Abortion
Written on 7 Jul, 2004 at 15:04 in
Abortion, Post-abortion and Health Care | Author:
LifeSite NewsA new study published in the June American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse strengthens the case for a causal connection between abortion and substance abuse. The study found that among women who had unintended first pregnancies, those who had abortions were more likely to report, an average of four years later, more frequent and recent use of alcohol, marijuana and cocaine.
Researchers from the Elliot Institute ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Jul, 2004 at 14:57 in
Abortion, Profiles | Author:
Donald DeMarco
Commentary by Donald DeMarco
The Interim
In the year 1508, Pope Julius II ordered a reluctant Michelangelo Buonarroti - who considered himself a sculptor and not a painter - to paint the huge vault of the Sistine Chapel, which, since the time of Sixtus IV, displayed nothing more resplendent than a blue field sprinkled with golden stars. Despite his initial reluctance, Michelangelo soon mastered the difficult technique of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Jul, 2004 at 14:53 in
Abortion, Youth Activism | Author:
Richard John Neuhaus
Special to The Interim
Richard John Neuhaus
Special to The Interim
The demographics of the abortion controversy are often overlooked. Recent months have seen a number of reports indicating that opposition to abortion is growing dramatically among young people. In a Gallup survey of youth aged 13 to 17, only 19 percent said that abortion should be legal in all circumstances (the current regime of Roe v. Wade) while 72 per cent said that abortion is morally wrong and should be ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Jul, 2004 at 14:33 in
Abortion, Politics | Author:
Dina Kok
Dina Kok
The Interim
As abortion became a key election issue, an "independent" website of a new pro-abortion group, Women Demand Better, attacked Conservative leader Stephen Harper for his alleged pro-life position. The day after the media reported on this non-partisan and independent attack on Harper, a Vancouver paper revealed that the organization was founded by a teen with Liberal connections.
Cassandra Parlee, 17, of New Westminster, B.C., founded the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Jul, 2004 at 14:30 in
Abortion, Events, Politics | Author:
"This (abortion) really does cut to the core of one of the key women's issues in this country and gradually these people are taking their sheep's clothing off, sort of one sleeve at a time." - Liberal MP and Public Health Minister Carolyn Bennett
"The notion of state-imposed, third-party counseling as if we are children, as if we are not able to make our own decisions about our health and bodies, is to me, at the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Jul, 2004 at 14:28 in
Abortion, Euthanasia, Politics | Author:
Tony Gosgnach
Commentary by Tony Gosgnach
The Interim
Two of the great media guru Marshall McLuhan's most notable slogans were "the medium is the message" and "all news is fake." Given the recent Canadian federal election campaign, one can verily say that truer words were never spoken.
"Mainstream" media outlets and their reporters exhibited a shocking degree of selective, slanted and outright biased coverage throughout the campaign, but never more so ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Jul, 2004 at 14:26 in
Abortion, Bioethics, Bits n' Pieces | Author:
Embryonic stem cell research
Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry attacked President George W. Bush for his views on embryonic stem cell research (ESCR), saying he is putting politics before science. "The American people deserve a president who understands that when America invests in science and technology and higher education, we can build a new and stronger economy for the 21st century … While the Bush ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Jul, 2004 at 14:17 in
Abortion, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns
Martin's abortion attacks 'a miserable failure'
Analysis by Paul Tuns
The Interim
Following a campaign that saw the topic of abortion raised to a prominence not seen in recent elections, pro-lifers can count on nearly a dozen new pro-life MPs taking up the cause in the next Parliament.
While some social conservatives may be disappointed that Paul Martin ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Jun, 2004 at 10:44 in
Abortion, Activism, Pro-Life | Author:
Tony Gosgnach
The Interim
She was with us for only a short time, but her legacy will live on in the babies she helped save from abortion through her crisis pregnancy work, as well as in the numerous other accomplishments she achieved in helping those who could not help themselves.
Tina Arruda died on Good Friday at the age of 38 ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Jun, 2004 at 10:40 in
Abortion, Pro-Life | Author:
Tony Gosgnach
The Interim
The federal health agency Health Canada is proposing to allow the dispensation of the abortifacient "morning-after pill" levonorgestrel without prescription from a physician and has established a time period ending August 5 for submissions from interested parties on the proposal.
Pro-life advocates note that despite Health Canada claims to the contrary, the pill - distributed in Canada by Montreal-based Paladin Laboratories, a subsidiary of Pharmascience Inc. - is abortifacient in nature at least ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Jun, 2004 at 10:31 in
Abortion, Sex Education | Author:
Mark Steyn
Special to The Interim
A decade ago, Elizabeth Taylor was going from one celebrity AIDS rally to another, urging us to make sure we "use a condom every time you have sex, every time." Every time, Liz? Apparently so, until one day mankind is extinct and giant condoms roam the earth, bouncing across the ruins of our civilization like playful prophylactics in animated Scandinavian health ministry announcements.
The spirit of Liz lurked ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Jun, 2004 at 9:52 in
Abortion, Motherhood | Author:
In the debate on regulating abortion in Canada, some people have suggested that access to abortion should not be restricted in "hard cases" - pregnancy caused by rape or incest, or when a pregnancy appears to threaten a woman's life.
In responding to such proposals, we must consistently return to the basic principle of the pro-life movement: the direct taking of innocent human life is wrong, regardless of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Jun, 2004 at 9:51 in
Abortion, Society & Culture | Author:
Most Canadians believe that the cost of an abortion must be covered by provincial health care systems. However, there is no legal basis for that argument. The Canada Health Act requires that province must fund only medically necessary procedures. The act does not mention any specific services, including abortion. Neither pro-abortionists nor the government has ever proved that abortion is a medical necessity.
In fact, when Gary Breitkreuz, a pro-life MP, submitted a ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Jun, 2004 at 9:50 in
Abortion | Author:
What is RU-486?
RU-486 was first developed in France in 1981, and is currently being tested in Canada. It is generally used from three to seven weeks gestation, and is referred to as a "chemical" or "medical" abortion, as it does not usually require surgery.
RU-486 is actually a combination of two drugs. The first, a steroid, causes the lining of the uterus to break down, effectively starving the unborn child to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Jun, 2004 at 9:49 in
Abortion, Abortion Law | Author:
Parliament Can and Must Act
We live with a terrible reality in Canada. Unlike any other modern democracy, there is no law regulating abortions at any stage of pregnancy. A pregnant woman can get an abortion at any time, for any reason, at any stage of pregnancy.
For all 9 months, indeed at any time, even during child birth, the unborn child has no rights in criminal ... (Continue reading)
