly's Law" -technically known as the RU-486 Suspension and Review Act of 2003. The legislation was presented with 59 original co-sponsors in the House, including Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R, Texas). Brownback is introducing a companion bill in the Senate. Monty and [...]
By Elsie Wayne Special to The Interim Editor's Note: The following is a speech by Elsie Wayne (PC, Saint John, N.B.) during the Sept. 30 debate over M-83, a private member's motion requesting the House of Commons Standing Health Committee study whether abortion is medically necessary and explore the medical consequences of abortion. The motion was defeated. Mr. Speaker, I want to [...]
During a debate among the Toronto mayoral candidates at Osgoode Hall law school, NDP city councillor David Miller criticized former Liberal and independent MP John Nunziata for his pro-life views. Dramatically, Miller reached into his pocket and pulled out a copy of pro-life legislation the former MP supported in the 1980s and attacked Nunziata's opposition to "reproductive choice." Miller added: "I think [...]
The first Sunday in October is a busy day in Canada. Most pro-lifers know it as Life Chain Sunday, but it is also the day that the CIBC sponsors Run for the Cure, an event that raises money for breast cancer research. This year, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, which organizes and profits from the run, reports on its website that the [...]
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved use of RU-486 as a chemical abortion method in 2000, it said it was "safe and effective." While its safety has proven to be dubious, it is effective in its intended purpose: to kill unborn babies. The FDA approved use of the abortion pill for pregnancies of up to 49 days. It involves a [...]
On Sept. 17, the abortion drug RU-486 claimed its latest victim, a California teen. Well, that is not exactly true. Every day, hundreds of tiny, unborn victims are also killed by the chemical abortion agent. On Sept. 10, Holly Patterson, an 18-year-old girl from Livermore in the San Francisco-area, was given Mifepristone (the first of two stages in administering RU-486) at a [...]
The U.S. pro-life movement won what was probably its most significant victory since the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe. v. Wade court decision when the U.S. Senate on Oct. 21 voted 64-34 to ban the practice of the partial-birth abortion method. At press time, President George W. Bush indicated that he was looking forward to signing the legislation into law. "This is very [...]
But a number of his caucus are pro-life On Oct. 2, a near-majority of the bare majority of Ontarians who voted, elected Dalton McGuinty's Liberal Party to power. Pro-life and pro-family citizens are worried about what the next three to five years hold, although many wonder how it could get much worse. Yes, Dalton McGuinty is pro-abortion. He also favours special rights [...]
By Elsie Wayne Special to The Interim Editor's Note: The following is a speech by Elsie Wayne (PC, Saint John, N.B.) during the Sept. 30 debate over M-83, a private member's motion requesting the House of Commons Standing Health Committee study whether abortion is medically necessary and explore the medical consequences of abortion. The motion was defeated. Mr. Speaker, I want to [...]