Tony Gosgnach The Interim For almost 15 years, a Toronto-based institute has been serving as a one-of-a-kind research resource for Canadian pro-life supporters. The De Veber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research (formerly known as the Human Life Research Institute) retains experts from a variety of fields to perform research which has resulted in the publication of several reports and books. “We [...]
Interim Staff Priests for Life, an association of clergy who give special emphasis to promoting and defending the sanctity of life, has recently been established in Canada, with the support of Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of PFL in New York. Cardinal Lopez Trujillo, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Vatican City has said, “I remember when I first came [...]
Christian Coalition bill plagued by controversy Mike Mastromatteo The Interim Florida pro-family supporters reject charges that a Family Bill of Rights Act now being debated in the state capitol protects pedophiles and other child abusers. In a 4-3 vote March 9, the Senate Committee on Health and Rehabilitative Services approved the bill which limits the authority of the state’s child welfare investigators. [...]
Activist calls accusation “unbelievable” Mike Mastromatteo Interim Staff A Saskatchewan pro-lifer who wrote two letters to a Weyburn doctor asking him to stop performing abortions has been branded a potential terrorist by the Canadian Abortion Rights Action League (CARAL) Bob Waldegger, president of the Saskatchewan Pro-life Association, wrote long-time abortionist Wayne Squires last April asking him to stop committing abortions and to [...]
Students at Hawthorn School for Girls in Don Mills observed the week of May 6-10 as a Pro-Life Week. The Hawthorn Pro-Life Club, under the leadership of its president, Leilani Nolan, organized a variety of activities for the student body over the lunch-hour. The week began with an inspiring talk on pro-life activism for the senior students, given by Kathleen Ross of [...]
Interim Staff A pro-life supplement in the spring issue of the Roman Catholic Diocese of London newsletter generated favorable response from southwestern Ontario readers. Published by the diocese’s pro-life office, the 16,000-circulation supplement coincided with Pro-Life Awareness Week, April 28 to May 4. It included items on a wide range of interest to pro-life, pro-family supporters, including the Health Care Consent Act, [...]
Interim Staff The organizer of the National Hour of Prayer for the unborn in the U.S. is enthusiastic about the success of this first-time effort. Rev. Johnny Hunter, National Director of the Life Education and Resource Network (LEARN), encouraged U.S. blacks to go to the nearest abortion clinic May 11 for an hour of prayer in defence of the unborn. Although it’s [...]
Interim Staff A bright new pamphlet is being featured by the Toronto Metropolitan Separate School Board during Respect for Life Week in May this year. Called “Who Will Be Today’s Wilberforce?” it draws a startling parallel between the ready acceptance of slavery 200 years ago and the ready acceptance of abortion by many people today. William Wilberforce was a Methodist British Member [...]
Hope to pressure A.G. into action Interim staff Members of the Knights of Columbus are going to bat for 16 activists stung by Ontario’s injunction against pro-life witnessing. The Knights of Columbus Rideau council 2444 in Smiths Falls, Ontario is circulating a petition calling on the province to lift the injunction and lawsuit against the 16 pro-lifers. Nora McNeely of Smiths Falls [...]
Interim Staff Joe Borowski, a man who has fought a 25-year battle for the unborn, is now fighting a personal battle with cancer. Borowski, 63, was treated for bladder and prostate cancer last fall, and despite an extended stay in hospital, he believed he was making progress. Early in 996 however, Borowski began to experience pain in the lower back. A bone [...]
The violent anti-abortion faction so vaunted by the media and pro-abortionists throughout Canada and the U.S appears to consist of only about a half-dozen people. John Broeckhoeft—was imprisoned for arson attacks against abortuaries in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Florida. Paul Hill—killed abortionist John Britton and escort James Barrett in Pensacola, Florida. Michael Griffin—killed abortionist David Gunn in Pensacola, Florida in March 1993. Shelley [...]
Although attention has been focused almost exclusively on violence and harassment against abortionists in recent years, pro-life activists and supporters in both Canada and the US have also been regular recipients of various forms of abuse. One of the most serious of these incidents took place in Baton Rouge, LA., in October 1994, when pro life protester Richard Mahoney was shot at [...]
Although attention has been focused almost exclusively on violence and harassment against abortionists in recent years, pro-life activists and supporters in both Canada and the US have also been regular recipients of various forms of abuse. One of the most serious of these incidents took place in Baton Rouge, LA., in October 1994, when pro life protester Richard Mahoney was shot at [...]
Paul Hill is one of a few who has ever been convicted of committing a violent crime. The pro-life movement has always been swift to denounce these actions. After a few episodes of abortion related violence in recent years, pro-life leaders throughout Canada and the US have reiterated their rejection of violent action and have restated their commitment to peaceful conduct. The [...]
Accusations of secret meetings and mysterious tactical manuals are often directed at the pro-life movement. Many say there is an organized element promoting this violence. Interim feature writer Tony Gosgnach takes a frank look at these allegations to determine whether they hold any water. The Interim Though the evidence for the connection is tenuous at best and non-existent at worst, numerous media [...]