STEM CELL RESEARCH KILLS BABIES

WASHINGTON, DC, Feb 26 (Lifesitenews.com) – On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Health Donna Shalala rejected an appeal by 70 pro-life congressmen to discontinue public funding of stem cell research. They noted that such such research violates a federal ban on human embryo research. In a press release yesterday, American Life League president Judie Brown noted that the most popular way to obtain the most useful stem cells is to destroy human embryonic children,  “leftovers” from in vitro fertilization procedures.  “When stem cells are harvested from these tiny boys and girls, they die,” said Brown.
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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT DEBATES

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (Lifesitenews.com) – A preparatory commission (prepcom) for the International Criminal Court ended a two-week session today at the United Nations in New York. The Catholic Family and Human Rights institute reported today that the ICC prepcom dealt with defining what constitutes a crime under the ICC. CAFHRI noted that feminists are working hard once again to insert vague definitions into the statutes. Pro-life legal analysts warn that vagueness gives the court more flexibility than it should have in deciding what constitutes a crime. This situation flies in the face of Western jurisprudence. It also enables activists […]
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60-MINUTES FOLLOW-UP TO KEVORKIAN SNUFF FILM

Feb 26 (Lifesitenews.com) – This Sunday evening CBS’s “60 Minutes” will air a follow-up to its snuff film showing Kevorkian killing a patient.  This time, reports the broadcaster’s web site, “Mike Wallace talks to some remarkable people suffering from the same affliction, called Lou Gehrig’s disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), who have chosen to live”.
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PONTIFICAL ACADEMY FOR LIFE ON EUTHANASIA

VATICAN, Feb 26 (Lifesitenews.com) – Taking up end of life issues this week, the Pontifical Academy for Life condemned euthanasia and assisted suicide. Bishop Elio Sgreccia vice-president of the Academy and director of the Institute of Bioethics of the Sacred Heart University in Rome, said “Euthanasia and assisted suicide constitute a double crime against life, even if the patient is desirous of abandoning terrestrial existence.” Addressing medics he said “The doctor has a direct responsibility in the crime, whether he helps the patient with euthanasia or assists him in his suicide.” Zenit news reported that in summary, the Academy stressed […]
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U.S. PLANNED PARENTHOOD BUSINESS UNMASKED

WASHINGTON, DC, Feb 26 (Lifesitenews.com) – Planned Parenthood, while recognized by the U.S. Government as a tax-exempt, non-profit organization, makes huge profits every year according to a report by STOPP International. “Since 1988, Planned Parenthood has made a total profit of $229.8 million—including $42.3 million last year,” says STOPP president Jim Seldak. Moreover, Planned Parenthood’s data reveal that, at the same time it was generating these healthy profits, it was also pocketing $1.6 billion in taxpayer dollars. A new report by STOPP exposes many other important aspects of Planned Parenthood’s corrupt operations. The report, “Summary and Analysis of Planned Parenthood’s […]
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UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR CHINA CONDEMNATION

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Lifesitenews.com)  The US Senate agreed unanimously (99-0) today to have President Clinton push for a UN resolution condemning China’s atrocious human rights record. The resolution is intended for submission at the U.N. Human Rights Commission conference to be held next month in Geneva. According to former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten, Canada had supported such a resolution in the past but its support was withdrawn after China threatened Canadian business opportunities in China. See related LifeSite story: CHRETIEN REFUSED TO CONDEMN CHINESE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
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PUBLIC SUPPORTS FAMILY CHOICE ON LIFE-SUPPORT

MCLEAN, VA, Feb 25 (Lifesitenews.com)  A recent nation-wide poll conducted by Wirthlin Worldwide reveals that 79% of Americans (vs 19%) believe that families should be able to choose life support for an unconscious patient even if the doctor thinks the patient’s quality of life is too low. The survey was conducted February 5 – 8, 1999, and a report was distributed by Pro-Life Info-Net. For more information: Michele Arocha Allen Phone: (202) 626-8825 E-mail: [email protected]
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YOUTH ACCESS INTERNET PORN IN LIBRARIES

TORONTO, Feb 25 (Lifesitenews.com)  According to Toronto police the problem of youth accessing pornography on the Internet in libraries has become rampant.  Many libraries across Canada have refused to restrict Internet access to ban the viewing of pornography. A recent incident at Downsview Public Library had police called in when a 19-year-old threateningly chased a Library staff member after she cut short his Internet voyeurism.  The Toronto Sun reported “Police were shocked by the large number of kids looking at sex on the Internet,” at lunch time and after school hours. Kim Huntley, of the Toronto Public Library said “Anyone […]
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BOYCOTTS AND POLITICAL PRESSURE PROVE EFFECTIVE

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Lifesitenews.com)  If pro-life and pro-family activists can learn how to use publicity more regularly as a tool to combat their opponents, they might reap valuable rewards. The response to CNN czar Ted Turner’s recent anti-Christian comments effectively illustrates this point. On February 16, at a meeting of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NHPRHA), Turner called for an international “one-child policy” while making degrading jokes about the Ten Commandments, and a racist joke about Pope John Paul II.  Following the news reports of his comments, the Catholic League responded quickly demanding an apology, as did […]
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NEJM: SPACE CHILDREN NO MORE THAN 21/2 YEARS APART

LANSING, MI, Feb 25 (Lifesitenews.com) – A new study in this month’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine claims that children should be spaced two to two-and-a-half years apart.  Interestingly, the study suggests that while perinatal risk is increased somewhat by spacing children closer together, there is a much greater risk when children are spaced further apart. An editorial comment on the study took an anti-natal stance, focusing only on encouraging doctors to ensure that patients space children further apart. It did not discuss the risks associated with spacing beyond 2-and-a-half-years.
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WEST CRITICIZED FOR SILENCE ON CHINESE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES

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 […]
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GUILTY HOMOSEXUAL PEDOPHILE GETS NO JAIL TIME

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 […]
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TAXPAYERS FUND ABORTION, BUT NOT CANCER TREATMENT

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 […]
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HAGUE YOUTH FORUM ATTACKS BASIC VALUES

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 […]
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ANOTHER NEWBORN MURDERED BY MOTHER

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.
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The Hague Youth Forum’s Unfounded Attact on Basic Values

