Articles Tagged ‘Pro-Life’
Written on 28 Nov, 2011 at 8:19 in
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Peter Baklinski Special to The Interim Since its inception in 1980, Peterborough Pro-Life has never swerved from what it considers its primary duty: publicly witnessing to the dignity and sanctity of a baby’s human life inside the mother’s womb. On Oct. 12, LifeSiteNews sat down with Paul Morgan and Ali van der Vegt, who recounted what the group had accomplished in 31 years of existence.
Morgan, a former president of the PPL, said the association, “was formed to fight ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Oct, 2011 at 8:01 in
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Paul Tuns On Sept. 9, an Edmonton Court of Queen’s Bench judge gave a now 25-year-old perpetrator a suspended sentence after her conviction for a six-year-old murder of a newborn was reduced to an infanticide conviction. Pro-lifers both pointed to the intellectual consistency of the ruling and expressed horror over the message the light punishment sends about the value of human life.
In April 2005, then 19-year-old Katrina Effert of Wetaskiwin in central Alberta, gave birth to a baby boy, strangled him to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Sep, 2011 at 10:25 in
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John Henry Westen A Montreal priest has turned away young pro-life pilgrims from entering the city’s basilica because their message in defense of the unborn was too political.
Wearing stylish jeans and a white button-down shirt, Fr. Robert Gagne, insisted that the young people walking across Canada to promote the pro-life message could not enter the famous Basilica to pray because of the ‘pro-life’ message emblazoned on their T-shirts.
The historic Notre Dame Basilica, run by the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Sep, 2011 at 11:15 in
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Interim Staff Make no mistake: the Family Coalition Party is as pro-life as it has ever been. They just want to pursue a new direction. In their new party platform, the words “abortion” and “pro-life” never appear. While one assumes that an opposition to abortion is still a part of their rather full slate of social, economic, and energy policies, we are embarrassed by the need to ask if it is. Indeed, their platform leaves us wondering: what is the point of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Aug, 2011 at 12:56 in
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Interim Staff The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is an organization that, according to its website, seeks “to advance human rights and constitutional freedoms... through research, education, and litigation to safeguard individual freedom and equality before the law.” Their fight for human rights and liberty has led them to defend pro-life students facing university censorship and other cases protecting the freedom of speech of other pro-life and pro-family activists.
John Carpay, a former Alberta director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and former executive ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 May, 2011 at 14:06 in
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Tony Gosgnach Special to The Interim Linda Gibbons now awaits Supreme Court date
On April 12, a provincial court judge dismissed a defence application for a stay of proceedings on the basis of abuse of process with regard to a charge of disobeying a court order laid against Linda Gibbons in January 2009. Madam Justice Mara Beth Greene then found Gibbons guilty of the charge, after an agreed statement of facts was read to the court, and sentenced her to one day in jail, in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 May, 2011 at 14:01 in
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Interim Staff On March 28, after spending 48 days in jail awaiting trial, pro-life activist Mary Wagner had her day in court. She was arrested and charged with mischief in February after allegedly entering the Choice in Health Clinic, and offering assistance to pregnant women seeking abortions at the Toronto abortion facility.
Wagner was arrested Feb. 9 after peacefully handing out roses to pregnant mothers entering the abortion centre. On a small card with each rose, Wagner wrote: “you were made to love and ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 May, 2011 at 13:51 in
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Editor’s Note: Statement read by pro-life activist Mary Wagner in court during his trial for mischief, March 28.
Your Honour,
I stand before you accused of mischief. The Crown has presented the case against me, having argued to the effect that I did interfere with the enjoyment or operation of a lawful “business.” Were I to try to defend myself by arguing that I did not interfere, I would be neglecting the dignity of the little ones and their mothers, who are ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Feb, 2011 at 7:57 in
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Tony Gosgnach Special to The Interim
In an important decision, a provincial court judge has ruled that there is enough merit in a complaint by Linda Gibbons’s defence lawyer of abuse of process in the prosecution against her to warrant three days of hearings into the matter this coming March 7, 8 and 9.
In a downtown Toronto courtroom Jan. 12, Madam Justice Mara Beth Greene rejected a move by Crown attorney Mathew Asma to dismiss the abuse of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Feb, 2011 at 7:32 in
Announcements, Bioethics, Features | Author:
Pauline Kosalka
An inexpensive genetic test has been developed that can detect 448 genetic childhood diseases. The makers of the test are hoping to expand this to 580 conditions within the next six months and the Beyond Batten Disease Foundation, which funded the National Center for Genome Resources research hopes that the new universal screening process will be available commercially within a few years.
Presented in the January issue of the journal Science Translational Medicine, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Dec, 2010 at 9:35 in
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Tony Gosgnach Special to The Interim A development that the presiding judge described as having the potential for “dire implications” scuttled an expected trial of Linda Gibbons in October. The judge made the decision to delay the trail on the morning of Oct. 29, when the long-time pro-life demonstrator appeared in a downtown Toronto courtroom to answer a charge of disobeying a court order.
At issue is a meeting held in 2001 between representatives of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney-General and lawyers for 18 pro-life demonstrators ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Nov, 2010 at 12:50 in
Pro-Life, Youth Activism | Author:
Patrick B. Craine Special to The Interim
The arrests of five pro-life students at Carleton University should inspire pro-lifers to step up and engage in the pro-life battle, said Fr. Simon Lobo, brother of arrested Carleton Lifeline President Ruth Lobo, in a powerful homily in Ottawa on Oct. 10.
“Yes - yes I am the brother of Ruth Lobo,” said the priest, a member of the Companions of the Cross community. “I’ve never been more proud to admit that, actually, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Oct, 2010 at 5:45 in
Pro-Life, Religion | Author:
Theresa Gilbert
More than 25 seminarians from across Canada came together for five days of pro-life training as they attended the first ever Seminarians’ Pro-Life Congress hosted by Priests for Life Canada (P4LC). The theme for the week, starting Aug. 30 and closing on Sept. 3, was “Loving Life Through Life.” Each day the seminarians were presented with information on the life issues such as abortion and euthanasia as well as the sexual revolution, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Sep, 2010 at 18:50 in
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Theresa Gilbert Pro-life has ‘invaded’ my life: UC’s Alanna Campbell
As the school year begins, many pro-lifers might be wondering what will happen next at the University of Calgary and the campus pro-life club, Campus Pro-Life. Alanna Campbell is the president of the club and ready to take on whatever the year brings. She is only 21 years old and starting her fourth and final year completing a double degree program to earn ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Aug, 2010 at 5:49 in
Announcements, Features, Pro-Life | Author:
Theresa Gilbert
They said “yes” to use the call to spend their summer training as a pro-life activist. They said “yes” to focusing on saving lives in both sunshine and rain. They said “yes” to the two-and-a-half month internship with the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform. They are the seven young pro-lifers from across Canada, plus one from the United States, who are discerning full-time work in the pro-life movement. The interns include: Peter ... (Continue reading)
