Argentina marks Day of the Unborn Abortionist commits suicide Russian abortions down? Egyptian orphans killed for organs Israeli pro-life group active Argentina marks Day of the UnbornBUENOS AIRES - Argentina observed its first national Day of the Unborn March 25, with President Carlos Menem sending a message to all heads of state in Latin America, as well as Spain, Portugal and the [...]
Pro-life victory in El Salvador Danish memorial for unborn babies ‘Morning-after pill in Ecuador Abortion deaths claimed in Nigeria Scottish MP told to butt out Experiments on embryos proposed Pro-life victory in El Salvador SAN SALVADOR - El Salvadoran pro-life leader Julia Regina de Cardenal is reporting that efforts to reform the country's constitution to recognize the unborn as human beings from the instant [...]
$100 million award in lawsuit Clintons renew support for abortion Abortionist, administrator indicted Duncan jailed and fined Bauer running for president ‘Unite for Life' campaign announced Bill would make killing unborn a crime $100 million award in lawsuit A federal jury has ordered anti-abortion activists to pay more than $100 million, in the conclusion of a lawsuit launched by a coalition of pro-abortion groups aimed at [...]
VANCOUVER - Coroner's report a "significant" medical cause contributing to death being the "therapeutic termination" of an intrauterine pregnancy ST, JOHN'S - Campaign Life Coalition sent questionnaires sent to candidates before the recent election to let politicians know that the pro-life organization was on the scene. WINNIPEG - Sept 7 trial set for Second World War veteran charged with assisting in wife's [...]
A compendium of life- and family-related news from south of the border Abortion rate held steady in '96 The rate of abortions in the United States held steady in 1996, at its lowest level in two decades, according to the Atlanta-based Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. There were 1,221,585 abortions that year (or 314 per 1,000 live births), representing a rate [...]
Row grows over ‘abortion pill' BONN - The German government's plans to allow the sale of the so-called abortion pill, RU-486, have prompted attacks from the Roman Catholic Church, which is calling use of the pill an illegal act of killing that violates the constitution and the law. The new Social Democratic government licensed the drug for use beginning this month. Chancellor [...]
Alert over population body MONTREAL – The leader of Campagne Quebec Vie has expressed surprise and disappointment over plans to establish a Parliamentary committee dedicated to population and family planning issues. Gilles Grondin suggested that the committee, headed by Liberal MP Jean Augustine (Etobicoke-Lakeshore), will eventually attempt to implement UN family planning priorities on a national level. Grondin, who has monitored UN [...]
Chastity Challenge tour underway MONTREAL – The Chastity Challenge team, a group of two dozen young people who present chastity as a positive, life-affirming alternative to premarital sex, began its cross Canada tour in Montreal 5-9. Over the next six weeks, the team is scheduled to present the chastity message to students from British Columbia to Newfoundland. The team will perform in [...]
Picketing grows in New Brunswick MONCTON- Pro-life supporters in New Brunswick are expanding pickets at provincial hospitals and abortion clinics. A group of seven to 10 activists began semi-regular picketing of Moncton City Hospital in late March. The hospital is noted for committing late-term abortions. The initiative complements ongoing pickets of Henry Morgentaler’s abortion clinic in Fredericton. According to New Brunswick Right [...]
Youth conference makes impact ANTIGONISH, N.S. – A youth conference held at St. Francis Xavier University last year is still being felt in Christian communities in Nova Scotia. The conference, “Youth Challenging Youth,” featured the Radix youth outreach team from Lincoln, Nebraska, a group dedicated to Christ and His teachings. The conference, which attracted nearly 500 young people between the ages of [...]
Unborn with right to sue MONCTON – A New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench ruling allows children to sue their parents for injuries suffered while in the womb. The case involves four-year-old Ryan Dobson who was injured in a 1993 car crash near Moncton. The child was born three months premature and remains permanently disabled. The suit was launched on the boy's [...]
Membership key to Nfld. RTL ST.JOHN’S, Nfld. – The new head of Newfoundland Right to Life lists increased membership as a top priority for 1997. Lorraine Cole recently took over as head of the provincial pro-life organization from Philomena Rogers. She plans to liaise with a number of church and community groups in an effort to build a stronger base for Newfoundland [...]
New head for Newfoundland RTL ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. – The Right to Life Association of Newfoundland and Labrador recently chose Lorraine Cole as its new president. She succeeds Philomena Rogers who had led the association for the last nine years. A mother of four children, Cole has been active in pro-life work since 1990. She has served as secretary and member of [...]
Canada More than 30 pro-lifers picket a fundraiser for Kitchener’s Catholic Family Counselling Service which featured former U.S. president Bill Clinton, a notorious pro-abortion politician and philanderer ... Glen Pearson, the Liberal candidate in the London North Centre by-election, says Prime Minister Stephen Harper is muzzling the Tory candidate in the riding, Diane Haskett, a former mayor who refused to proclaim a [...]
Coast to coast for Life Chain ST. JOHNS’S – The Right to Life Association of Newfoundland made the October 6 Life Chain a coast-to-coast even in Canada. Newfoundland pro-lifers took part in the high-profile event to draw attention to women and unborn children harmed by abortion. The provincial Right to Life group also scheduled its annual meeting and banquet for October 26, [...]