Ontario The Crown has finally been given the opportunity to speak in the abortion constitutional hearing that ahs been taking place in Toronto. After 37 long days of pro-abortion arguments by Moregentaler's lawyers, Morris Manning, Federal Crown Counsel Arthur Pennington, Q.C., began his argument on March 20th, in a lucid manner, appealing for recognition of the right of the unborn child to [...]
For two weeks, Canadians across the country were caught up, in a legal struggle, by a father, to save his unborn baby's life. Christine Medhurst, 22-year-old mother of a year-old child was scheduled to have an abortion performed at Toronto Queensway Hospital. However, the woman's 27-year-old husband, Alex obtained an injunction (prohibition) against the abortion being performed, from the Supreme Court of [...]
When we read that, according to official statistics, 95% of all abortions in the Western World are performed on alleged "psychiatric grounds", it would seem legitimate to ask, "How did the psychiatrists get into the act?" This is especially so when the distinguished British psychiatrist Dr. Myre Sim, M.D, F.R.C.P, F.R.C, Psych., D.P.M., states in relation to this figure, "There must be [...]
Abortion Review On February 8, Health Minister Graham Taylor announced the formation of a six-member committee to review the approval of therapeutic abortions in Saskatchewan hospitals. The committee will examine all applications to Therapeutic Abortion Committees (TACs) made during the past 12 months, to see if approved abortions meet the conditions set out in the Criminal Code. When the Conservative government, headed [...]
It is highly likely that Saturday, November 19th, 1983, will prove to be one of the most significant dates in the history of the Pro-Life movement in Canada. Only a few days before the Directors from across Canada converged on Edmonton, we had learned that Bill C-169 had been swiftly and almost silently passed by Parliament on October 25th, and that its [...]
a reply to a letter regarding the Morgentaler situation in Manitoba Dear Miss Curley: Thank you for your letter of February 1st. Members of our party and I have indeed taken notice of the unwarranted interference by Mr. Penner in altering the charges in the Morgentaler case. As you maybe be aware, our chief critic for the Attorney General, Mr. Gerry Mercier, [...]
A new Quebec "Charter of the Rights and Freedoms of the Person" came into effect on September 30th, 1983. The first article of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms reads: Every human being has the right to life as well as to the security, the integrity and the freedom of his person.... Is the fetus a "Human Being"? Is the fetus recognized as a [...]
It was October 25, 1983. The time was 11:00 a.m.; and the place was the House of Commons in Ottawa. The word was out that the morning's business would be routine - a number of small housekeeping amendments to the Canada Elections Act. It concerned the regulation of election expenses, nothing more. The Press gallery was almost deserted. There was a quorum [...]
The unthinkable has happened. Bill C-169 is now the law of the land. What is Bill C-169? Quite simply, the new Orwellian law makes it illegal for any Canadian citizen to be involved in any actively meaningful way during a federal general election or by-election. Only party hacks of the three registered political parties are going to be allowed to participate in [...]
Pro-life men and women from one end of the country to the other have been appearing to what Ms. Campagnolo must regard as alarming regularity, at meetings in which she, in her capacity as president of the Liberal Party of Canada, is the main speaker. Ms. Campagnolo, a board member of Canadian Abortion Rights Action League (CARAL), and a hard line pro-abortionist, [...]
When the Morgentaler, Scott and Smoling hearing on the pre-trial motion to quash the abortion charges against them began on November 21, 1983, the opinion was that the hearing would last a minimum of two weeks to a maximum of three weeks. The fact that it stretched out to four weeks, until December 16, made me realize that matters did indeed move [...]
Amendment to Limit Therapeutic Abortion Mr. Don Blenkarn, (Mississauga South) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-216, an act to amend the Criminal Code (Protection of Innocent Human Life) Some Hon. Members: Explain Mr. Blankarn: Mr. Speaker, this Bill would limit the right to have a therapeutic abortion to circumstances involving the actual physical health of the mother. Abortions are being misused; [...]
Canada Elections Act CONCERN ABOUT EFFECT ON CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS Hon. Erik Nielsen (Yukon): Mr. Speaker, I should to ask the Prime Minister if he is giving consideration to the public policy, since mounting concerns appear to be expressed with respect to the provisions of Clause 72 and its effect on the Charter of Rights and freedom of speech. An [...]
By the President of Campaign Life A three-ring circus The circus will soon be back in town. The acts in the three rings will feature the Liberals under Trudeau, Turner or whomever; the Tories behind Brian Mulroney; and the New Democrats with ringmaster Ed Broadbent. Already the "advance men," the publicity flacks are dusting off the familiar old clichés in the hope [...]
The status of the unborn child: One aspect of the legal tradition At the beginning of his book Kill our Unborn Canadians, David Dehler employs a series of epigraphs, including two from distinguished twentieth-century Protestant theologians. Karl Barth writes: The unborn child is from the very first a child. It is still developing and has no independent life. But it is a [...]