By Richard G. Wilkins Professor of Law and Director, NGO Family Voice An important United Nations Youth Forum was held February 6-7, 1999, in The Hague.Ê The meeting, purportedly held to gather and restate the views of youth, resulted in a Report which contained a detailed set of Recommendations for Future Action for the upcoming five-year review of the Programme of Action established by the International Conference on Population and Development (commonly known as ICPD + 5”). The Report of the Youth Forum, however, does not accurately reflect the views of world youth.Ê Moreover, many of the Recommendations in the […]
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PARENTAL NOTIFICATION LAW STICKS IN VIRGINIA

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 […]
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TEEN TARGETED PRO-LIFE SITE

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
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UNITED ALTERNATIVE CONVENTION IMPRESSIONS

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 […]
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GOV’T OFFICIAL ARGUES UN LAW SUPERCEDES CANADIAN LAW

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 […]
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United Alternative Convention Final Resolutions

Sunday, February 21, 1999 Resolutions passed at this weekend’s United Alternative convention. Resolution five is the ballot question posed to the convention, which selected choice number 4 as its first option: RESOLUTION 1 United Together in a New Vision for Canada BE IT RESOLVED THAT: As we prepare to meet the needs that lie before us, the participants assembled recognize that we must: * End the one-party dominance that has eroded the effectiveness of our national   political institutions and political debate, and dampened the hopes, dreams and   well-being of our citizens; * Give Canadians a strong, united, national, […]
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RU-486 PROMISED TO AMERICA THIS YEAR

NEW YORK, Feb 22 (Lifesitenews.com)  The abortion pill RU-486 could be on the U.S. market as early as the end of this year according to an announcement by the Danco Group, a pharmaceutical company which received manufacturing rights to the pill from the Population Council. In an interview with Reuters, Heather O’Neill, a spokesperson for the Danco Group, said the company had identified manufacturers willing to produce the drug. “We’re confident that we expect to make it available by the end of this year commercially in the US,” she said. (with files from Pro-Life E-News)
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DEFENCE OF FAMILY VALUES MOUNTED

OTTAWA, Feb 22 (Lifesitenews.com)  A coalition of pro-family groups has risen to the challenge of defending a parent’s right to use corrective physical discipline with their children.  The Canada Family Action Coalition, Focus on the Family (Canada) Association, the Home School Legal Defence Association of Canada, and REAL Women of Canada have teamed up to form the Coalition for Family Autonomy and have been granted intervenor status in an Ontario court case challenging parent’s rights. A federal government funded group calling itself the Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law is asking the court to declare Section 43 of […]
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UN SUMMARY OF HAGUE FORUM REVEALS DECEPTIVE LANGUAGE

NEW YORK, Feb 22 (Lifesitenews.com)  An official UN press release summarizing the international organization’s version of the outcome of the recent Hague Forum demonstrates the deceptive language used to distort issues to make them less offensive to the public.  The report calls for laws to be enacted and enforced to promote abortion, contraception and homosexual marriage. It refers to abortion and contraception as “reproductive health and rights” and homosexual marriage “voluntary choice in marriage, family forms”. More discernment is necessary to decipher terms such as “safe motherhood,” which mainly refers to access to abortion since, according to the UN, “unsafe […]
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MEN TO HAVE BABIES?

LONDON, England, Feb 22 (Lifesitenews.com)  One of Britain’s top fertility experts has announced that given current technology it is possible for men to carry babies to term and be delivered by caesarian section. Lord Robert Winston, head of a hospital fertility clinic in London, has outlined the concept in his book, The IVF Revolution, to be published in April. “Male pregnancy would certainly be possible and would be the same as when a woman has an ectopic pregnancy – outside the uterus – although to sustain it, you’d have to give the man lots of female hormones,” said Winston. In […]
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EUTHANASIA OUT OF CONTROL IN NETHERLANDS

AMSTERDAM, Feb 18 (Lifesitenews.com)  As long predicted by the pro-life movement, the practice of so-called controlled euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in the Netherlands over the past fifteen years has given way to rampant involuntary imposed euthanasia where most cases go unreported. An extensive survey on the practice published in the British Journal of Medical Ethics this week reveals that one in five cases of euthanasia occurred without the patient’s explicit request,  and in 17 per cent of such cases, alternative treatment was available. In 1995, almost two thirds of cases of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide went unreported in Holland. […]
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QUOTE OF THE DECADE – A MUST READ

In the February 1999 issue of Chronicles Magazine (p. 25), is given the oft-rumored definition of a “cultist” given by Attorney General Janet Reno. For several years, it has been debated whether Miss Reno actually made this statement, but now, thanks to Dr. Thomas Fleming (Chronicles editor), we have the text from Reno’s appearance on “60 Minutes” on June 26, 1994.  It follows: “A cultist is one who has a strong belief in the Bible and the Second Coming of Christ; who frequently attends Bible studies; who has a high level of giving to a Christian cause; who home-schools for […]
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OREGON’S ASSISTED SUICIDE STATS RELEASED

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb 18 (Lifesitenews.com) Fourteen doctors in Oregon were sanctioned by the state to deliver lethal medications to 23 people in their care last year. 15 of these patients were killed by the chemical concoction. A study on the situation in the New England Journal of Medicine this week tries its best to cloud the harsh reality and attempts to show assisted suicide as a compassionate medical procedure, free from mishaps and danger. Of note, the study shies away from mentioning that at least one of the patients to whom lethal drugs were given was in his/her thirties. The […]
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ITALIAN CITY OFFERS PRO-LIFE BABY BONUS

MILAN, Feb 18 (Lifesitenews.com)  Last week, councilors in Milan voted to provide assistance to those women considering abortion for financial reasons. In a split vote the council decided to help women for up to three years after the birth of a child. A pro-abortion councilor reacted to the decision complaining, “I feel an anti-abortion campaign coming, and I don’t like it.” Source: The Guardian
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YAHOO AND MICROSOFT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST JAMAICAN RESORT

INTERNET, Feb 17 (Lifesitenews.com)  Microsoft and Yahoo showed complete intolerance for a resort which was said to restrict accommodations to heterosexual couples. According to a CNET story, Microsoft’s MSN Expedia travel site and two sites offering promotions through Yahoo, offered a sweepstakes promising a “romantic getaway” for two at the Sandals resort in Jamaica. When the companies learned of the heterosexual-couple only policy they reacted quickly and with indignation. Both Microsoft and Yahoo removed links to, and promotions of the Sandals resort and also referred to the Sandals policy as “discriminatory.” While the company does not shine brightly in the […]
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MOTHER CARRIES BABY TO TERM DESPITE DOCTORS URGINGS

