Pro-Life
Written on 29 Dec, 2000 at 7:33 in
Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups | Author:
Fr. Ted Kennedy
Faith and Life
Recently I attended the National Pro-Life Conference, sponsored by Alliance for Life (Ontario) and Campaign Life Coalition (Canada). It was held at the Regal Constellation Hotel, Toronto, October 26-28. The title of the conference was, "No Exceptions, No Compromises, No Apologies."
I have attended many pro-life conferences during the past 20 years but I have no hesitation in saying that this was the most inspiring, the most informative, and the most enjoyable conference I have yet experienced.
One of the principal reasons ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Dec, 2000 at 7:28 in
Abortion, Crisis pregnancy centres, Pro-Life, Television Shows | Author:
Ted Gerk
Western View
It has all the trappings of a deliberate, calculated set-up. I'm talking, of course, about the recent CTV W-Five television program dealing with pro-life crisis pregnancy centres (CPCs). You know the program. W-Five are the slobs who, many years ago, televised a Henry Morgentaler abortion on Mother's Day. Brave buffoonery at its finest.
W-Five used a hidden camera and went in on false pretenses, then turned around and accused CPCs of using distortion and false information to scare women out of having abortions.
The ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Dec, 2000 at 7:23 in
Abortion, Columnist, Marriage and Family, Michael Coren, Politics, Pro-Life, Religion | Author:
Michael Coren
All Things Considered
You couldn't make it up. I mean, really, you couldn't make it up. The way various actors, media figures and fellow travellers have rallied around Al Gore and Hillary Clinton, often motivated by support for abortion and homosexuality. Ted Turner was there, of course. And he is typical of the breed.
Remember Ted? In 1990 the founder of CNN and vice-chairman of Time-Warner, said Christianity was "for losers." ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Dec, 2000 at 7:21 in
Activism, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups, Youth Activism | Author:
Mike Mastromatteo By Mike Mastromatteo
The Interim
Officials with the new North American Youth Alliance (NAYA) are optimistic their organization can translate the natural pro-family sentiments of young people onto the international stage.
The NAYA, formed in January, 2000, is the most prominent of regional youth organizations formed to combat the abortion-contraception mentality espoused by United Nations-backed youth groups.
The group works in support of the World Youth Alliance (WYA), which was created in March, 1999 as a pro-life alternative to the UN's Youth Caucus. At ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Dec, 2000 at 7:16 in
Abortion Law, Pro-Life | Author:
Anna Halpine
Pressure brought to bear on Poland and Nicaragua
at international gatherings
By Anna Halpine
The Interim
In June of this year, the pro-life community registered its greatest victory in over a decade at the "Beijing+5" conference, the five-year review of the international conference on women held by the United Nations in New York. This victory was not without its price however, and as a result of the incredible courage demonstrated by ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Dec, 2000 at 7:14 in
Activism, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups | Author:
Mike Mastromatteo By Mike Mastromatteo
The Interim
Angels for Life are once again set to put a much-needed financial present under the Campaign Life Coalition Christmas tree.
For the fourth consecutive year, the small Toronto-area craft-making enterprise will offer its nativity angel figures for sale during the Christmas season. All proceeds from the sales are turned over to Campaign Life Coalition to assist its efforts in defence of all human life.
Monica Klaming, head ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Dec, 2000 at 13:50 in
Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Pro-Life, Religion | Author:
Mike Mastromatteo
Representatives of Canadians with disabilities decry Edmonton 'Anno Domini exhibit
By Mike Mastromatteo
The Interim
Disabled rights activists in Alberta and across Canada are again fighting attempts suggesting that Saskatchewan farmer Robert Latimer was motivated only by mercy in the 1994 murder of his handicapped daughter Tracy.
The latest effort centres on the Anno Domini: Jesus Through the Centuries exhibit at the Provincial Museum of Alberta in Edmonton. The exhibit, which runs ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Dec, 2000 at 13:48 in
Abortion, Motherhood, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups, Television Shows | Author:
Mike Mastromatteo Caring Foundation ads designed to appeal to feelings and concerns of abortion-minded women
By Mike Mastromatteo
The Interim
Alliance for Life Ontario is optimistic that its soon-to-conclude TV ad campaign will convince young women in crisis pregnancies that there are several readily available alternatives to abortion.
