WORLD CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE MAP COMES TO CANADA

TORONTO, Sept 29 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A world campaign to promote abortifacient morning after pills or “emergency contraception” is underway by the World Health Organization. The Regional Leader-Post reported today that the publicity effort is being headed up in Canada by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists with the happy collusion of Planned Parenthood, the Toronto Public Health Department and numerous other pro-abortion groups. Also participating are the direct beneficiaries, the marketers of the abortifacient drugs in Canada – Shire Pharmaceuticals and Paladin Labs. The paper notes that Toronto Public Health put together a promotional pamphlet over the summer called The […]
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OPENLY HOMOSEXUAL CANDIDATE SEEKS ALLIANCE NOMINATION

MONTREAL, Sept 29 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Canadian Alliance MP Rahim Jaffer, is backing an openly homosexual candidate to represent the Canadian Alliance in the Montreal riding currently held by Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe. Stephan Prud’Homme announced his candidacy Thursday to a small crowd gathered in a “gay” bar in the east end of Montreal and was presented by Jaffer. In a quote on CBC radio Prud’Homme said: “I made the decision to go with the Canadian Alliance because Stockwell Day told me nothing’s going to change (for gays), we keep the rights that we have.” Adoption, and rights to artificial reproduction […]
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25,000 IN MEXICO’S MARCH FOR LIFE

MEXICO CITY, Sept 29 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Over 25,000 people participated in Mexico City’s March for Life last Sunday. Under the slogan “Viva la vida Mexico”, members of over 100 civic and religious organizations marched to the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City to request the repeal of a recently-approved bill that allows abortions under certain exceptions. Human Life International reports that His Eminence Norberto Cardinal Rivera, Archbishop of Mexico City, was present at the march and said that life must be defended from the moment of conception, and that there is no exception that could justify an abortion. On Friday, August […]
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Martin Sheen supports Gore in New Anti-Bush Ad. In a new TV ad, a pretend president weighs into a real-life campaign. And like his character, Martin Sheen is siding with the Democrats. Handgun Control Inc. is spending about a half million dollars to air a new campaign commercial featuring Sheen talking about Republican George W. Bush’s record on gun control. “Should the next president be the candidate of the gun lobby?” Sheen asks, speaking to the camera with an American flag filling the background. “Should he have signed a bill that allows hidden handguns in churches, hospitals and amusement parks?”  […]
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INTERNET POLL ON RU-486 IN CANADA

Q1: Should the abortion pill RU-486 be available in Canada? Total Votes for this Question (2pm): 242 So far, 66% have voted for Yes So far, 31% have voted for No So far, 3% have voted for Not sure To vote go to:  https://www.canoe.ca/Health/poll.html
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PIERRE ELLIOT TRUDEAU – SORROWFULLY REMEMBERED

MONTREAL, Sept 29 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Campaign Life Coalition issued a press release today regarding yesterday’s death of former Prime Minister Trudeau. The release noted that “in 1969, Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s Omnibus Bill opened the floodgate to widespread abortion. The toll has reached more than 2 million dead babies and counting.” LifeSite has also learned that on French CBC TV it was reported that two weeks ago Mr. Trudeau sought a priest and was given last rights including confession. In the CLC press release Jim Hughes, National President of Campaign Life Coalition said, “May God have mercy on his soul”. A […]
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After four years of falling divorce rates, the incidence of failed marriages in Canada rose again in 1998, with one analyst suggesting the blame may lie with the prosperous economy. New figures from Statistics Canada show that 69,088 couples divorced in 1998, a 2.5% increase over 1997. Although this number is not as high as the nearly 80,000 couples who divorced in 1994, it is the first time the numbers have risen since then.  https://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20000929/414134.html Babies are able to learn and remember while still in the womb, according to a study. Doctors in the Netherlands used sound to determine if […]
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CLC PRESS RELEASE ON U.S. APPROVAL OF ABORTION PILL RU-486

Sept. 29 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The U.S. Food and Drug administration has approved the “human pesticide” RU-486. “Campaign Life Coalition is shocked that a dangerous drug has been given such approval in the U.S. and we will strenuously oppose its acceptance in Canada. This pill is deadly to the preborn child and extremely dangerous for the woman who takes it,” says Jim Hughes, National President of Campaign Life Coalition. Exelgen, the French company owning the rights to the drug, acknowledges the danger. Exelgen founder Edouard Sakiz, himself, has admitted that RU-486 causes women “an appalling psychological ordeal” (LeMonde-Guardian Weekly-August 19, 1990 […]
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UNIVERSITY DOWNGRADES PUNISHMENT FOR PRO-ABORTION VIOLENCE

VANCOUVER, BC, Sept 28 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The University of British Columbia (UBC) has created new, lenient policies on violence at the university to accommodate pro-abortion school club leaders who destroyed a student pro-life display. Rather than a notation of academic misconduct, which would remain on a student’s permanent record for at least two years after graduation, the three members of the UBS “students for choice” who attacked the display will receive a newly minted notation of “student misconduct.” This only remains on their record for two years from the time of the offense. Erin Kaiser, the leader of the pro-abortion […]
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SIAMESE TWIN PARENTS WILL NOT APPEAL RULING