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 17 (Lifesitenews.com) – Joan Daniel, 42, gave birth on St. Valentine’s Day to a healthy baby after rejecting the advice of doctors who urged her to abort the child even up to the 24th week of her pregnancy. Doctors believed that since Daniel suffered from a rare disease, her chances of surviving delivery would be increased if she aborted her baby and made sure her condition was under control before getting pregnant again.  With the belief that “God wouldn’t allow this to happen if he didn’t believe I could pull through it,” Daniel rejected the advice and gave […]
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BUDGET RETAINS TAX DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FAMILIES

OTTAWA, Feb 17 (Lifesitenews.com) Families in Canada were disturbed to learn yesterday that the federal budget will continue to discriminate against families despite the public outcry against the unfairness.  The child-care deduction, that only benefits families who use government-sanctioned daycare facilities, actively discourages parents from staying home to raise their own children. The federal budget has still not addressed the tax discrimination that allows unmarried working couples to enjoy a lower tax rate than a married couple with one wage earner with equivalent total family income. Pro-family leaders contend that the Liberal government has a deliberate policy to penalize traditional […]
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TURNER: GLOBAL “ONE-CHILD POLICY” NEEDED

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 17 (Lifesitenews.com)  Yesterday, at a meeting of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NHPRHA), TV mogul Ted Turner called for an international “one-  child policy.” While making degrading jokes about the Ten Commandments, Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan, Turner spouted the usual paranoid population control propaganda suggesting that world population must be cut by more than half to “about 2 billion.” The more time he has on his hands the more arrogant Mr. Turner appears to get. “People who think like us may be in the minority, but we’re the smart ones,” he […]
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CHILD SUPPORT CASE RECOGNIZES RIGHTS OF PREBORN CHILDREN

TORONTO, Feb 17 (Lifesitenews.com)  In an unprecedented ruling last week, Judge Hugh O’Connell of the Ontario Court’s General Division ordered Mark Tatoff to pay for the prenatal expenses of his pregnant girlfriend Andrea Danovitch. Prior to this ruling, support payments had only been awarded once the baby had been born. Hence, this case recognizes preborn children as having rights. Grant Gold, a Toronto family lawyer interviewed by the Globe and Mail, noted that the judge in the case “is saying that as soon as you are conceived, you are a child for the purposes of support.” “This is the first […]
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NORTH AMERICAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS ON PRO-FAMILY ISSUES

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb 16 (Lifesitenews.com)  The head of the Catholic Church’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, was in San Francisco from February 9 to 12 for a meeting with the presidents of the doctrinal commissions of North America and Oceania. At the meeting Cardinal Ratzinger and bishops and Cardinals representing Canada, the U.S. and other countries reiterated Church teaching on homosexuality. A press release from the Canadian Council of Catholic Bishops notes that the conference reaffirmed that “On the basis of Scripture and sound moral reasoning, the Church teaches that homosexual acts cannot contribute […]
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PERSONAL MEMORIES OF U.S. MARCH FOR LIFE

WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Lifesitenews.com)  In the latest CLC newsletter, Campaign Life Coalition leader Jim Hughes gives a heartwarming account of his experience at the U.S. March for Life in Washington last month. With an estimated 150,000+ participants, the march was an overwhelming success. Mr.  Hughes notes that “Nearly 80% of the marchers were under the age of 25 providing a happy,  enthusiastic crowd, hopeful for the future of the pro-life movement.” The CLC leader reminds Canadian pro-lifers of the upcoming Canadian March for Life in Ottawa on May 14th 1999 (with events starting the day before on the 13th) and […]
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IMPOSED EUTHANASIA POLICY IN CANADIAN HOSPITALS?

MONTREAL, Feb 16 (Lifesitenews.com)  Last Thursday, evidence presented in the case of Herman Krausz confirmed that the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) was working under an imposed euthanasia policy. According to the National Post, a JGH policy, in effect since last July when Krausz died, states that terminally ill patients at the hospital need not “be informed of all measures that will be withheld on the grounds of futility.” Mr. Krausz, a 76-year-old man, was removed from life support despite his own and his family’s objections. His family has taken the case to court. Pro-life leaders warn that euthanasia is set […]
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NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE TO BE USED BY ALBERTA?

EDMONTON, Feb 16 (Lifesitenews.com)  Alberta Premier Ralph Klein said Saturday that if it became necessary,  he would poll Albertans on whether or not they would want him to use the notwithstanding clause against federal legislation changing the definition of “spouse.” The comments were made on a radio call-in show in response to questioning by Brian Rushfeld of the Canadian Family Action Coalition. Pro-family observers are cautious in their optimism about the report recalling Premier Klein’s failure to enact the notwithstanding clause in relation to the Vriend ruling. See the Lifesitenews story: KLEIN CAVES IN TO VRIEND RULING
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POPULAR CHILDREN’S PROGRAM

MEDIA FILES, Feb 15 (Lifesitenews.com) – Controversy is swirling around allegations by U.S. Evangelical minister Jerry Falwell that a star of the popular children’s program “Teletubbies” is a homosexual character. Recent evidence, however, indicates that homosexuals see him in the same light. Teletubbies is distributed in North America by PBS (Public Broadcasting System). Tinky Winky is a purple “teletubby” and carries a purse. All the teletubbies have an image protruding above their heads. The image protruding from Tinky Winky is a purple triangle. (Pink)  triangles are a common gay-pride symbol observed Rev. Falwell. According to CNS (Conservative News Service) a […]
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ABORTUARY SCANDAL FILE …

TEXAS, Feb 15 (Lifesitenews.com) – The “Abortuary Corruption Watch” takes us to Texas this week as the list of publicized criminal offenses surrounding the unregulated abortion industry grows. A Texas abortionist was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison last week for tax evasion and filing false Medicaid claims for abortions, reported the Odessa American. John Alderman also faces two years of supervised release time and a $200 fine. In Texas Medicaid only pays for abortions in cases of rape, incest and saving the life of the mother. The abortionist sent false claims to Medicaid. Pro-life forces […]
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WILL LIBERALS USE BUDGET TO INTRODUCE SAME-SEX PENSION BENEFITS?

