It is becoming a truism that youth are the future of the pro-life movement. At this year's March for Life in Ottawa, speaker after speaker noted the impressive presence of the youth and their importance to the movement. Of the estimated 3,500 attendees, more than half were high school- and university-aged young people. "I was ecstatic to see the turnout of youth," [...]
While there are certain to be skirmishes yet, the war in Iraq has come to an end with a minimum of casualties. Some may argue that one is too many, while others point to how few casualties there were compared to the carnage of past conflicts. Many readers have wondered why The Interim has not addressed the war head-on. We have addressed [...]
As the pro-life movement continues its battle for Middle Earth, there is a new trend arising that has struck terror into the hearts of those who support the culture of death. I am, of course, speaking about the next wave of pro-life activists, already here and already doing the job. You see, I run an e-mail news service, sent out to pro-life [...]
Eliminating the unwanted via IVF testing of embryos Ontario Catholic university honours Trudeau Pro-life MP to jump to Saskatoon city politics Kelowna mother scheduled for abortion against her will Vancouver editorial on Bill C-13 and the abortion issue Eliminating the unwanted OTTAWA - The Victoria Times Colonist reports that there is a growing demand for pre implantation genetic diagnosis, which the paper [...]
Florida's 'Choose Life' plates upheld Court rules against God Presidential politics and abortion S.C. readies for pro-life battles Florida's 'Choose Life' plates upheld ATLANTA - The Federal Appeals Court for the 11th Circuit rejected a challenge to Florida's Choose Life licence plates brought by several pro-abortion groups and individuals. Mathew D. Staver, president and general counsel for the Liberty Counsel, which represented [...]
On Katie's first appointment at the abortuary, next door to the Aid Women Office in downtown Toronto, she didn't see any pro-life signs. However, on the second day, when she returned to the abortuary for a laminaria insertion (a seaweed-like substance that facilitates abortion in late pregnancy), she noticed Anne standing across the street with her favourite sandwich-board sign that read, "Please [...]
This year is turning out to be one of anniversaries. Our very own Interim newspaper is marking 20 years of publication. Pope John Paul II celebrates 25 years in the papacy this October. And this month, Canada's dynamic political pro-life organization will have been in existence for a quarter-century. It was on May 25, 1978 that representatives from pro-life groups across Canada [...]
The administration at a Sarnia college forced the cancellation of a speaking engagement by noted pro-life speaker Rebecca Kiessling, a move strongly criticized by some staff and faculty. Organizers of the Kiessling talk told The Interim they were dismayed by Lambton College administration's actions. Kiessling, an American lawyer and mother, was scheduled to provide a testimony about her personal experience - her [...]
I am writing this column on the day before Ash Wednesday - a little late I'm afraid. But I would like to remind myself and others of the importance of this very special time in the Church Year. The word "Lent" comes, I believe, from an old English word, "Lengehtning" which refers to the lengthening of the day-light hours of Spring-time in [...]
Police arrested a large man on Friday March 14, after he physically attacked the leader of Campaign Life Coalition B.C., John Hof. While Hof was picketing outside the fifty meter bubble zone surrounding an abortuary, an unknown assailant approached, looked at the sign Hof was holding pushed the sign, kicked it and punched Hof in the face. Hof told LifeSite that he [...]
Lethbridge, Alta. lawyer Ron McDonald believes Canada's social conservative community faces serious potential danger in the coming months if Parliament passes Bill C-250, a federal law that would outlaw "hate" speech. "C-250 is hugely problematic," says McDonald. "If a pastor is convicted for speaking out about that (homosexual) behaviour, it could result in the assets of churches being seized." To combat the [...]
On Feb. 26, sidewalk pro-life activists won an important legal decision before the U.S. Supreme Court. A stunning 8-1 ruling won plaudits from pro-lifers and caused predictable apoplectic fits among pro-aborts. After winding its way through the courts for 17 years - including a rare two appearances before the U.S. Supreme Court - the case of NOW v. Scheidler has finally been [...]
A unique and groundbreaking fundraising effort by the American Life League is corralling the support of a host of current and former Major League Baseball players and officials in the cause of building a pro-life educational facility in Virginia. Battin' 1000, as the initiative is known, has the backing of about 90 players and officials, including such baseball luminaries as former commissioner [...]
The Interim began publishing 20 years ago and there were many then who said it would not last. In some ways, we wish it hadn't, for the primary reason The Interim exists is to report and comment on the many offences against human dignity our society has experienced: abortion, euthanasia, infanticide, contraception, sexual promiscuity, the decline of the traditional family, and the [...]
He was one of the towering figures on the pro-life scene in Canada, and now a long-awaited book is being written about him. Joe Borowski was centrally involved in many important life-related events until his death from cancer in 1996 at the age of 62. Although much has been written and said about him - and an annual award recognizing Canada's top [...]