LONDON, Sept 28 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The parents of the joined Siamese twins Jodie and Mary announced through their lawyer today that they are unable to take this case further. Last week the British Court of Appeal unanimously (3-0) agreed with a High Court ruling ordering the twins be separated against their parents wishes even though the action will cause the death of at least one of the children. The parents, devout Catholics from the Mediterranean island of Gozo, near Malta, wanted to leave the decision to take the life of the child to “God’s will”. The Catholic Church and pro-life […]
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US NEWS ROUNDUP

The Genetics Institute, 836 W. Wellington in Chicago is boasting that it is performing pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, thus creating embryos and discarding those thought to be defective. They note that PGD costs about $2,500 and isn’t usually covered by insurance. This is in addition to the cost of in-vitro fertilization, which generally ranges from $5,000 to $10,000.  https://www.suntimes.com/output/news/tube27.html Affirming that “parents have a fundamental right to direct the education and upbringing of their children,” the U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed a resolution honoring home-schooling families. House Resolution 578, written by Rep. Bob Schaffer, R-Colo., declares Oct. 1-7, 2000 […]
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FDA APPROVES RU-486 FOR US

WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (LifeSiteNews.com) – This afternoon the US Federal Drug Administration approved the abortion pill RU-486. The drug also known as mifepristone – trade name Mifeprex – is officially only to be used for abortions up to 49 days after the first missed menstrual period. The “chemical coathangers” will be available from ob/gyn’s who can perform surgical abortions when complications arise. Those seeking RU-486 abortions will be provided with an information pamphlet describing the side-effects of the drugs and those conditions which prohibit its use. The abortion procedure will require at least three trips to the doctor to complete. […]
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FORMER PM TRUDEAU DIED TODAY

MONTREAL, Sept 28 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau, 80, died today of prostate cancer. His 1969 Omnibus bill legalized abortion and homosexuality and liberalized divorce. The troublesome Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was also brought in under his leadership. See CBC coverage at: https://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/NWview.cgi?/news/2000/09/28/trudeau000928
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HOMESCHOOLING FREEDOM THREATENED IN MANITOBA

WINNIPEG, Sept 28 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Canadian Home School Legal Defence Association (HSLDA) has confirmed to LifeSite that last month the Manitoba government passed a bill allowing the government to control curriculum and define standards for home-school families. The Washington Times reported recently that Chris Klicka, a senior lawyer with the HSLDA in the US is working with the Canadian group to have the law declared void on the grounds that it is overly vague. If negotiations fail, Canadian lawyers are prepared to file suit. “The standards are very elusive, and there are no clear-cut guidelines for parents as to […]
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CANADIAN PRO-LIFE LEADER DIES – NEIL SLYKERMAN R.I.P.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Sept 27 (LifeSiteNews.com) – LifeSite has received word that Neil Slykerman, President of Campaign Life Coalition Manitoba, died yesterday afternoon. He had been hospitalized with a brain tumour. Campaign Life Coalition National President Jim Hughes told LifeSite that Neil was “a gentle man who will be missed by the entire pro-life movement” Hughes recalled, “He was a source of peace and reconciliation; soft spoken – but when he spoke it hit like a hammer. He was totally dedicated to the cause, and a true servant of God.” Prayers are asked for the Slykerman family.
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BISHOP SLAMS FEMINISTS “FALSE” USE OF HIS SUPPORT FOR MARCH

LONDON, Sept 27 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Reacting to the news, first reported by LifeSite, that feminists were using his name and comments to convince Catholics that the Canadian bishops wholly support the World March of Women, Bishop John Michael Sherlock of London has issued a statement. The Toronto March of Women organizing committee was handing out materials showing the March to be pro-abortion and then also handing out materials listing Bishop Sherlock among four other bishops supporting the march. The material quoted Bishop Sherlock as saying: “If pro-life people had their way, we would all be living in a ghetto and […]
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MP PROPOSES CHRISTMAS AS OFFICIALLY NON-RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY

OTTAWA, Sept 27 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On Monday, MP John Bryden (Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot, Lib.) introduced a private member’s bill to change Christmas from its official designation as a statutory holiday based on religious observance to a heritage holiday. In the House he claimed that “one of the sad things is that so many Canadians who are not Christian cannot celebrate Christmas Day.” Although couched in the language of inclusiveness, the proposal has stuck many as inflammatory. A report in the Toronto Sun said Bryden “wants to take Christ out of the Christmas holiday to make it easier for non-Christians to celebrate it.” […]
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TWO MAJOR U.S. PRO-FAMILY/LIFE GROUPS APPOINT NEW LEADERS

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept 27 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The 1.6-million-member Catholic fraternal organization, the Knights of Columbus, and the Family Research Council have both announced major leadership changes. Carl A. Anderson, 49, has been appointed supreme knight by the board of directors of the Knights of Columbus, the organization announced Tuesday. He succeeds Virgil C. Dechant, who, at age 70, is retiring after serving 24 years as supreme knight. Anderson is the vice president of the Washington Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. From 1983 to 1987, Anderson served in various positions in the Executive Office […]
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US NEWS ROUNDUP

The House yesterday passed the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act by a vote of 380-15. The bill requires doctors to give babies born alive during botched abortions the same care and protections as other babies. In Canada such babies are left to die without medical treatment.  https://www.washtimes.com/national/default-2000927224552.htm A majority of Americans are comfortable with allowing the use of government vouchers at private schools run by religious organizations, a Zogby American Values poll reveals. In the poll of 1,028 voters nationwide, 51.9% of those surveyed did not feel that the use of government vouchers in this manner should be considered a violation […]
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WILL CARRY A CROSS 100KM TO SUPPORT JAILED PRO-LIFE YOUTH