OTTAWA, Feb 15 (Lifesitenews.com) – The Ottawa Citizen reported today that same-sex pension benefits may be included in the federal budget being presented this week. The federal government did not appeal the Rosenberg ruling which charged that it was discriminatory against homosexuals not to allow same-sex couples to collect pension benefits, so it is under pressure to amend pension legislation accordingly. Introducing such reforms in the budget, however, is seen by many pro-family forces as an underhanded way of pushing them through since it raises the stakes significantly for Liberal backbenchers who oppose such changes. If the government loses the […]
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ABORTIONS RISING IN ASIA

ASIA, Feb 15 (Lifesitenews.com) – Abortions are rising in Russia again and the declining economy is being blamed. A weekend report by the U.S.-based Pro-Life Infonet reveals that a phenomenal 2.5 million unborn children were killed. This, nevertheless dwarfs the 3.5 million deaths in 1992. At this rate, however, twice the number of children were aborted than born alive. According to available, data nearly 40% of Russian abortions result in complications which require antibiotics or hospital treatment. This is further evidence of the false nature of the mantra of the pro-abortion lobby that legal abortion is synonymous with safe abortion. […]
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WATERLOO FUNDS PLANNED PARENTHOOD

WATERLOO, ON, Feb 12 (Lifesitenews.com) – On Wednesday Waterloo regional council voted to give the local Planned Parenthood office a $27, 230 grant for this year and a $27,774 grant next year. For the past 3 years pro-lifers were able to convince a majority of their city councillors to refuse to fund the abortion promoting agency. This year councillors voted 11-10 in favour of funding the group. (with files from Pro-Life E-News)
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BILL GATES DONATES $2.2 BILLION TO POPULATION CONTROL

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12, 1999 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Last Friday, Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates made a $2.2 billion dollar donation to his own William H. Gates Foundation, a foundation which is heavily involved in promoting population control. Writing in WorldNetDaily, Jon Dougherty reveals that the William H. Gates Foundation is a member of Partners in Population and Development, (PPD) which falls within the scope of the United Nations Population Fund. A UN report on the PPD notes that its activity “takes place in key areas of reproductive health,  including family planning and sexual health, and population and development, not only in […]
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ONTARIO PRO-LIFERS BETRAYED BY TORIES

TORONTO, Feb 12 (Lifesitenews.com) – With an Ontario election seeming imminent this spring, Ontario voters for whom life and family are the first priority are feeling deeply betrayed by the Tories.  Grassroots Ontarians are asking whether the Mike Harris Tories are more “progressive” than conservative. In the February issue of the Interim, Canada’s pro-life newspaper, the Tory track record for life and family is reviewed. Steve Jalsevac, a Toronto director of Campaign Life Coalition, writes that while a good number of Tory MPPs are family-values oriented and want to have social conservative policies implemented, their general inexperience and timidity, and […]
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UN TURNS TO THUGGERY TO ENSURE ANTI-LIFE/FAMILY AGENDA

THE HAGUE, Feb 12 (Lifesitenews.com) – From a late breaking report today, the last day of the Hague Forum,  LifeSite has learned that the UN has used physical assault to carry forward its ant-life and anti-family agenda. A report from the conference by Tom McFeely, on assignment for Human Life International Canada, indicates that a young Syrian law student who was covering the conference for an Arabic magazine was ordered ejected from the conference by UN officials for exposing the pro-homosexual and pro-abortion agenda at the Youth Forum. According to a letter of complaint which Bachar Jamali sent to UN […]
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NEW BILL TO REDEFINE “SPOUSE” FOR CITIZENSHIP

OTTAWA, Feb 12 (Lifesitenews.com)  BillC-63, a government sponsored bill to regarding Canadian citizenship would allow the cabinet to redefine “spouse” to include same-sex couples for the privileges of granting immigration and citizenship status. Section 43 of the Act refers to orders in council decisions decisions which can be made by the privy council and do not have to be approved by the House. Section 43i allows states that government in council can make regulations “defining who is a spouse for the purposes of this act.”  The bill is scheduled for 2nd reading on Tuesday Feb 16, 1999. Insiders note that […]
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Physical and Moral Assault Takes Place at United Nations Forum in the Hague

By Tom McFeely THE HAGUE, Feb.12 A young law student working as a correspondent for an Islamic News Service was thrown to the ground, pinned down, handcuffed and had his neck throttled by four United Nations security guards at the Hague Forum, a five-day UN-sponsored conference that ended here today. “I cried for help and for them to stop in the name of God. They did not. When Dutch police arrived I was released. I filed a complaint with the police. This is not the way an organization that claims to uphold human rights should treat a journalist whose only […]
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CONSCIENCE LEGISLATION PRESENTED

OTTAWA, Feb 11 (Lifesitenews.com)  In the House of Commons Tuesday, pro-life MP Maurice Vellacott (Wanuskewin, Ref.) reminded MP’s of his conscience legislation introduced last month. Vellacott remarked that the law would protect the rights of health care workers to refuse to participate in abortion or euthanasia. The MP noted that there have been cases where nurses “have been forced out of jobs for choosing not to participate in abortion procedures or acts of euthanasia.” The bill must be drawn from a hat or else supported by 100 MP’s in order to go before the House.  Supporters are encouraged to contact […]
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NEW BILL TO STOP FORCED SUPPORT OF ABORTION

OTTAWA, Feb 11 (Lifesitenews.com)  On February 5, pro-life MP Rob Anders (Calgary West, Ref.) introduced Bill C-469, an act to amend the Canada Labour Code. It would allow union members to avoid being forced to contribute to political parties or causes against their will. Speaking on his bill Anders said “The Canada Labour Code affects over 700,000 employees (some)  who do not believe they should be funding partisanship, who want to promote the sanctity of human life they do not want to be forced against their will to contribute to causes they do not believe in.” The bill must be […]
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$107 MILLION SUIT HAD LITTLE TO DO WITH CONTROVERSIAL WEB SITE

