Articles from June, 1993
Written on 25 Jun, 1993 at 11:41 in
Pro-Life, Society & Culture | Author:
Charles Muggeridge It’s one of the certainties of this age. School children learn it the way they learn their multiplication tables.
The world is bursting with human beings and unless severe measures are taken we will all gradually be squeezed out of existence. The environment, our resources and food supplies are stretched to the breaking point. The population is spinning wildly out of control.
But a growing number of economists and population experts are saying don’t believe it. Don’t believe the doomsayers, they say.
They ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jun, 1993 at 11:40 in
Bioethics, Euthanasia | Author:
Peter Muggeridge Mary Jo’s friends now ask why the hospital staff made no effort to revive her and, even after discovering their error, still left her to die such an agonizingly slow death.
The tragic but avoidable death of a Yakima, Washington, woman has raised a number of serious questions on the advisability of signing a living will.
In late December 1992, the staff at a Washington nursing home mistakenly gave 92-year-old Mary Jo Estep three doses of another patient’s medication. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jun, 1993 at 11:37 in
Marriage and Family, Motherhood, Society & Culture | Author:
By Winifride Preswich Is it true that the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child threatens parents’ rights and the family? Was it signed by the Vatican? Anon., Ottawa
Yes, it is true. The Convention’s stated purpose is to protect children worldwide from tyranny and exploitation – and who would quarrel with that? However, a number of the Document’s 53 Articles (it is said to be longer than the U.S. Constitution) are threats to undermine, or completely abolish the rights and prerogatives ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jun, 1993 at 11:34 in
Politics, Pro-Life, Society & Culture | Author:
Patrick Ryan The Southern Ontario riding of Durham won’t have a pro-life Liberal candidate. Organizers are saying pro-lifers have only themselves to blame.
Rosemary Connell mounted an impressive campaign, had a broad range of policies, and uses her roots in the area to create an organized machine. But in the end she came up 40 votes short.
“Every single person counted,” Connell said as she summed up the loss. “It was a hard lesson to learn.”
Connell, an active pro-lifer in her community, was ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jun, 1993 at 11:33 in
Marriage and Family, Motherhood, Pro-Life, Society & Culture | Author:
Regina Farrell Despite a growing body of evidence which suggests that children of working mothers are at risk for a variety of psychological problems, the number of mothers in the workforce continues to increase. Statistics Canada census data indicates that 67.2 per cent of mothers of children under age six participated in the workforce in 1991, a significant jump from fifty per cent reported in 1981.
You don’t have to be an expert to recognize that children are suffering from maternal absence; and ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jun, 1993 at 11:31 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
Sabina McLuhan This column is for Annette’s mother, and the few others who asked me to tell the story about Izzy the dog and my heroic rescue. Warning: If you think that reading about dogs is a waste of time read something else.
First, I must explain how Izzy came to take over our house. After she was found wandering around a busy street a few times by my daughter and her friend, they asked me to take her in. “Not before you ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jun, 1993 at 11:29 in
Pro-Life, Society & Culture | Author:
John Black On April 21, 1993, Therese Weiler, the grandmother walking across Canada, resumed her “Venture for Life.”
Therese began her mission in Newfoundland in April 1992, and reached the Ontario-Manitoba border in late October. She suspended her walk for the winter months but is now on the road again. She plans to throw the pebble she picked up in Newfoundland into the Pacific Ocean at Victoria B.C., on August 7.
This courageous lady has not only been walking, but she has ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jun, 1993 at 11:25 in
Abortion, Religion, Society & Culture | Author:
Fr. Tony Van Hee, S.J.
To put one’s trust in anything less than God leads to disaster. Such is my experience.
With that in mind, ought we to be hopeful about the present situation in regard to abortion, infanticide and euthanasia?
Yes, without s doubt!
What are we to think, then, of a May 15 Ottawa Citizen article entitled, “Morgentaler On The Move: Safe in the belief that he’s won the abortion rights war in Canada, Morgentaler is taking his campaign to a new venue – ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jun, 1993 at 11:23 in
Politics, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups, Society & Culture | Author:
Charles Muggeridge The Christian Heritage Party has sorted out its leadership problems and will head into the next election with Heather Stilwell in charge.
The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed an application by former leader Charles Cavilla to have a convention in June in Southern Ontario. The court also decided May 18 to set aside an injunction by Cavilla preventing the CHP from saying Stilwell was the new interim leader of the party.
Stilwell now officially leads the party until the national convention ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jun, 1993 at 11:21 in
Marriage and Family, Motherhood, Pro-Life, Society & Culture | Author:
Paul Nielsen “There is scarcely any less bother in the running
of a family than in that of an entire state.
And domestic business is no less importunate
For being less important.”
Montaigne (1533-15920
It’s that time of year again. May marries June and hope springs eternal, or does it? Celebrating Mother’s and Father’s day usually presents us with the opportunity to reflect on the growing attack on traditional values, a measuring stick to evaluate our progress or demise.
Another less ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jun, 1993 at 11:19 in
Abortion, Politics, Pro-life Groups, Society & Culture | Author:
Pro-life activists in Nova Scotia are shedding no tears at the defeat of Tory Premier Don Cameron and his government in the provincial election held at the end of May. Leader John Savage swept his Liberals into power and CLC spokesperson Cynthia Haughn said there are “some hopeful things” about his victory.
“Maybe John Savage will at least look at the issue,” she said after the election campaign. Cameron never replied to repeated requests to discuss his government’s ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jun, 1993 at 11:15 in
Bioethics, Human rights, Society & Culture | Author:
David Dooley In a column in the May issue of Thornhill Month, John Stephens asked, “Must it be a matter of either job or conscience?” Until now, he wrote, the Birthplace Unit at the Markham-Stouffville Hospital has been used as the name implies. Now, nurses in the unit who abhor abortions are being told either to assist at these procedures or accept transfer to another department. “For nurses who have developed great skill at the birthing process,” Stephens pointed out, “this ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jun, 1993 at 11:14 in
Euthanasia, Society & Culture | Author:
Sue Hierlihy The case of Sue Rodriguez, a British Columbia woman seeking a legal physician-assisted suicide, was heard before the Supreme Court of Canada on May 20. Following the televised hearing the Court reserved judgment, but is expected to respond quickly in consideration of Ms. Rodriguez’s deteriorating health.
Ms. Rodriguez, who suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, petitioned the British Columbia Supreme Court in December 1992 to allow her o have a doctor assist her to commit suicide when ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jun, 1993 at 11:13 in
Abortion, Pro-Life, Society & Culture | Author:
Patricia Cashen Edmonton – Henry Morgentaler has finally lost a court case. In what could be a crucial decision for the pro-life movement, a judge has partially ruled against an injunction in front of an abortion facility run by Henry Morgentaler in Edmonton.
Representatives of Campaign Life Coalition made the application, arguing that the language of the injunction was excessively broad and an intrusion into civil liberties.
The court had banned all pro-life picketing in front of the Morgentaler abortuary through a temporary injunction ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jun, 1993 at 11:11 in
Abortion, Politics | Author:
Patrick Ryan British Columbia pro-lifers could soon have to deal with the same intrusions into their rights ass their Ontario counterparts. The government recently announced the members of an “Abortion Access Task Force” which is working on ways to promote abortion in the province.
The NDP government has released the names of the six members of the task force. John Hof, president of Campaign Life Coalition B.C. says they are all prominent abortion activists in the province.
“It’s like putting the fox in charge ... (Continue reading)