MISSION, BC, Sept 27 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Blaise MacNeil, a pro-lifer from Mission, British Columbia, will be walking 100km from Mission to Vancouver on October 1 and 2 carrying a large wooden cross. MacNeil will also be wearing a poster that states “Do No Harm” under the photo of an unborn baby, and a picture of jailed pro-lifer Mary Wagner, praying just prior to her last arrest. MacNeil told LifeSite he was inspired by Wagner’s pro-life activism and the “Do No Harm” walk is an attempt to draw attention to her situation. Wagner was arrested August 29th for handing out roses […]
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The Declaration On The Production And The Scientific And Therapeutic Use Of Human Embryonic Stem Cells of the Pontifical Academy For Life is available online.  Read Michael Coren’s interview with former pro-abortion activist Merle Terlesky in which Terlesky details the violence and intimidation used by pro-abortion activists.  https://www.canoe.ca/Columnists/coren.html
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US & UN TARGET NIGERIA FOR DEPOPULATION

ABUJA, Nigeria, Sept 26 (LifeSiteNews.com) – LifeSite has learned that when US President Bill Clinton was in Nigeria from August 26 – 28, he announced US $64 million in “aid” to fight “deadly diseases” in the country. The bulk of the money, however, is directed to population control under the guise of “reproductive health”. Clinton said that the money would be used as follows: $35 million for reproductive health, $10 million for AIDS and the rest to fight malaria, polio and other diseases. Days later a press release from the David and Lucille Packard Foundation announced that it would invest […]
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US NEWS ROUNDUP

The National Post reports that a biotechnology company established by a religious sect that claims it was founded by aliens says it will begin cloning a human baby next month. The Raelian Movement, a 50,000-member religion that believes human cloning is the first step toward eternal life, has found a set of parents in the United States willing to pay up to US$2-million to have their baby cloned.  https://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20000926/410429.html President Clinton is insisting that Congress include a re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in the bankruptcy bill. VAWA is designed to prohibit pro-lifers hit with lawsuits by abortionists […]
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PAPER RECALLS SOVIET LINK TO UN’S GLOBALIST PURSUITS

NEW YORK, Sept 26 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Writing a special report on the UN Millennium Summit and the State of the World Forum for the Wanderer (the oldest Catholic US newspaper) Paul Likoudis said that Mikhail Gorbachev’s speech at the Forum was the “coming of age for the United Nations”. Likoudis writes that in his speech Gorbachev called for a Soviet-like authority that would direct international economics and the environment. This is “a culmination of the Soviet Union’s patient efforts (and faith in long-term planning) over the past 65 years, ever since Stalin proposed a three-stage process for achieving world government […]
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TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES PROTEST AT ONTARIO LEGISLATURE

TORONTO, Sept. 26 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A coalition of individuals and organizations, called Ontarians for Traditional Family Values (OTFV), will hold a rally at Queen’s Park tomorrow (Sept. 27) at 4:00 p.m. The group says it’s purpose is to “defend, preserve and promote traditional family values in our public schools and society.” It is especially objecting to the implementation by various school boards of “equity policies that promote sexual orientation programs and further the agenda of homosexual activists.” OTFV states that “homosexuality remains a divisive political and moral issue, which has no place in the classrooms of our public schools” and […]
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BORN ALIVE INFANTS PROTECTION ACT

WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Born Alive Infants Protection Act of 2000 sponsored by Rep. Charles Canady which aims to “prevent the killing of infants who are born alive accidentally or during an attempted abortion” will likely be decided today in the House. Canady said that “Infants who are born alive are persons under the Constitution, entitled to the protection of the laws.” He explained that the bill was necessary to clarify “that an infant cannot be killed once he or she is fully outside the mother’s body,” in light of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Nebraska’s partial-birth abortion […]
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SPECIAL STUDENT RATES FOR NATIONAL CONFERENCE

The following special rates apply for full-time students who wish to attend the Oct. 26-28 National Pro-Life Conference in Toronto. All sessions plus luncheon and banquet – $135 Conference only – $65 Single day only – $35 See the National Conference page which is being regularly updated.
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REAL VIDEO OF ROWDY PRO-ABORTION DEMONSTRATION

Yesterday’s LifeSite reported on the stayed charges against violent pro-abortion demonstrators who were attempted to disrupt a Show the Truth witness. LifeSite has added a brief Real Video slide and audio report on the event that that led to the charges. See “pro-choicers” in action at:  https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2000/sept/ara.html (Video currently unavailable)
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LABOUR BOARD THREATENS CATHOLIC SCHOOLING IN BC

PRINCE GEORGE, BC, Sept 25 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A recent ruling by the BC Labour Relations Board (LRB) said that Bishop Gerald Wiesner of the diocese of Prince George was wrong in closing down a school after a conflict with teachers over Catholic faith matters. After the teachers of the Catholic school joined the BC Government Employees Union, the union rejected the bishop’s right to remove a teacher for failing to uphold Catholic doctrine on issues including abortion, homosexuality and divorce. Last year, when the union refused to budge the bishop closed the independent school. While the labour board ruling does […]
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US HATE CRIMES LEGISLATION TO BE DECIDED THIS WEEK