CHICAGO, Feb 11 (Lifesitenews.com)  The $107 million lawsuit against abortion opponents in the US had very little to do with the controversial “Nuremberg Files” web site despite the apparent association made by leading media outlets in Canada and the U.S. In an interview with LifeSite, US Pro-Life Action League leader Joe Scheidler explained that Neal Horsley, the creator of the “Nuremberg Files” was not even a defendant in the lawsuit.  Scheidler told LifeSite that the web site only came into the court case two and a half years after Planned Parenthood and the other abortionists had commenced the suit. The […]
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NEW ZEALAND VALUES APES OVER HUMANS

WELLINGTON, NZ, Feb 11 (Lifesitenews.com)  The New Zealand Parliament is set to vote to give human rights   protection to apes. The country, in which 15,000 babies are aborted each year, is likely to   afford apes the “right to life and the right not to suffer cruel and degrading treatment.” Source: The Telegraph
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CAMPAIGN FOR RELIGIOUS BROADCASTING IN CANADA

OTTAWA, Feb 10 (Lifesitenews.com)  The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRITIC)  has for decades discriminated against religious broadcasting, disallowing the existence of single-faith stations. Last year, however, a major victory was won with the approval of the Crossroads Channel – a Christian station closely associated with the company which produces the popular 100 Huntley Street program. Unfortunately Crossroads has only been available in Southern Ontario. Crossroads has applied to be on the list of “Eligible Satellite Services”, and if this application is approved, any cable company throughout Canada could broadcast the Crossroads channel. The Canada Family Action Coalition has requested […]
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MORMON CHURCH STANCE ON ABORTION

SALT LAKE CITY, Mich, Feb 10 (Lifesitenews.com) – On Tuesday Mormon church leader Dallin H. Oaks spoke at Brigham Young University on the position of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints regarding abortion. “The church opposes elective abortion for personal or social convenience,”  said Oaks. Mormons, however, appear to take a much more liberal position on abortion than Catholic and Evangelical churches. The Salt Lake Tribune reported today that Oaks reminded those in attendance that the only exceptions allowed by church leaders are when a pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, if the mother’s life or […]
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HOLY SEE ADDRESSES CAIRO+5

THE HAGUE, Feb 10 (Lifesitenews.com)  The head of the Vatican delegation to the Cairo +5 meeting, Msgr.  Frank Dewane of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum,” spoke today at the forum’s plenary session.  He stated that “the role of the family … is strongly reaffirmed by the Holy See,” as is its rejection of “an individualistic concept of sexuality.” He also reiterated that it is the parents who have the primary responsibility to educate their children “in matters pertaining to sexuality and reproduction.” The Vatican Information Service reported today that the head of the delegation condemned “emergency contraception” and the use […]
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QUEBEC HRC ON ANTI-SPANK BANDWAGON

MONTREAL, Feb 10 (Lifesitenews.com)  A new report by Quebec’s Human Rights Commission urges the banning of all spanking. A write-up on the study in the National Post says that even mild spankings can damage a child’s sense of security, and corporal punishment can increase aggressive behaviour in children, spur juvenile delinquency, and increase the risk of depression and suicide in adolescence. Much of the impetus behind current attempts to ban spanking is the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which Canada has signed. The UN has told Canada to ban corporal punishment in order to comply with the […]
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KRAUSZ: AN INVOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA CASE?

MONTREAL, Feb 10 (Lifesitenews.com)  Yesterday, evidence presented in the case of Herman Krausz, a 76-year-old who was removed from life support despite the objections of his family, suggested that the case was one of involuntary euthanasia. George Krausz, the dead man’s son, told the court that the Jewish General Hospital s ICU doctors pressured the family to agree to remove Krausz’s respirator. According to Mr.. Krausz, his father communicated to the family that he did not want to be removed from the respirator, and the family had attempted to honour his wishes. George Krausz testified that the doctors falsely told […]
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1ST MEETING OF CAIRO+5 = ABORTION

THE HAGUE, Feb 9 (LifeSiteNews.com)  The Hague Forum, the first in a series of Cairo+5 meetings looking at the implementation of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, commenced yesterday. The meeting, organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), was addressed by UNFPA head Nafis Sadik, who announced that “Reproductive health (including abortion) as a human right must be promoted across the board.” On the second day of the meeting, Hilary Clinton addressed the attendees re-emphasizing Sadik’s pro-abortion agenda. “Today I hope we can agree first and foremost that government has no place in the personal decisions a […]
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MERCY KILLING VICTIM HAD NO CANCER

HEBRON, Neb, Feb 9 (LifeSiteNews.com)  74-year old Phyllis Ohlrich was shot to death by her husband in a supposed “mercy killing” because they thought she had cancer. She was later found to be without cancer. Vernal Ohlrich pleaded no contest to a manslaughter charge in the death of his wife.
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RELIGION AND SCIENCE AGREE PREMARITAL SEX A NO-NO

ATHENS, Greece, Feb 9 (LifeSiteNews.com)  Last Friday the Greek Orthodox Church reiterated its position against pre-marital sex. The Holy Synod which governs Greek Orthodox Church affairs said it would publish an encyclical reaffirming the church’s teaching in this regard. Two days before the church’s announcement the results of an American study on cohabitation hit the press. Rutgers University sociologist David Popenoe co-authored the study that notes that living together while not married nearly doubles the risk of wife-battery and child abuse and accounts for lower “happiness levels” compared to married couples. Source: The Telegraph
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FIRST DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE CASE HITS COURTS

MONTREAL, Feb 9 (LifeSiteNews.com)  The case of Herman Krausz, a 76-year-old who was removed from life support despite the objections of his family was in court yesterday. According to court testimony Dr. Michel DeMarchi, the intensive-care unit doctor placed a do-not-resuscitate order on Krausz’s chart three weeks before his death. Hearings are expected to continue till May. Related LifeSite stories: DOCTORS DECIDE ON LIFE OF PATIENTS OVER FAMILY EUTHANASIA CREEPING INTO CANADA
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CHARITABLE STATUS DESIGNATIONS TO CHANGE?

