Articles from 1996
Written on 21 Jan, 1996 at 7:01 in
Abortion Law | Author:
Mike Mastromatteo
Urged by pro-abortion advocates, Clinton may veto ban on grisly abortion procedure
Pro-lifers on both sides of the border are watching with interest the latest developments in the partial-birth abortion debate in the United States.
Late last year, both U.S. Congressional Houses approved the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, a bill outlawing the gruesome abortion procedure.
With a partial-birth abortion, the unborn child is manipulated in its mother’s womb so that it can be delivered face down, feet first.
Once the child’s legs, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Jan, 1996 at 6:56 in
Sex Education, Society & Culture | Author:
Gloria Lawrenson A few years ago, the fame show Family Feud posed the question: “What do twelve year olds wait for?” A phone call, their report cards, and Christmas were among the top answers. But one day last month, a twelve year old at the North York Crisis Pregnancy Centre was waiting for something else. You guessed it- the results of her pregnancy test.
Jesse Beck, Director of the centre, glanced at the youngster sitting in her office- hair dishevelled, dark eyes forlorn, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Jan, 1996 at 10:30 in
Abortion | Author:
Recently, in the Toronto area, a newborn baby girl was found on a doorstep in the Scarborough area.
She was abandoned by her mother after she was born. What the mother of this child did was wrong. She did abandon her child, and the child could have died.
The act she performed is, according to our laws, a criminal act. Had she deliberately killed her by the ultimate act of abandonment, abortion, she would have been acting entirely according to the law.
Instead, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Jan, 1996 at 10:26 in
Abortion, Religion | Author:
Tony Gogsnach
Toronto abortionist’s letter to Pope and Bishops written off by pro-life leaders as publicity stunt
Canadian pro-life leaders are portraying Henry Morgentaler’s recent letters to the Pope and Canadian Catholic bishops as a publicity stunt, and are supporting the bishop’s refusal to meet with the abortion crusader.
Morgentaler called on the Pope to end what he sees as rhetoric which is endangering Canadian abortionists. At a press conference later in Toronto, he chastised the pontiff for an “obsessive pre-occupation with ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Jan, 1996 at 10:22 in
Assisted Suicide | Author:
Mike Mastromatteo A suspended sentence for a Nova Scotia woman convicted of aiding and abetting her friend’s suicide sends an ominous message across the country says the president of the province’s Campaign Life organization.
Herm Wills of Campaign Life Nova Scotia said a suspended sentence on an assisted suicide conviction puts out word that “mercy killing” practitioners can now set up shop in the province.
In October, Mary Jane Fogarty, 39, of Halifax was convicted of aiding the suicide of her friend Brenda ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Jan, 1996 at 10:19 in
Society & Culture | Author:
Mike Mastromatteo Although his speaking voice has been silenced by a debilitating illness, Mr. Justice Sam Filer’s actions and attitude says volumes about dignity, hope, and perseverance.
Judge Filer, 60, was one of seven brave individuals to receive the 1995 Courage to Come Back award from the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry in Toronto.
Presented November 30, the awards recognized people from throughout the province who have come back from illness, injury, or addiction, and who use their struggle to help and inspire others. The ... (Continue reading)
Written on 17 Jan, 1996 at 11:51 in
Society & Culture | Author:
Sue Careless
Which white ribbon campaign is which? Both aim to eliminate violence against women but one will not take a stand against pornography. Why?
Lots of causes sport ribbons these days: red ribbons for fighting AIDS, pink ribbons for fighting breast cancer, and white ribbons for…for what? There are two white ribbon campaigns in Canada and people are confused.
If you wear a white ribbon the last week of October you are supporting the fight against pornography. If you wear a ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Jan, 1996 at 12:08 in
Abortion, Morgentaler | Author:
Doreen Beagan
By Doreen Beagan
The InterimOn Nov. 27, after 14 years, Henry Morgentaler unexpectedly closed his Halifax abortuary - and Ellen Chesal, a picketer and office secretary for Campaign Life Coalition Nova Scotia, was overjoyed.
"Our prayers have finally been answered. No more babies will die on McCully Street," she exulted.
Since October 1989, the abortuary was the scene of well over 4,000 abortions. At ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Jan, 1996 at 12:05 in
Book Review, Religion | Author:
Tony Gosgnach
Persecution: How Liberals Are Waging Against Christianity by David Limbaugh (Regnery Publishing Inc., $41.95, 416 pages). Review by Tony Gosgnach
The InterimWhen one thinks of the term "Christian persecution," visions of scenes in distant foreign lands may come to mind - Chinese Christians huddled in the dark by candlelight for house church services, or Sudanese Christians struggling for their very lives against onslaughts from a ... (Continue reading)
