Articles for Month: February 1999

BONN, Germany, Feb 24 (Lifesitenews.com)  Yesterday exiled Chinese freedom fighter Wei Jingsheng criticized western nations for looking on “in silence as human rights are trampled daily in China.” Wei stressed that the only Western politicians that speak forcefully for human rights in China are those not in positions of power. He said that the UN is “an organization without authority, which sends representatives to Beijing simply to be able to say it has made efforts towards dialogue.” Agence France-Presse reported that Wei rejected the notion that economic dealings with China encourage change. This is the approach that has been adopted […]

TORONTO, Feb 24 (Lifesitenews.com)  Homosexual pedophile Robert McGuire of Scarborough pleaded guilty to sexual interference on three counts of fondling a child between 1992 and 1996. This started when the child was five years of age. The Toronto Sun reported that judge David Humphrey “gave McGuire an 18-month conditional sentence, placed him on three years probation and prohibited him from being around children under age 16 for the next 54 months.” The victim’s mother was “devastated” that her child had to relive the horrors during testimony all to no avail. She noted that her child had attempted suicide and the […]

TORONTO, Feb 24 (Lifesitenews.com) – Yvette Sherman, 56, who had emergency cancer treatment in France during a trip there last July has been told by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) that her treatments were “elective” and therefore not covered. Sherman was diagnosed by a French doctor with cancer of the cervix and urged to undergo immediate treatment, reported the Toronto Star.  After calling OHIP and being told to proceed if it was an emergency, Sherman received radiation treatment and a hysterectomy. Despite this apparent claim that OHIP does not cover elective treatment, it does in fact maintain an aggressive […]

THE HAGUE, Feb 24 (Lifesitenews.com)  A UN “Youth Forum” held February 6-7 as a prepcom for the upcoming five-year review of the “Programme of Action” established by the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD + 5) did not accurately reflect the views of world youth.  Professor Richard Wilkins of the NGO Family Voice charges that many of the “Recommendations” in the youth forum’s Report directly conflict with widely held religious norms and attack basic moral values. Professor Wilkins reveals that the report calls for “Comprehensive sexual education in schools.”  And says further that such education “should be mandatory at […]

SIMCOE, ON, Feb 24 (Lifesitenews.com)  Further evidence of the tragic dehumanization of babies in a pro-  abortion culture was demonstrated yesterday in an Ontario court. Twenty-one-year-old Kristy Wood pleaded guilty to drowning her newborn child two years ago. The National Post reported today that Wood faces up to seven years in prison for infanticide and disposing of a dead body.

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Lifesitenews.com)  On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal brought by abortionists to nix a Virginia law requiring parental notification prior to abortions for minors.  The law merely requires that unmarried girls under 18, and not living on their own, inform at least one of their parents no less than 24 hours before having an abortion. The law does not require them to get their parents’ consent for the abortion.  Exceptions to the reporting requirement include cases when the abortionist believes the young mother is a victim of abuse or neglect, and situations where the child […]

CHARLESTON, SC, Feb 23 (Lifesitenews.com)  AbortionTV is the latest tool for pro-life groups in the U.S. to inform youth about the horrors of abortion. The innovative site’s purpose is to educate young adults about the true nature of abortion through videos and photographs. Movies such as The Silent Scream and Hard Truth are instantly accessible from the AbortionTV web site for viewing. While many pro-lifers will find the site’s information about contraception objectionable, they will find the videos and photographs of abortions to be an indispensable resource. Visit AbortionTV.com

OTTAWA, Feb 23 (Lifesitenews.com) – Pro-life, pro-family delegates to this past weekend’s United Alternative convention in Ottawa are cautiously optimistic about the direction of this political movement.  Many positive amendments to proposed resolutions were passed including those aimed at respecting the fundamental rights of life, freedom and property; respecting the family as the building block of society; recognizing the supremacy of Parliament in creating laws and opposing judicial activism. See the UA resolutions here. There are, however, some causes for concern.  Some of the main conference organizers hold strong social liberal views.  Furthermore, Preston Manning continues to promote his Pontius […]

VANCOUVER, BC, Feb 23 (Lifesitenews.com)  Kathleen Mahoney, a Professor of Law at the University of Calgary,  was called in to the BC Supreme Court in recent weeks as an expert witness in a case involving freedom of speech. Mahoney argued in court that the Canadian Charter of Rights is superceded by the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Despite Mahoney’s evident lack of respect for the sovereignty of Canadian law, she was recently appointed chairman of the board of directors of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (ICHRDD),  which claims to promote democracy abroad.  Mahoney’s comments […]