OTTAWA, Feb 9 (LifeSiteNews.com)  A federal panel looking into the application of charity law in Canada says that charities should be able to engage in non-partisan political activity. Headed by former NDP leader Ed Broadbent, the panel said that current policy governing charities is badly formulated,  poorly understood and potentially highly arbitrary in its application.” The panel suggested that parliament, not the courts, should have the authority to remove charitable status. If the panel’s suggestions are implemented, the reinstatement of charitable status to pro-life groups such as Human Life International and Alliance for Life may be possible.
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CONSPIRACY TO KILL RECEIVES SLAP ON WRIST

TAMPA, Fla., Feb 8 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Circuit Judge Richard A. Lazzara sentenced a man found guilty of conspiring to force an abortion to 250 hours of community service, 10 months’ house arrest and 5 years probation. Nicholas William Griffin threatened a woman he impregnated by trying to force her to abort the baby. When the threats were ignored, Griffin had two friends attempt to blackmail the woman to abort by threatening to circulate a sex-video Griffin had made of their encounter. The two men who conspired with Griffin to have his child killed, James Dunlap Allen III, 32, of Jacksonville; […]
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UN DEMANDS COLOMBIA LEGALIZE ABORTION

BOGOTA, Feb 8 (LifeSiteNews.com)  The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) demanded that Colombia legalize abortion last Thursday as it reviewed the country’s UN compliance report. The country is in the midst of cleaning up after the recent tragic earthquake. In the face of this struggle, CEDAW has urged the country to open the door immediately to further carnage by legalizing abortion, reported Catholic World News. For more on CEDAW see this LifeSite Special Report from last July: UN’S EXTREMIST VIEW OF “WOMEN’S RIGHTS CONFIRMED BY CEDAW
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WILL US CAIRO+5 DELEGATION TAG TEAM WITH CANADA?

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (LifeSiteNews.com)  LifeSite has learned that the US delegation and agenda setters for the June Cairo+5 conference are as pro-abortion as their Canadian counterparts. Frank Loy, the US under secretary of state for global affairs will lead the US delegation to The Hague International Forum February 8-12, a preparatory meeting for the up-coming June Cairo+5 conference. In a press conference, Loy mused (as did the Canadian government) that “an historic consensus was reached at the ICPD in Cairo that universal access to family planning and related reproductive health services will help empower women to decide for themselves how […]
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US GOV’T SCOLDED FOR CLIMATE CHANGE PROPAGANDA

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (LifeSiteNews.com)  The National Research Council, the research arm of the National Academy of Sciences, has criticized the accuracy and quality of climate data used by the Clinton administration to promote its radical environmentalist agenda which includes implementing the UN Kyoto agreement on global warming. “Deficiencies in the accuracy, quality and continuity of the records … place serious limitations on the confidence that can be placed in the research results,” said a report released last Wednesday by the National Research Council. Maurice Blackmon, an NRC committee member who worked on the report, indicated that temperature fluctuations were attributable […]
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ONTARIO PREMIER TOWS THE LINE DEFENDING BUBBLE ZONE

TORONTO, Feb 8 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The original writer of the letter signed by Ontario Premier Mike Harris to an Ontario voter this month is unknown. Nevertheless, it sounds remarkably similar to the comments made by his Attorney General, Charles Harnick, to justify the Tories’ imprisonment of Linda Gibbons for the past 3 1/2 years. Replying to a citizen’s enquiry this month, Harris wrote that “there have been incidents of violence associated with this issue” and that the injunction is in place “primarily to ensure the safety of the public.” There have been no incidences of violence at the Scott abortuary […]
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CONTROVERSIAL WEB SITE SHUT DOWN TEMPORARILY

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb 8 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The controversial Nuremberg Files site, whose creators and supporters were recently successfully sued for US $107 million, was shut down last Thursday by the Internet Service Provider which hosted the site. The site’s creator, Neal Horsley,  vowed to get back online with another provider. U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones refused a request by abortionists and others in the abortion industry to order Horsley to shut down the site. Horsley claims that as a result of the controversy and media hype, his site has received more than 7 million visitors in the last few […]
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TOUTED FEMINIST ICON ABUSED BY FEMINISM

LONDON, England, Feb 5 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Frieda Hughes, daughter of Sylvia Plath—the famed American-born poet, has lashed out at feminists for exploiting the tragic death of her mother. Plath, who wrote much admired but depressing poetry, was touted by feminists as a martyr for their cause after she committed suicide.  Feminists charged that her sentiments and death were wrought by an abusive husband. On February 3rd the but the National Post reported a different perspective. “Through the courage of her daughter, Sylvia Plath is at last being seen clearly … ‘the silent woman’ (as Plath was dubbed) was silenced all […]
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WOMEN FLED CHINA’S ONE-CHILD POLICY

NIAGARA FALLS, ON, Feb 5 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The four Chinese women who made news yesterday attempting to be smuggled into the US from Canada underneath a fish truck were refugees from China fleeing their country’s one-child policy. The Toronto Sun reported today that the four were caught by US authorities, imprisoned for 3 days and released after the payment of a $10 fine. According to police the women feared China’s sterilization laws. Hearings are scheduled for today in Niagara Falls.
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QUEBEC DEPOPULATION DISASTER

MONTREAL, Feb 5 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A recently released report by the Bureau de la Statistique du Quebec notes that Quebec’s population will start to decline as early as 7 years from now after the population reaches 7.4 million. The devastating statistical report points to soaring abortion and sterilization rates and a meager birth rate of 1.5 babies per woman as the problem. In 1997, 27,993 abortions (35 per 100 births) were reported in the province compared to 8,069 (8.3 per 100 births) twenty years ago. While the number of hysterectomies has declined from a high of over 20,000 in 1980 […]
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CANADA’S FOREIGN AID FUNDING FIASCO

OTTAWA, Feb 4 (Lifesitenews.com) – The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has been exposed as a partisan organization, which squanders much of the billions of tax-payer dollars it receives on anything but humanitarian aid. In an incisive piece of investigative journalism,  Celeste McGovern exposes the government behemoth in the Jan 25th edition of Alberta Report. While most of the money from CIDA is supposed to go to the Third World’s poor, only a third of it is spent on what the agency calls “basic human needs,” and less than 5% on emergency humanitarian efforts. Millions are spent at fancy and […]
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ORIGINAL LATIMER PROSECUTOR FIRED