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The decision on implementing “hate crime” legislation is expected this week with the Defense Authorization bill, which includes the Kennedy Hate Crimes amendment, now before the conference committee. In Conference, the bill is in its final stage before it is given to President Clinton for his signature. Clinton has long-awaited and pushed for such legislation. On September 13 the measure passed the House 232-192, after having passed in the Senate in June. Christy Moore of the Traditional Values coalition told LifeSite that the conference committee’s decision is expected this week. The measure would expand a […]
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CASE AGAINST VIOLENT PRO-ABORTS STAYED DUE TO DELAY

TORONTO, Sept 25 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On September 14, criminal charges against 10 pro-abortion activists were stayed due to a puzzling “unreasonable delay” in bringing the case to trial. The charges were laid against persons counter-demonstrating against a July 11, 1998 Show the Truth activity at Queen’s Park in Toronto. The noisy, chanting, pro-abortion counter- demonstrators turned up wielding baseball bats, taunted police and completely blocked off University Ave., one of Toronto’s busiest main thoroughfares, after police would not allow them near the silent, praying pro-lifers. Thanks to police protection no pro-lifers were injured. However, 11 of the pro-“choicers” were arrested, […]
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US NEWS ROUNDUP

A federal judge yesterday refused to let Ohio’s ban on a late-term abortion procedure take effect. In a 105-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Walter Rice said there is a “substantial likelihood” that the new law is unconstitutional, so he made permanent a temporary stall against the ban.  https://www.cleveland.com/news/index.ssf?/news/pd/cc23abor.html Congressman Bob Schaffer (R-CO) introduced a measure in the U.S. House that would recognize home school parents and students for their contributions to American education and culture by declaring October 1-7, 2000 National Home Education Week. It is expected to come to the House floor tomorrow for debate.
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Professor Margaret Somerville (Professor of Law and Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University’s Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law in Montreal) has written an excellent article for the National Post clearly delineating the scientific and ethical debate around the issue of stem cells and therapeutic cloning.  https://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.html?f=/stories/20000921/405538.html Designer Disabled Babies? Deaf parents may win the right to choose to have a deaf baby under guidelines being considered by the UK Government. The agency which decides the law on fertility has ruled against letting people choose to have children with enhanced intelligence, height or looks. This means “designer […]
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PRO-LIFE 2000 – NO EXCEPTIONS-NO COMPROMISES-NO APOLOGIES

TORONTO, Sept 25 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The National Pro-Life Conference, “Pro-Life 2000 – No Exceptions – No Compromises – No Apologies” will take place in Toronto October 26-28 at the Regal Constellation Hotel on the Airport strip. Packed with phenomenal speakers and exciting and informative workshops, the conference promises to be the best of the year and a perfect platform to launch the cause of life and family into the 3rd millennium. Come see and hear: renowned philosopher Peter Kreeft; Notre Dame law professor Charles E. Rice; Pro-life Action League’s Joe Scheidler; author, national columnist, TV and radio personality Michael Coren; […]
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UK IVF EMBRYO MIX-UP EFFECTS 80 COUPLES

LONDON, Sept 25 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Another horrific story about in vitro fertilization has been made public with revelation in Britain that two IVF clinics are being investigated for embryo storage and labeling errors that may have resulted in some women being implanted with the wrong embryonic children. The problem was noticed when a woman who had undergone fertility treatments was told that her embryonic children, held in storage by the clinic, had been “lost.” A search for the missing embryos proved fruitless and ignited an investigation into the irregularities. Currently the clinics are offering to do DNA testing on babies […]
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COURT OF APPEAL ORDERS SIAMESE TWINS’ SEPARATION

LONDON, Sept 22 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The British Court of Appeal unanimously (3-0) agreed with a High Court ruling ordering the joined Siamese twins Jodie and Mary be separated against their parents wishes even though the action will cause the death of at least one of the children. The parents, devout Catholics from the Mediterranean island of Gozo, near Malta, want to leave the decision to take the life of the child to “God’s will”. The Catholic Church and pro-life groups, who say both infants must be treated equally, are supporting the parents. Central Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust, where the twins […]
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EVIDENCE OF DEBT REDUCTION TIED TO ABORTION AND HOMOSEXUALITY

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Sept 22 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Debt reduction schemes have been tied to mandatory change of opinion on abortion and homosexuality, in the case of Nicaragua. The 1998 hurricane that devastated the country and required it to seek debt relief gave rise to the formation of a World Bank suggested “Consultation Council” composed of foreign donors including the United States, Japan and Western European countries, and the Nicaraguan government. The National Catholic Register reported that the Council suggested mainly economic changes but also included projects to implement “gender rights” and “reproductive health” initiatives. Nicaragua, a staunchly pro-life, Catholic country, decided […]
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FORT LAUDERDALE CANCELS BOY SCOUT FUNDING