The Alliance for Life Campaign 2000 featured pro-life television commercials broadcast on 19 TV stations, including the MuchMusic channel for young people. The five-week campaign, which aired between mid-October and December 18, is expected to reach up to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Dec, 2000 at 13:39 in
Abortion, Crisis pregnancy centres, Motherhood, Pro-Life | Author:
Linda Wegner
Real Choices for Women and Children shares space with
several pro-life organizations
By Linda Wegner
The Interim
It took three years of planning, two years of fundraising, the cooperation of several organizations and many hours of training and preparation, but on November 6, 2000, a site housing the Campaign Life Coalition office, the Canadian Survivors of Abortion office and the Saskatoon Crisis Pregnancy Centre opened its doors to the public.... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Dec, 2000 at 13:23 in
Abortion, Activism, Pro-Life, Youth Activism | Author:
Karen Stiller
Being a student pro-life leader on campus today takes
uncommon courage and humility
By Karen Stiller
The Interim
When I told my Gender and Health class at Dalhousie University that I was against abortion, they were shocked. I transformed, right there in the seminar room, from a benign student into a fire-breathing dragon dripping intolerance from under my scales.
The late 'eighties were frantic days in Halifax. Morgentaler unpacked his tool bag on McCully Street. Pro-life groups galvanized. A university campus seemed a logical place ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Dec, 2000 at 13:06 in
Politics, Pro-Life | Author:
Tim Bloedow Pro-lifers maintain seats in House of Commons
By Tim Bloedow
The Interim
The final seat count for the federal election gives the Liberals 173, the Canadian Alliance 66, the Bloc Quebecois 37, the New Democrats 13 and the Progressive Conservatives 12. The Liberals and the Alliance were the only parties to make seat gains. The Liberal gain of 18 seats from the last election (a gain of 12 seats from the 161 they had when Parliament dissolved for the election as a result ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Dec, 2000 at 12:47 in
Abortion, Pro-Life, Society & Culture | Author:
Paul Tuns
Paul Tuns
The Interim
The November 25 National Post reported that a poll released in the closing days of the recent federal election campaign found "most support abortion rights" but a closer look at the numbers - and the questions - paints a different picture.
The COMPAS survey of 512 Canadians on what the Post referred to as "hot-button issues" including abortion, creationism and capital punishment found exactly two-thirds of respondents supporting abortion to some extent. The poll, commissioned by the National Post, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Dec, 2000 at 10:53 in
Crisis pregnancy centres, Pro-Life, Profiles | Author:
Grace Petrasek By Grace Petrasek
The Interim
The outside of the building needs a facelift and the inside needs fixing, but now Fredericton has a much needed crisis pregnancy center. Located next door to the well-appointed downtown abortuary, in the area that encompasses a Catholic church, a public school and gathering places for many of the city's 5,000 university students, the new Mother and Child Welcome House opened its doors last August and was blessed in November. This will be its first Christmas - ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Dec, 2000 at 10:50 in
Editorials, Politics, Pro-Life, Religion | Author:
By Paul Tuns
The Interim
The head of the political arm of Canada's pro-life movement took a better-late-than-never approach to the prominence some religious leaders gave to abortion as an election issue for Christians to consider as they cast their votes on November 27.
Campaign Life Coalition national president Jim Hughes told The Interim he would have preferred a generally stronger and earlier recognition of the importance of abortion as an issue ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Nov, 2000 at 10:29 in
Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups, Youth Activism | Author:
Margaret Bright
By Margaret Bright
The Interim
They say the future of the pro-life movement lays in the hands of our young people. One hundred young adults kept this in mind as they attended the eleventh annual Youth Pro-Life Conference held in Surrey, British Columbia last weekend. After a few "break-the-ice" games and prayer led by Fr. Tom Lynch of St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto, delegates listened to eight inspirational, educational ... (Continue reading)