REGINA, Feb 4 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Randy Kirkham, the Saskatchewan Crown prosecutor who dealt with Robert Latimer’s original 1994 trial has been “terminated” from his job by the Saskatchewan Justice Department.  Kirkham was charged in June 1996 for allegedly instructing police to ask prospective jurors about their views on mercy killing, abortion and religion. The questioning resulted in a mistrial. (A re-trial again found Latimer guilty of second-degree murder in the gassing death of his disabled 12-year-old daughter Tracy.) In June 1998 Kirkham was found not guilty of obstructing justice in the first Latimer trial,  and according to the Canadian Press […]
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PARENTS OF SLAIN GAY YOUTH ASK ACTIVISTS NOT TO USE HIS DEATH

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Following the murder of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old homosexual Wyoming student, gay activists immediately used the tragedy to push forward their agenda.  US Attorney General Janet Reno jumped on the gay activist bandwagon using Shepard’s death as an impetus to push for federal hate crime legislation. Pro-family leaders criticized the homosexualist lobby for exploiting Shepard’s death for their own political objectives. It appears that Shepard’s parents share the same sentiment. The Associated Press reported today that Matthew Shepard’s parents “say they don’t want his death used by activists to further any political agenda.”  An interview […]
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TRIAL OF ONTARIO PRO-LIFERS DELAYED

TORONTO, Feb 4 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Linda Gibbons, Ken Campbell and Anneliese Steden were arraigned in court on February 2, on charges of obstructing a peace officer. Outside the courthouse a pro-life picket was held with supporters witnessing for the preborn and praying for the success of the pro-life defendants.  The three defendants pleaded not guilty. Blaise McLean, the pro-life lawyer defending Linda, objected to the charge of obstruction. By refusing to charge the pro-lifers with the more serious charge of breaking the injunction, the Crown surreptitiously deprives Linda and the other pro-life defendants from challenging the constitutionality of the injunction. […]
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VENEZUELA’S NEW PRESIDENT CLAIMS TO BE PRO-LIFE

CARACAS, Feb 4 (LifeSiteNews.com) – At his inaugural ceremonies Tuesday, Hugo Chavez the new President of Venezuela called himself pro-life.  After a Mass celebrated for the event, President Chavez told the celebrant Archbishop Velasco that he had expressed before Pope John Paul II his “conviction that human life and human dignity must be defended and protected from the moment of conception.” According to Catholic World News, Chavez, in a speech given while taking office referred to God as “the true Commander in Chief.”
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BROTHELS LEGALIZED IN HOLLAND

AMSTERDAM, Feb 4 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On Tuesday, Dutch political leaders voted to legalize brothels.  The ruling socialist party has claimed that sanctioning the houses of ill repute will lead to less exploitation of women.  Two thousand brothels will receive licenses, register their prostitutes,  and pay taxes on their businesses in the year 2000, reported Catholic World News. Final approval from the upper house is expected.
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LIBERALS REFUSE IMMEDIATE ACTION ON CHILD PORN

OTTAWA, Feb 3 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Yesterday, all but four Liberal Party MPs voted against a Reform Party motion to immediately end the legality of child pornography in BC with the use of the “notwithstanding clause.” Liberal backbencher Albina Guarnieri sent an appeal to the Prime Minister signed by herself and 62 colleagues requesting immediate action on the issue.  Nevertheless, the four courageous Liberal MPs were left in the lurch by all their colleagues who voted with the Cabinet against the Reform motion in response to pressure from the Party Whip Liberal Justice Minister Anne McLellan says that the government’s decision […]
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WOMAN DIES DURING ABORTION AT VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL

VANCOUVER Feb 2 (LifeSiteNews.com) Campaign Life Coalition BC (CLCBC) has finally confirmed that a 44 year old woman died on April 23rd 1998 while undergoing an abortion at Vancouver General Hospital. CLCBC president John Hof demanded the NDP government announce an immediate and complete inquiry into the delivery of abortions at VGH. “Just last year VGH reached an out of court, multi-million dollar settlement for damages done to a baby who survived an abortion.” said Hof. “Now we hear of a woman dying while aborting her child. When will the carnage end?” “This Government has taken the ominous step of […]
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$107 MILLION AWARDED TO ABORTIONISTS

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb 3 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A federal jury awarded Planned Parenthood, the Portland Feminist Women’s Health Center and five abortionists $107 million to be paid by the producers of “The Nuremberg Files,” after finding that a web site and mock “wanted” posters amount to threats. The controversial web site provides names, actions, addresses and other information on abortionists and others associated with the abortion industry. The Nuremberg Files denied the allegations and was appealing to the right of free speech in its defence. It lost in a ruling that many American constitutional experts say contravenes constitutional protections for free […]
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SET-BACK IN COURT CASE AGAINST PRO-LIFER JIM DEMERS

VANCOUVER, Feb 3 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Jim Demers, a BC pro-life activist who has spent between $20,000 and $30,000 fighting the “bubble-zone” law in BC encountered a setback last week as the judge hearing the case removed herself from the hearings. Demers’ lawyer Paul Formby, however, sees the move as a public recognition of the serious implications of the case to abortion-related law in the country. After hearing three days of pro-life testimony demonstrating the right to life of the unborn,  Supreme Court Justice Risa Levine removed herself from the case. Explaining why she did so,  court records show her explaining […]
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CANADA MARCHES TO INTERNATIONAL ABORTION DRUM

Feb. 3, 1999 (LifeSiteNews.com)  At a recent 2-day meeting organized by the Canadian government it was difficult to tell who was running the show – the government or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) advocating population control. The Department of National Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) organized a meeting of government officials and NGOs on February 1 and 2 to seek recommendations for Canada to bring to the Cairo+5 meeting in June of this year. The recommendations would also be raised at preliminary meetings in the Hague this week and in New York in March. The Feb. 1-2 meeting followed a series of […]
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Canada Marches to International Abortion Drum

Liberals Take Their Cue From Population Control Extremists At a recent 2-day meeting organized by the Canadian government it was difficult to tell who was running the show – the government or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) advocating population control. The Department of National Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) organized a meeting of government officials and NGOs on February 1 and 2 to seek recommendations for Canada to bring to the Cairo+5 meeting in June of this year. The recommendations would also be raised at preliminary meetings in the Hague this week and in New York in March. The Feb. 1-2 meeting […]
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200,000+ PROTEST GAY MARRIAGE IN FRANCE

