Articles from March, 1988
Written on 15 Mar, 1988 at 6:35 in
Issues | Author:
Sabina McLuhan
Since the Supreme Court judgment of January 28, attention has turned to what kind of legislation the federal government might provide to regulate abortion. The judgment acknowledges that some form of protection for the preborn is warranted and the signs point towards legislation based on a “gestational age” approach. That is, a law based on the argument that a child in the later stages of gestation has a possible right to life not afforded to a child in the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 Mar, 1988 at 6:35 in
Abortion | Author:
Doreen Beagan, The Interim
Prince Edward Island – Abolishing the TAC at Prince County Hospital in 1986 almost killed our pro-life movement.
Exhausted, and concerned about neglecting their own families, leaders of the six-year battle re-tired.
Woefully ill-informed about the issues and national and global trends, cinfident that abortion had been `vanquished here forever, many of their followers did likewise.
Only a valiant few carried the burdens of pro-life leadership over the past 18 months, trying to educate the unwilling, faithfully holding meetings that ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 Mar, 1988 at 6:35 in
Abortion | Author:
Michael Otis
Some Toronto area hospitals are forcing nurses to perform abortions. At a press conference called on February 16, by Nurses for Life, spokeswoman Kathleen Winarski and Helen McGee detailed the situation of nurses who face discrimination or loss of employment for refusing to assist with abortions. In a letter released to the press, Margaret Madill, President of Nurses for Life called upon Health Minister Elinor Caplan to “give nurses the assurance that their personal conscience and/or religious beliefs ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 Mar, 1988 at 6:35 in
Issues | Author:
Fr. Ted Colleton
In the Catholic Register (January 23, 1988) there appears an article by Joanne Sisto under the heading, “Covenant House takes to the streets.” It tells a heroic story about the work of the Covenant house staff, who take to “the streets” six days a week in a 27-foot mobile home and contact the homeless, friendless, unloved young people who frequent the “jungle” that is the seamy side of Toronto the Good. In the words of Mary McConville, the Covenant ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 Mar, 1988 at 6:35 in
Politics | Author:
Ontario Premier Peterson has called a by-election in London –North for March 31. Running for the family Coalition Party ( FCP) is Brenda Rowe. The FCP promises to end the attacks on the family such as administrative and legislative support for abortion, surrogate mothers, in vitro experimentation on embryos, legal equality for common-law marriages, protection of homosexual activity and taxation policies hostile to the family.
The FCP seeks funding for all schools and adequate housing for all single parents. FCP’s Brenda ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 Mar, 1988 at 6:34 in
Issues | Author:
Interim Staff
Internal personality and philosophical conflicts between board members of REAL Women of Canada that have been simmering over the past several years finally came to a head in Toronto on February 20. A stormy annual general meeting in the Royal York Hotel climaxed with the resignation of newly re-elected president Lynne Scime and two other board members who announced the next day the formation of a new pro-family group, Family Forum.
Arguments over the annual financial statements and the accuracy ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 Mar, 1988 at 6:34 in
Politics, Pro-Life | Author:
A public poll commissioned by the Toronto Star showed that, abortion on demand supporters are losing influence, while those who demand full protection from conception are growing in strength.
Abortion on Demand Protection
From Conception
1978(Gallup) 16 per cent 14 per cent
1883(Gallup) 23 per cent 17 per cent
1984( Newsweek)U.S. 21 per cent 21 per cent
1988(Star) 10 per cent 22 per cent
The Latest poll indicates that 38 federal ridings, out of 282 across Canada, will be decided by a margin of two per ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 Mar, 1988 at 6:34 in
Pro-Life, Religion, Society & Culture | Author:
Interim Staff
Canadians are being urged to demand a strong new law to prohibit abortion at any stage, Cardinal Carter told Prime Minister Mulroney in a letter dated February 29, 1988.
In a strongly worded letter, endorsed by a range of officials including the president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, Emmett Cardinal Carter told Ottawa that “ permanent legislation… must be introduced as soon as possible; we will not be satisfied with anything less than legislation which respects human life ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 Mar, 1988 at 6:34 in
Abortion, Across Canada | Author:
Interim Staff
Provincial announcements concerning abortion have been coming almost daily since the Supreme Court judgment of January 28. The information given below is correct as of February 29.
British Columbia
Premier William Vander Zalm has announced that the province will only pay for abortion if it is necessary to save the life of the mother. No exceptions will be allowed for rape, incest or a possibly handicapped child.
B.C will not allow freestanding abortion clinics to be opened. Although Therapeutic Abortion Committees (TACs) ... (Continue reading)