FORT LAUDERDALE, Sept 22 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Despite the appeal of a host of Boy Scout supporters, Fort Lauderdale city commissioners voted 3-1 to deny funding to the Boy Scouts of America over their pro-family stance. Notably the mayor was the lone dissenter and he said courageously that he hopes the Scouts never waver from their policy. Janet Folger, national director for the National Center for Reclaiming America told the council that her organization is prepared to move its high profile annual convention from the city over its rejection of the Boy Scouts. The removal of the convention will cost the […]
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RU-486 (Mifepristone) may be marketed in Britain as a contraceptive after researchers have had successful trials in showing the drug’s effectiveness in blocking ovulation.  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=000140326706927&rtmo=0iexeKKq&atmo=  0iexeKKq&pg=/et/00/9/22/npill22.html Zenit reports that a survey carried out in 19 countries found that over 80% of respondents agree with the “definition of matrimony as one man and one woman.” The study was carried out in September and October 1999 by Wirthlin Worldwide and the results were presented yesterday at the opening of the 5th Ibero-American Conference on the Family, being held in Madrid.  Calling it an “oasis” on the airwaves, popular Evangelical speaker Chuck Colson […]
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CANADA COMMISSION ON SOVEREIGNTY AND UN INTERVENTION

OTTAWA, Sept 22 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Last week Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy launched the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty: a commission to call on countries to rethink their views of national interest and state sovereignty considering the “Annan Doctrine,” which calls for UN intervention in a nation’s affairs when populations are threatened. “Nothing so threatens the UN’s very future as this apparent contradiction between principle and power, between people’s security and governments’ interests, between, in short, humanitarian intervention and state sovereignty,” said Axworthy to the Millennium Assembly of the UN. Confusion on when the UN should intervene in […]
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US NEWS ROUNDUP

On Thursday, May 27, 1999, Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colorado, was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee’s sub-committee. Read his edifying speech to the special session of Congress at:  https://inspirationalstories.com/15/3_15_026.html Catholic World News reports that the US House of Representatives on Tuesday sent a message to the Senate that it supports a plan to eliminate federal funding for the distribution of the so-called “morning-after” pill – which causes spontaneous abortions – in schools. The House voted 250 to 170 to pass the non-binding resolution of support […]
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PRO-LIFE GROUP TO LAUNCH ONTARIO TV AD CAMPAIGN

TORONTO, Sept 21 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Following successful pro-life television ad campaigns in other provinces, Alliance for Life Ontario (AFLO) is set to launch its “Call to Action” campaign. The four-week ad campaign will start October 16 and will air on popular programs such as Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, Oprah, Dr. Laura, The Young and the Restless, and the Much Music Rotation. Stations airing the ads include Global, CTV, OnTV, CFTO, and Much Music. Jakki Jeffs, Executive Director of AFLO, told LifeSite that the ads are directed primarily to girls and women aged 18-24, and encourage those experiencing a […]
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UN REPORT BOASTS OF ABORTION PROMOTION

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The State of the World Population 2000 report issued by the UN Population Fund yesterday has been denounced as another attempt to legitimize the promotion of population control in the third world. In Chapter 6, the report boasts of the UN promotion of abortion via its committees. The report says in 1999 the Human Rights Committee took Poland to task for “strict abortion laws leading to high numbers of unsafe clandestine abortions; limited access for women to affordable contraceptives; the elimination of sexual education from schools; and the insufficiency of public family planning programmes.” […]
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FORMER PRO-ABORTION MILITANT CONFRONTS MORGENTALER

TORONTO, Sept 21 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Former militant pro-abortion activist Merle Terlesky delivered a letter to Canadian abortion pioneer Henry Morgentaler at the Morgentaler Clinic today. A former member of the Communist Party of Canada and a prominent activist with the Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinics (OCAC) during the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Terlesky has come full-circle on the abortion issue, and wanted Morgentaler to face the truth about what abortion does to women and children. LifeSite interviewed Terlesky as he went inside the no-protest “bubble zone” around the clinic to deliver the letter to Morgentaler, his former ally. In […]
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PRO-ABORTION HYSTERIA OVER LETTER BOMBS HAD PROPAGANDA VALUE

KELOWNA, B.C. Sept 21 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In another display of pro-abortion hysteria directed at achieving political objectives, abortion activists attempted to link pro-lifers with two mail bombs delivered recently in the Kelowna area. Police and hospital officials confirmed that the bombing had no connection whatsoever to abortion, but spokesmen for Planned Parenthood had already run to the press to garner attention. The first mail bomb arrived at Kelowna’s regional health unit, where Planned Parenthood operates an office one day per week; the second mail bomb was delivered to an area couple with no connection to abortion. The police noted that […]
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ALLIANCE WANTS TAX CUT FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS

OTTAWA, Sept 21 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Alliance MP Eric Lowther (Calgary Centre) proposed allowing tax deductions of up to $7,000 for expenses related to adoption in a Private Members’ Bill which was debated Tuesday in the House of Commons. The bill wasn’t deemed important enough to be declared votable by the House Private Members’ Business committee, but Lowther used his one hour of debate allotted to non-votable bills to promote his idea. Lowther explained: “Essentially the bill would recognize that adoptive parents make a significant social contribution to our society by adopting children that have a need for parenting, and this […]
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The Globe reports today that although some MPs are dead set against it, Prime Minister Chretien seems ready to declare a fall election. https://www.globeandmail.ca/gam/National/20000921/UELECN.html NDP Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow, who has been aggressively courted by Prime Minister Jean Chretien, is expected to announce as early as this week that he is quitting as Canada’s longest-serving premier. Liberals are hopeful that the NDP leader might take his longtime friend up on the offer to run for the Grits in a bid to fight Stockwell Day and his Canadian Alliance in the coming federal election.  https://www.ottawacitizen.com/national/000921/4551754.html The Edmonton Sun reports that speculation […]
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ABORTION POLL PROVIDES FALSE RESULTS

