Pro-Life

Pro-life anthem composed for March for Life 2000

Entertainers Pat Willbond and David MacDonald will perform 'Equal Rights for All Human Beings' By Mike Mastromatteo The Interim Two Ottawa-area entertainers promise to add more zest to the March for Life 2000 rally in the nation's capital May 10-11. Pat Willbond and David MacDonald are two veteran musicians who for the last several years have put their singing and performing talents [...]

2010-08-27T09:48:46-04:00April 14, 2000|Activism, Pro-Life|

LifeSite growing in leaps and bounds

By Paul Tuns The Interim LifeSite Daily News is one of the most important pro-life, pro-family news sources available and it is beginning to have a major influence. Editor John-Henry Westen told The Interim that recent news stories that LifeSite has covered have slowly seeped into the mainstream media. He notes the story of Father Tony Van Hee who was abused by [...]

2010-07-14T12:44:15-04:00April 14, 2000|Pro-Life|

Toronto RTL client chooses life, in spite of boyfriend’s threats

Pro-life leader helped woman obtain restraining order - says police and courts were slow to offer protection By Mike Mastromatteo The Interim The Toronto and Area Right to Life Association is supporting a local woman who is resisting tremendous pressure and intimidation from a former boyfriend to abort the couple's unborn child. Maria (not the woman's real name) contacted the organization in [...]

2010-08-27T09:49:28-04:00April 14, 2000|Abortion, Pro-Life|

Participation in PrepCom was eye-opener on feminism

‘I thought feminists were pro-woman, not angry, hurt people whose logic I can't understand' By Cathrina Keet The Interim A battle over women's rights was fought at the United Nation Headquarters in New York. My concept of justice, democracy, and reality was shattered during the portion of the Beijing+5 PrepCom which I recently attended. I expected the United Nations to attack violence [...]

Columnist attacks Calgary crisis pregnancy centre

The facts, however, don't bear out the accusation that the agency hides its pro-life principles Analysis by Sue Careless The Interim Margaret Wente is a highly respected columnist for the Globe and Mail who has recently been nominated for a National Newspaper Award for her column writing. She has also been a managing editor at the Globe. So it is all the more surprising [...]

2010-07-14T10:34:12-04:00April 14, 2000|Abortion, Issues, Pro-Life|

Planned Parenthood hosts ‘pro-choice’ clergy

By Jane Richard The Interim Pro-choice clergy to speak at local meeting," read the headline in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record - "Four religious leaders will lend their voices to the heated abortion issue, making an argument seldom heard in local religious circles. Representing the Anglican, Catholic, Mennonite, and Unitarian faiths, the speakers will be part of Planned Parenthood's "Religious Voices for Choice" event on [...]

2010-07-14T09:33:27-04:00March 14, 2000|Abortion, Issues, Pro-Life, Religion|

My son’s Pilgrimage for Life across Canada

By Catherine Fournier The Interim On March 1, our nineteen-year-old son Andrew will leave North Sydney, Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage across Canada to raise awareness and funds for pro-life. The expected 300 days it will take him to cross Canada will be a pilgrimage for the whole family, as we - his parents and five siblings - follow him with our [...]

2010-08-27T09:41:58-04:00March 14, 2000|Activism, Pro-Life, Youth Activism|

GAP lawsuit dismissed

But UBC pro-lifers continue free speech fight By Mike Mastromatteo The Interim Pro-life students at the University of British Columbia (UBC) are not giving up in their battle to win freedom of expression. As of late February, students with Lifeline, the UBC pro-life organization, hired lawyer Craig Jones of the BC Civil Liberties Association, to represent them in a lawsuit against the [...]

World Youth Alliance raises pro-life hopes

By Anna Halpine The Interim The North American Youth Alliance (NAYA) held their first meeting in Washington D.C. at the end of January. Represented were many of the pro-life, pro-family youth leaders from across North America, as well as representatives from local and regional organizations. The meeting heralded the beginning of the NAYA, a network of youth groups and organizations in North [...]

Pro-lifers see hope in Canadian Alliance

New party to keep Reform's pro-family plank, but ‘consensus' policy on life issues remains Analysis by Paul Tuns The Interim For years the only federal party which could claim the full allegiance of pro-life and pro-family voters has been the Christian Heritage Party. But now a new federal party is being given a serious look by Canadian pro-life and pro-family leaders as [...]

2010-07-14T08:58:56-04:00March 14, 2000|Abortion Law, Equal Rights, Fetal Rights, Politics, Pro-Life|

Anita Parker worked selflessly for the unborn

  By Ted Gerk The Interim Soft-spoken Anita Parker was born to Thomas and Maureen Egan on July 13, 1934. Graduating from school in 1952, Anita began her career at a Catholic school in Cannock, Staffordshire, England. In 1954, Anita met her future husband Bill. They were married on Sept. 3, 1955. Moving to Canada in 1970, the Parkers quickly moved into [...]

2010-07-13T07:45:55-04:00February 13, 2000|Abortion, Activism, Pro-Life|

New partial-birth ban passed

Media showing new squeamishness in covering the issue The United States Senate voted 63-34 to end the grisly practice of partial-birth abortion (PBA) but ended up four votes short of a veto-proof majority. Since 1995, both houses of Congress have voted to ban PBA, and each time President Bill Clinton has vetoed the ban. On Oct. 20, 1999 the Senate once again [...]

2010-08-27T09:34:37-04:00February 13, 2000|Abortion, Abortion Law, Fetal Rights, Politics, Pro-Life|

Pro-lifers differ in qualifying republican presidential hopefuls

The Interim The race to become the Republican presidential nominee highlights the issue of what it means to be a pro-life politician. Five men - Texas Governor George W. Bush, Arizona Senator John McCain, publisher Steve Forbes, former head of the Family Research Council Gary Bauer, and former ambassador Alan Keyes - are vying for the GOP nod. They know that without [...]

2010-08-27T09:38:48-04:00February 13, 2000|Abortion Law, Politics, Pro-Life|

Pro-life university students meet in Toronto

  National Campus Life Network symposium draws leaders from across the country By Mike Mastromatteo The Interim Canada's pro-life university students have emerged from a trying year with a renewed commitment to defending human life on campuses across the country. An optimistic tone prevailed at this year's National Campus Life Network (NCLN) symposium, January 14-16 at St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto. More [...]

2010-07-13T07:36:33-04:00February 13, 2000|Abortion, Activism, Events, Pro-Life, Youth Activism|
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