Not a good month
It has been a brutal month for North American radical homosexual lobby groups. First came President Clinton’s waffling on allowing homosexuals in the military. Next came the crushing findings of an Allan Guttmacher (Planned Parenthood) survey which revealed that only 2% of North American men have ever engaged in homosexual conduct and that just over 1% considered themselves exclusively homosexual. These findings correspond closely to similar surveys done in the past few years in Britain, France and Denmark and completely debunk the oft-quoted Alfred Kinsey figure of 10%. Finally, the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa ruled that a British Columbian homosexual couple is not entitled to old-age spousal benefits. As their propped up empire begins to crumble, look for a more radical and angry gay lobby.
Alberta Libs would close clinics
Liberal leader Laurence Decore has announced that, if elected, he would close free-standing abortion centres in the province. Decore called the abortion centres “repugnant” and said “that abortion should be discouraged (and) that we should use everything in our power to convince a woman not to abort.” However, he would allow abortions in hospitals. Conservative leader Ralph Klein has made it known that he is no “proponent” of abortion on demand but feels it is up to the woman and her doctor. The NDP is, of course, pushing for wide-open abortion on demand. Decore is no pro-lifer but Alberta pro-lifers may see his policy as a step in the right direction.
A Real woman
As its tenth anniversary conference on May 8, REAL (Realistic Equal Active for Life) Women of Canada elected Cecelia Forsyth of Saskatoon as National President for 1993-1994. Forsyth had previously been with the organization as a medical research technician and business administrator.
She has long been involved in the pro-life work in Saskatoon. On her election Mrs. Forsyth said, “As REAL Women enters its second decade, it’s exciting to know that the concern for the family that Canadians have always had, is moving to the top of our national agenda.” If only it could move a little faster.
Kevorkian arrested but not charged
It didn’t take long for Jack “Dr. Death” Kevorkian to challenge a new Michigan State law which would make assisted suicide a felony punishable by up to four years in prison. Barely a month after the law was enacted, Kevorkian helped kill his sixteenth patient by carbon monoxide poisoning. He was arrested but released without being charged. His lawyer, Geoffery Fieger, remains confident that the State will never find a jury that will convict the suicide doctor. Fieger speaks very highly of a man who is now awaiting his seventeenth victim. “Jack cares about suffering people and believes suffering people have the right to decide their own destinies.”
Gag law passed
After 15 minutes of debate in a sparsely attended House of Commons, Bill C-114 became law. All three parties gave it their support and many newspapers buried it. Bill C-114 is incredibly important to special-interest groups, especially the pro-life lobby, as it is designed to punish (up to five years) any person or group who spends more than $1000 to support or oppose a particular candidate or party during an election. Since this makes up a major part of what groups such as Campaign Life Coalition do in an election, the government is allowing only the parties themselves (who may spend up to $26.1 million) to speak their minds in the next election. The National Citizen’s Coalition, who fought and defeated such legislation in 1983, will again appeal. Pro-lifers are hoping they win again- before the next election.