VANCOUVER, Sept 20 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Walter Szetela, professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of British Columbia, has ridiculed an Environics poll indicating, “66% of Canadians are pro-choice.” Trevor Lautens of North Shore News quotes Szetela saying that such polls are “extremely misleading … because it glaringly evades conditions under which those polled would support abortion.” In fact, a poll taken last November showed that a majority of those polled, 55%, support abortion only in specific circumstances, and a further 15% approve of abortion in no circumstances. “This result, showing that 70% do not approve abortion on demand, the policy […]
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DAY REMINDS PARLIAMENT OF THE “SUPREMACY OF GOD”

OTTAWA, Sept 20 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day took his seat in Parliament yesterday and in his acceptance speech reminded parliamentarians that, “It was in this Chamber that a constitution was recognized which was prefaced with a clause that said ‘recognizing the supremacy of God’ and by the grace of God we are all here.” While Day received a warm welcome from the Prime Minister and most parliamentarians, openly homosexual NDP MP Svend Robinson, an advocate of abortion, euthanasia and homosexual marriage refused to shake hands with Day and also did not stand and applaud as is customary […]
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US NEWS ROUNDUP

Last Tuesday, angry voters in the Vermont Republican primary ousted five lawmakers who voted for the civil unions bill.  https://timesargus.nybor.com/Search/Categories/Article/12881 A PBS pro-abortion propaganda film will air four times in the upcoming weeks. Critics suggest that the production is timed to help the Gore campaign.  https://www.concordmonitor.com/stories/front0400/pov_live_free_or_die_091700.shtml A substitute teacher who gave fourth-graders a “how to become a witch” note this week has been fired from Greenwood Community Schools in Indiana.  https://www.starnews.com/news/articles/witch0916.html
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FORCED ABORTION ON MENTALLY DISABLED JAPANESE WOMAN

SENDAI, Japan, Sept 20 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A home for the mentally disabled in Sendai’s Taihaku-ku is being taken to task by the disabled activist group Challenged Network Miyagi. The home allegedly forced a woman to abort her baby by taking labor-inducing drugs at a local clinic when she was already six months pregnant. Japanese media report that lawyers investigating the case said those responsible for the care of the woman might be charged with murder or abandonment resulting in death for the alleged abortion. For more see the Mainichi Daily at: https://www.mainichi.co.jp/english/news/archive/200009/19/news02.html
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VATICAN OFFICIAL CONFIRMS OPPOSITION TO CONDOMS UNCHANGED

VATICAN CITY, Sept 20 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Monsignor Jacques Suaudeau of the Pontifical Council for the Family confirmed suspicions that America magazine article suggesting the Vatican has become “more tolerant” about the use of condoms to fight AIDS was distorting church positions. Suaudeau called the America article, written by the Jesuit Revs. John Fuller, an associate professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, and James Keenan, professor of moral theology at Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Mass. a “pretext to relaunch the argument.” “This is a manipulation. It is blown up and exaggerated,” he told The Associated […]
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B. C. COURT OF APPEAL REVERSES GAY BOOKS IN SCHOOL DECISION

SURREY, BC, Sept 20 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a unanimous 3-0 decision, the BC Court of Appeal has reversed a BC Supreme Court ruling in the case of Chamberlain v. Surrey School Board. The Supreme Court allowed homosexual propaganda books into kindergarten and grade one classrooms against the wishes of a majority of parents. James Chamberlain, an elementary school teacher requested that he be allowed to use the books to instruct children about “diverse” families, but the school board voted against his request. The Supreme Court’s Madam Justice Saunders overturned the board’s decision saying it was based on religious convictions and […]
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GORE/LIEBERMAN BACKTRACK ON TOUGH STAND AGAINST HOLLYWOOD

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (LifeSiteNews.com) – After having gained much support for criticizing Hollywood’s marketing of sex and violence to children, Democratic presidential hopeful Al Gore and his running mate Joseph Lieberman backtracked at a star-studded Beverly Hills fundraiser. Lieberman told the assembled Hollywood crowd, “I promise you this, that we will never, never put the government in the position of telling you by law, through law, what to make.” Having received over $10 million (US) in funding from two gala fundraisers, Senator Lieberman told his benefactors, “We will nudge you but we will never become censors.” For more see the […]
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UN AGENDA: “PROMOTING A NEW GLOBAL HUMAN ORDER”

NEW YORK, Sept 19 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Last Monday the United Nations adopted a 179-item agenda for its fifty-fifth session, which runs till no later than December 5. Officially listed as part of the agenda is “The role of the United Nations in promoting a new global human order” (no 174). The ominous item was among new items added to the agenda, including “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe” and “Towards global partnerships.” Interestingly the UN press release notes that “following the recommendations of the General Committee regarding allocation of items to the Assembly’s Main Committees, the […]
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LIFESITE NEWSBYTES

Focus on the Family reports that the newest edition of the Associated Press Stylebook (used by most press in America) makes several changes concerning homosexual issues. One telling example: “Avoid references to gay, homosexual or alternative ‘lifestyle.’” Problem: the word “lifestyle” admits the possibility of leaving homosexuality.  https://www.fotf.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0012832.html William Brennan, professor at the St. Louis University School of Social Service, writes an article for New Oxford Review detailing the dehumanizing rhetoric used to in reference to unborn babies. He quotes feminist leaders referring to unborn children as parasites, and decries “America’s Best-Loved Hate Speech.”  https://www.newoxfordreview.org/may99/williambrennan.html Trinity Western University has asked […]
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REPORTS OF VATICAN ‘U-TURN’ ON CONDOMS PROVE FALSE