PARIS, Feb 2 (LifeSiteNews.com) – More than 200,000 protesters marched in the streets of Paris Sunday to protest a bill to allow homosexual couples to marry and have all the same legal rights as a normal married couple. In December, the French Assembly passed a the called the Civil Pact of Solidarity (PACS) which is expected to be passed by the Senate shortly.
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GAY ACTIVIST ADMITS FOUNDATION OF LIES

VANCOUVER, Feb 2 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The managing editor of Xtra West, one of the country’s leading homosexual activist publications, has admitted that the gay activist movement is buoyed by a foundation of lies. In “No Need to Lie”, Gareth Kirkby charges that the incidence of homosexuality is artificially and grossly inflated, as are the numbers of participants at gay rallies. Kirkby questions the “born this way” argument and also admits that gay activists’  “spiritual forefather” Alfred C Kinsey’s studies were based on fraud. Last week, Sun Media columnist Michael Coren exposed the story and urged a copy of the Xtra […]
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UN’S CAIRO CONFERENCE NEEDS A ‘RADICAL’ REVISION

VATICAN, Feb 2 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Writing in L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican’s Italian daily newspaper last week, Michel Schooyans, professor emeritus of the University of Louvain lashed out at the UN and its nonsensical depopulation agenda. Schooyans asserts that the 1998 report of the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, has confirmed that,  contrary to UN projections, world demographic growth is decreasing everywhere, and that in many countries, the population is increasingly older. Therefore, Schooyans says, “it is necessary to make a ‘radical’ revision of the 20-year plan of action which the 1994 U.N. Cairo Conference […]
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PRO-LIFERS ENCOURAGED TO USE NEWSPAPERS

TORONTO, Feb 2 (LifeSiteNews.com) – With the advent of the National Post—a conservative-leaning publication, Canadian newspapers have been more receptive to publishing pro-life and pro-family articles. On Sunday, an article in the Ottawa Citizen carried an interview with jailed pro-life activist Linda Gibbons, exposing her unjust incarceration and the threat to freedom of speech it represents. Yesterday, the Globe and Mail carried an opinion piece by Paul Tuns, a freelance writer who sits on the editorial board of the Interim—Canada’s pro-life newspaper. Tuns wrote a piece on Revenue Canada’s stripping of HLI’s charitable status. He pointed out the lunacy of […]
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GENE THERAPY FOR HUMANS?

TORONTO, Feb 2 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Dr. Marlene Rabinovitch of Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children was in the news today for her research involving gene therapy in lambs. According to reports, her research team has successfully performed gene therapy on a fetal lamb with results that may be able to benefit children born with a specific heart disorder. While Dr. Rabinovitch suggests that human trials are at least two years away, pro-life observers warn that researchers must tread with great caution in the field of gene therapy in humans. In February 1997, Pope John Paul II addressed the Pontifical Academy for […]
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Gay Activist Admits Foundation of Lies

VANCOUVER, Feb 2 (LSN) – The managing editor of Xtra West, one of the country’s leading homosexual activist publications, has admitted that the gay activist movement is buoyed by a foundation of lies. In “No Need to Lie” Gareth Kirkby charges that the incidence of homosexuality is artificially and grossly inflated as are the numbers of participants at gay rallies. Kirkby questions the “born this way” argument and also admits that gay activists’ “spiritual forefather” Alfred C Kinsey’s studies were based on fraud. Last week, Sun Media columnist Michael Coren exposed the story and urged a copy of the Xtra […]
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“NUREMBERG FILES” WEB SITE GUILTY OF THREATS

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb 2 (LifeSiteNews.com) – This afternoon, a federal jury ruled against the producers of a controversial web site which provides names, actions, addresses and other information on abortionists and associated abortion providers. Reports indicate that the jury will award the plaintiffs, Planned Parenthood, the Portland Feminist Women’s Health Center and five abortionists tens of millions. The jury agreed with the abortionists that the lists of names and information constitute a threat against the “doctors” and thus contravene the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.  The defendants (who are not part of the mainstream pro-life movement), note […]
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GOV’T HIRES SPIN DOCTORS FOR HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

OTTAWA, Feb 1 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The federal Justice Department has hired a Toronto company to devise a strategy to dissuade opposition to its plans to enforce the homosexual agenda in Canada. Despite Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s denials, it seems the government is planning sweeping changes to nearly 60 federal statutes that restrict the definition of marriage to heterosexual unions. A report submitted to the Justice Department by Sage Research Associates advises the use of the phrase “committed relationship” over “spouse” so as to minimize negative reaction.  The report,  covered in today’s National Post, also urges the government to use the […]
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BILLIONS FOR DEPOPULATION

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (LifeSiteNews.com) – International population control extremists are complaining that the billions of dollars they have received to depopulate the planet are not enough. A new report by Population Action International noted that population control proponents were promised US$5.7 billion from developed nations by the year 2000 but have only received US$1.4 billion thus far.  An analysis of the report by the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (CAFHRI) reveals that the US and Japan alone account for US$2.4 billion of the shortfall, however the US remains the number one supporter of depopulation. Despite the billions of dollars […]
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BC CHILD PORN DECISION – ACTION ITEM

OTTAWA, Feb 1 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pro-family forces across the country have reacted strongly to the BC Supreme Court decision to legalize the possession of child pornography.  However, leaders note that the ruling cannot be blamed solely on judge Duncan Shaw.  The primary responsibility lies with cowardly legislators who have, through the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, allowed judicial activism (particularly at the Supreme Court level) to run rampant and dictate Canadian law. The Canada Family Action Coalition is distributing a petition to be signed and returned to CFAC for presentation to parliament.
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SOURCE OF AIDS DISCOVERED?

CHICAGO, Feb 1 (LifeSiteNews.com) – News reports around the world today triumphantly announced the discovery of the source of the AIDS virus.  According to the articles the problem originated from the eating of chimps in Africa.  Dr. Beatrice Hahn of the University of Alabama, who presented the results of a study in Chicago Sunday night also linked the problem to rainforest deforestation and the accompanying extinction of its inhabitants. Apart from the anomaly in the scientific world of claiming to have definitive results, critics point out that the so-called science upon which the results are based is completely unfounded. While […]
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PRO-FAMILY ACTIVIST TO RUN FOR US PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Gary Bauer, who last month took temporary leave from leading the Family Research Council has declared his decision to run as the Republican candidate for President of the United States.  Bauer announced that a major plank in his platform will be the banning of abortion.
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