Canada Supporters of John Tory cited his moderation and electability as reasons to choose the former Rogers CEO over the more conservative former Mike Harris-era cabinet ministers Jim Flaherty and Frank Klees as leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party. In the first post-leadership convention poll, Liberals regained the lead ... Former Alberta Report publisher Link Byfield, a vocal opponent of abortion, [...]
Family planning schemes spread AIDS BALTIMORE - A new study by the National Institutes of Health, University of North Carolina and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore said that international family planning schemes that promote the injected contraceptive Depo-Provera has led to a worsening of the AIDS epidemic and spread of other STDs in Africa, southeast Asia and South America. At first glance, [...]
Canada Convicted thief and former MP Svend Robinson re-applied to B.C.'s provincial Law Society, the same week the province announced it would not appeal the conditional sentence Judge Ron Frantkin gave him for stealing a $64,000 ring on Good Friday of this year. A spokesman for the Law Society said Robinson's readmission is not automatic: "The credentials committee must be satisfied that [...]
UNITED STATES Outspokenly pro-life Alan Keyes, a former U.S. ambassador to UNESCO and two-time candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, was picked to face rising Democrat star Barack Obama in the open Senate race in Illinois. Keyes is making abortion a priority issue and comparing Obama's pro-abortion position - he supports even partial-birth abortion - to a "slave-holder" mentality. Both Keyes and [...]
Kerry advised to advocate abortion, birth control WASHINGTON, DC - Planned Parenthood president Gloria Feldt told Newsweek Democratic nominee John Kerry should do more to promote abortion and birth control in his campaign for the presidency. She encouraged Kerry to show his true colours in a more public way: "I think they're doing themselves a disservice, particularly with the women voters whom [...]
Baby's head left in woman after abortion LONDON - Hours after undergoing an abortion at King's College Hospital in London, 29-year old Davina Chambers came face to face with her aborted baby. Chambers was discharged from the hospital after the abortion, and hospital personnel told her that they had done three scans on her and that everything was fine. Then the unthinkable [...]
Robinson slapped on wrist for jewelry heist BURNABY, B.C. - Homosexual activist and former MP Svend Robinson pleaded guilty to theft over $5,000, ending the legal ordeal that began on Good Friday when the openly gay MP stole a $64,500 ring for his partner. Judge Ron Fratkin sentenced Robinson to 100 hours of community service, but he received no fine or jail [...]
Embryonic stem cell research Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry attacked President George W. Bush for his views on embryonic stem cell research (ESCR), saying he is putting politics before science. "The American people deserve a president who understands that when America invests in science and technology and higher education, we can build a new and stronger economy for the 21st century [...]
Canada Globe and Mail reported that the Conservative Party's new "Policy Advice to the Leader" document that will serve as the party's campaign policy guide, "eschews hardline notions such as MP recall and social conservatism in favour of a more centrist approach," because it does not mention abortion and permits free votes for MPs on the "sticky issue" of the definition of [...]
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 [...]
Sex-selection IVF FAIRFAX, Va. - The Genetics and IVF Institute is conducting a Food and Drug Administration-endorsed clinical trial of the new Microsort technology for sex-selection of embryos created using in-vitro fertilization. Thus far, 400 couples have signed on to the trial, which is nearly half-way to completion. The Microsort technique for sex-selection involves using dye to mark sperm and a laser [...]
Canada Prime Minister Jean Chretien will hand power over to new Liberal leader Paul Martin on Dec. 12 … At the Liberal convention, delegates heard Bono, lead vocalist for the rock group U2, pontificate on policy. One political observer told The Interim, "What's next? Ozzy Osbourne?" Another noted that the federal Liberals ignored the advice of domestic religious leaders on same-sex "marriage" [...]
Man attempted to cause miscarriage Focus demands assessment Abortion leader to step down State's abortion numbers halved Finkel begins defense Women pressured to abort Euthanasia in Korea Man attempted to cause miscarriage MONTREAL - Gary Bourgeois, 46, pleaded guilty to assault and administering a toxic substance after drugging his pregnant girlfriend to get her to miscarry. The woman had refused to get [...]
Canada Prince Edward Island Premier Pat Binns##' Progressive Conservatives wins re-election. Binns is pro-life. About four out of five Islanders vote, proving that being pro-life is not an impediment to political success ... Ernie Eves, the defeated premier of Ontario, says he will stay on as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party "for a period of time." Early speculation has it that [...]
Man attempted to cause miscarriage Focus demands assessment Abortion leader to step down State's abortion numbers halved Finkel begins defense Women pressured to abort Euthanasia in Korea Man attempted to cause miscarriage MONTREAL - Gary Bourgeois, 46, pleaded guilty to assault and administering a toxic substance after drugging his pregnant girlfriend to get her to miscarry. The woman had refused to get [...]