VATICAN CITY, Sept 19 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Over the last few days world news media have been rife with reports suggesting falsely that the Vatican has made “a theological U-turn” with regard to condoms. Quoting an April 19 issue of L’Osservatore Romano out of context and with gross errors in translation, various papers and newswires suggested that the Catholic Church might now accept the use of condoms in AIDS prevention programs. Catholic World News (CWN) reports that the erroneous reporting stems from a flawed report in the current issue of the liberal Jesuit magazine America, which reportedly argued that the article […]
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CHRISTIAN FAMILY B&B SUBJECT OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLAINT

STRATFORD, PEI, Sept 18 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two male homosexuals from Quebec have lodged a complaint with the Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission (HRC) against a Christian couple who run a bed-and-breakfast out of their family home. The Charlottetown Guardian reports that Dagmar and Arnost Cepica, owners of the Beach View Bed and Breakfast, are to be investigated by the Human Rights Commission (HRC) for having refused to allow the homosexuals to rent a room with only one bed during the province’s first “gay pride” events earlier this year. Mr. Arnost told the CBC, “That’s the custom that we are […]
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AUSTRALIA WARNS UN TO RESPECT NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY

CANBERRA, Sept 18 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Australia has openly criticized the United Nations for overstepping its power and infringing on the sovereignty of nations through its human rights treaty monitoring committees. Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer revealed the contents of a government review of the committees, saying they require “a complete overhaul.” The National Post reports that the government has put in place a number of measures ensuring its concerns will be addressed. The review says the UN must – ensure adequate recognition of the primary role of democratically elected governments and the subordinate role of NGOs – ensure that committees […]
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PRO-LIFER LEADERS URGED TO PREPARE FOR OCT 1 LIFE CHAIN

TORONTO, Sept 18 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Canada’s largest annual pro-life witness, Life Chain, is fast approaching and pro-life organizers have encouraged local leaders to commence preparations. This year Life Chain Sunday is October 1. Mary-Ellen Douglas, national organizer for Campaign Life Coalition, told LifeSite that local leaders should commence contacting churches to alert them to the upcoming event. She also said CLC is strongly urging grassroots pro-life Canadians to take part. Life Chain Sunday coincides with the first day of the International Week of Prayer and Fasting to End Abortion (IWPF), which runs from Oct. 1-9.
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PRESERVED HUMAN FETUS PART OF BRITISH BODY PARTS EXHIBIT

LONDON, Sept 18 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pro-life leaders in England are condemning the presentation of an 18th-century preserved human fetus decorated with beads which forms part of an art exhibit in London. The exhibit, which also includes a scalped head, opens October 19 in London and is entitled Spectacular Bodies: the Art and Science of the Human Body from Leonardo to Now. Paul Tully, general secretary of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, told the Times, “We are deeply disturbed by this sort of activity. There are ethical considerations. Things are being overstepped here. We would object to this […]
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Catholic and pro-life groups said this week they will protest outside of the cathedral in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Sunday during a Mass celebrating the anniversaries of the diocese and the consecration of the bishop. Leaders of the pro-life group Operation Rescue said they are concerned that Democrat Edward M. Kennedy, Senator from Massachusetts, has been invited to attend, despite Kennedy’s longtime support of pro-abortion legislation.  After performing a botched abortion that killed a young woman, being tried for murder, convicted of involuntary manslaughter and eventually sentenced to six months in county jail, abortionist Bruce Steir is being released more than […]
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ALLIANCE URGES HEARINGS ON CHINA PRIOR TO PM’S TRADE TRIP

OTTAWA, Sept 15 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The recent news that Chinese “family planning” officials had killed a newborn, drowning him in a rice paddy in front of his parents, as part of their one-child policy has led to political controversy in Canada. The Canadian Alliance party is demanding parliamentary hearings into human rights abuses in China before Prime Minister Jean Chretien goes there on another trade mission. The Globe and Mail reported Wednesday the objections from Alberta MP and newly appointed foreign affairs critic, Monte Solberg, who said this incident is just one example of many human rights abuses in China, […]
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LIFESITE NEWSBYTES

A British study has shown that one in five girls aged 13 to 15 would like the age of consent raised from 16 to 18 to make it easier for them to say no to sex. The survey based on responses to questionnaires completed under exam conditions by 2,250 13 to 15-year-olds at 21 schools from England between November 1999 and March 2000, highlights the difficulties many girls have in fending off unwanted sexual advances from boyfriends and resisting peer pressure to have sex. The report also noted that twenty one per cent thought sex education helped prevent teen pregnancy, […]
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BRITISH FAMILY BREAKDOWN COSTS $60 BILLION PER YEAR

LONDON, Sept 15 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A study commissioned by a parliamentary group in Britain has revealed that family breakdown is costing $30 billion in direct breakdown costs and perhaps another $30 billion in indirect costs. Direct costs include such things as lost productivity, income support, criminal justice, and domestic violence. Indirect costs include lost income, increased welfare, remedial education, failure to reach potential, and physical and mental health problems. The report, The Cost of Family Breakdown, from the Family Matters organization, says the social consequences of the British “family crisis” are enormous. The report says: “The whole of society is […]
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MP RESPONDS TO CWL LETTER PROMOTING MARCH OF WOMEN

