Pro-Life
Written on 25 Nov, 2009 at 7:57 in
Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups, Youth Activism | Author:
Patrick B. Craine and Paul Tuns
On Oct. 6, pro-abortion students shouted down a presentation by Jose Ruba of the pro-life Canadian Centre for Bioethical Reform at McGill University, preventing most of his talk from being heard by those in attendance of the Choose Life-sponsored event. Police were called to the scene and, after repeated requests for civility, two people were arrested, although they were ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Nov, 2009 at 7:15 in
Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups, Youth Activism | Author:
Theresa Gilbert On Sept. 25-27, the National Campus Life Network hosted its 2009 National Symposium in Toronto. The goal of the annual event is to provide networking opportunities, information and practical advice that will contribute to a stronger and dedicated campus pro-life movement. With the theme, “Making Waves: The Campus Pro-Life Movement,” the focus was on equipping student leaders to make an impact on their campuses.
... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Oct, 2009 at 10:40 in
Activism, Pro-Life, Profiles | Author:
Pete Vere
In 1990, Denise Hounjet-Roth was asked to become president of Campaign Life Coalition Saskatchewan. The invitation came as a surprise for the young mother, pregnant with her second son. She had been a pro-life activist for less than three months. Her introduction to political activism had come in response to pro-life MP Tom Wappel’s announcing his bid for the federal Liberal leadership.
As a devout Catholic, Hounjet-Roth received mailings from the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Oct, 2009 at 8:51 in
Events, Issues, Pro-Life, Religion | Author:
Jenna Murphy Sept. 23 marked the official kick-off of the Fall 2009 40 Days for Life Campaign. Because of the success of the Canada-wide debut of the campaign this past Spring, seven Canadian cities have joined the roster for 40 Days for Life this Fall along with some new locations. Not only will Toronto host 2 locations this time around, but Kitchener, Ont., will also join the efforts along with Ottawa, Fredericton, Halifax, Montreal and Winnipeg. Kick-off rallies were held in each ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Oct, 2009 at 8:49 in
Columnist, Paul Tuns, Pro-Life | Author:
Paul Tuns Editor On Sept. 11, a lone gunman shot James Pouillon twice, killing the long-time pro-life activist in front of Owosso High School in Owosso, Mich., near Flint.
Pouillon, 63, was holding a sign with a newborn child and the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2009 at 10:20 in
Events, Paul Tuns, Pro-Life, Society & Culture | Author:
Paul Tuns In September, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children held its national conference in conjunction with the annual meeting of the International Right to Life Federation. Conference participants were thus treated to international experts from all corners of the globe who spoke about the challenges to defend human life at all stages.
SPUC, which describes itself as the world’s first pro-life pressure group, held its conference at the Hayes Conference Centre in Derbyshire, England, several hours north of London. Jim ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Oct, 2009 at 9:20 in
Columnist, Donald DeMarco, Motherhood, Pro-Life | Author:
Donald DeMarco Our son, Paul, was the first of our five children to marry. He and his wife, Fran, wanted to become parents soon after they had become husband and wife. That is to say, as soon as it was proper and reasonable. But children, of course, are not conceived to order. A couple of childless years passed and the hopeful couple began praying in earnest that their marriage would be specially blessed with new life. Then came the happy news that ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Oct, 2009 at 9:11 in
Cover stories, Features, Issues, Pro-Life | Author:
For living in a great country in which pro-life activism, despite the obstacles and difficulties, still flourishes.
For the means to be actively pro-life – our health, our families, those in the background that make things happen.
For the unwed mothers who keep their babies despite feelings of hopelessness and vulnerability or in the face of challenging emotional or physical environments.
For those who work in crisis pregnancy centres, who help make the decision to carry a child to term a little easier.
For ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Sep, 2009 at 5:44 in
Activism, Events, Pro-Life | Author:
Joseph Jalsevac
This fall begins the fifth annual campaign of what organizers are calling “the largest and longest co-ordinated pro-life mobilization in history” – 40 Days for Life. The campaign consists of a three-point program: prayer and fasting, constant vigil outside select abortuaries and community outreach aimed at educating the public and raising awareness.
40 Days for Life began five years ago as an isolated event in Texas, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Sep, 2009 at 5:11 in
Human rights, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups, Resources | Author:
Interim Staff In its July/August Reality newsletter, REAL Women of Canada warned that the $300 million Human Rights Museum project in Winnipeg, Manitoba “is a mess” because it has “established a biased and duplicitous Content Advisory Committee to determine which displays will be installed in the museum.” REAL Women also warned that content advisory committee “is mainly comprised of feminist/homosexual activists and their supporters.”
REAL Women says that while the Advisory Committee “is supposed to be comprised of “human rights experts, scholars and specialists,” ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 Aug, 2009 at 7:13 in
Issues, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups | Author:
Joseph Jalsevac Four years ago, a pro-life group in the small northern Ontario town of Kirkland Lake was experiencing a crisis. It was a story familiar to many such groups across Canada who have been forced to shut down, even as the need for them grows. The three executive members of Kirkland Lake Pro-Life were getting on in age and their health was deteriorating.
Then one passed away and the president, veteran pro-lifer Dorothy Carston (now 89), felt she could no longer shoulder ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Jul, 2009 at 15:33 in
Pro-Life, Society & Culture | Author:
Jenna Murphy The pro-life community suffered a loss with the passing of Dr. Antonio (Tony) Cecutti on April 17, who died in his 82nd year. Cecutti spent his last days surrounded by his family in St. Michael’s Hospital, the institution where he spent his career as an obstetrician and gynecologist.
A 1951 University of Toronto medical school graduate, Cecutti instructed Campaign Life Coalition to interrupt him in his practice at St. Michael’s Hospital – where he eventually rose to chief of staff in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Jul, 2009 at 13:10 in
Editorials, Pro-Life | Author:
The murder of the notorious abortionist, George Tiller, has been justly condemned in all quarters and we at The Interim add our voice to that chorus. Although every violent death is a tragedy, the murder of an abortionist is especially painful to us, because there is no greater setback for our movement than violence that falsely claims to advance the pro-life cause. Such violence not only takes us further from our ultimate goal of living in a peaceful society in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Jul, 2009 at 12:47 in
Pro-Life | Author:
Pete Vere
Mary van Veen remembers the moment she became a dedicated pro-life activist. She was attending the 1970 national Catholic Women’s League conference in Toronto, when Louise Summerhill took the podium and delivered a passionate speech. Summerhill spoke about Pierre Trudeau’s 1969 omnibus bill decriminalizing abortion and how Christians must reach out to women contemplating abortion. Summerhill had helped found Birthright for this very reason.
Inspired by the story ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Jul, 2009 at 12:39 in
Movie Review, Pro-Life | Author:
Joseph Jalsevac
No doubt you could be excused for considering Hollywood to be a synonym for vice and a film festival an excuse to air all the freshest depravities of the film industry. For example, you may have been following the most prestigious film festival in the world, the Cannes, which recently awarded “Best Screenplay” to a movie centered ... (Continue reading)