OTTAWA, Sept 15 (LifeSiteNews.com) – LifeSite has learned that Liberal Member of Parliament Tom Wappel wrote a letter to Sheila Pellerin, National President of the Catholic Women’s League, last month responding to Pellerin’s July 13 letter promoting the World March of Women 2000 on behalf of the CWL. Wappel wrote: “I think it is a great disservice to Catholicism in Canada, to have the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) associated with the World March of Women 2000. … I believe that by participating, the CWL lends legitimacy to an organization calling for abortion as a right and to equating homosexuality as […]
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MEXICAN BISHOP: EXCOMMUNICATION FOR PRO-ABORTION POLITICIANS

MEXICO CITY, Sept 15 (LifeSiteNews.com) – With upcoming elections in the US, Human Life International is reminding Catholic politicians “Catholic doctrine clearly forbids any endorsement of abortion. … That rule applies as much to the legislator voting on the issue as it does to the abortionist trying to drum up more business.” In August, Cardinal Norberto Rivera responded to Mexico City’s push to liberalize abortion laws by stating that “anyone who promotes or practices abortion, including legislators and governors, will be excommunicated by the Church.” Father Matthew Habiger, OSB of HLI said, “The Catholic politician who is wishy-washy on abortion […]
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US NEWS ROUNDUP

Actor Michael J. Fox, chairman of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, will testify before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education on Thursday, Sept. 14 at 9:30 a.m. in room 216 Hart Senate Office Building in support of federal funding for stem cell research.  https://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/0913-145.html Ted Turner is funding another multimillion dollar effort by the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) to mobilize women to vote for Democrat Al Gore in the forthcoming presidential election.
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CLC RESPONDS TO DEFAMATION OF PRO-LIFERS

TORONTO, Sept 15 (LifeSiteNews.com) September 15, 2000 – CLC MEDIA RELEASE Barry Holland, Edmonton security guard for Henry Morgentaler, used the national media on September 15th, to make a blatantly erroneous statement that “everybody agrees that there is a militant element to the anti-abortion side that will go so far as killing people.” Jim Hughes, National President of Campaign Life Coalition says, “I am sick and tired of the promoters of violence and killing which takes place in the abortuaries, attempting to divert attention from what they are doing and using their irresponsible rhetoric to advance their cause even further.” […]
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RUSSIA SIGNS, CANADA PUSHES INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 14 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Russia became the 112th signatory to the treaty for the establishment of an international criminal court (ICC) yesterday as Canada officially launched a global campaign to urge signers to take the next step of ratifying the statute. The Court will assume universal jurisdiction in the areas it defines once the treaty establishing the Court, known as the Rome Statute, receives 60 ratifications. Canada, which is among the 19 nations that have ratified the statute thus far, is pushing for countries to ratify prior to December 31. Speaking at the United Nations before his address […]
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NEW ADDITIONS TO LIFESITE’S MARCH OF WOMEN PAGE

(Editor’s note: March of Women Page currently unavailable) 1. The March of Women pamphlet mentioned in the Sept. 12 news https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2000/sept/000912.html#2is located at https://www.lifesitenews.com/clc/womens_march/torontocommittee.html 2. Life Member Jakki Jeff’s complete letter is on line https://www.lifesitenews.com/clc/womens_march/jeffs083000.html The Jeff’s letter contains an important second section explaining in detail the serious problems with the march’s support for specific UN Conventions. 3. The September Interim article “National CWL votes to affirm support for feminist march” by Doreen Beagan is on line https://www.lifesitenews.com/clc/womens_march/nationalvote.html
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FIRST HAND REPORT ON STATE OF THE WORLD FORUM

NEW YORK, Sept 14 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Lorne Gunter of the Edmonton Journal submitted an exclusive report to LifeSite on the goings on at the State of the World Forum, which concluded in New York last week. Surprisingly he reports that “this crowd was unlike those at most UN wing-dings” since it failed to demand “that births be limited and that abortions be made freer and safer. . . so common at UN meetings.” But Gunter concludes, “I suspect the subject didn’t come up because delegates didn’t have to raise it. They are probably in fundamental agreement on the principle, and […]
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CANADIAN GOV’T IGNORES SUDAN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES

OTTAWA, Sept 14 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy’s politics of accommodation have drawn condemnation from both the political right and the political left recently. The criticism comes in response to Mr. Axworthy’s invitation to Sudan’s foreign affairs minister, Musafa Osman Ismail, to take part in the International Conference on War-Affected Children, currently taking place in Winnipeg. There is possibly no country which currently kills and injures more innocent people than Sudan according to many human rights groups, including organizations monitoring substantial anti-Christian persecution by the country’s Muslim government. “The Sudanese government is the same radical regime that is […]
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ROCK SONG CONFIRMS POST-ABORTION TRAUMA IN MEN

WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Rock for Life, a division of American Life League has pointed to the lyrics of popular rock star Kid Rock as confirming the reality of post-abortion trauma in men. In his song called “Abortion,” from the album “The History of Rock,” Kid Rock experiences torment over a father’s loss of his aborted son. “These haunting lyrics tell the tale of a man so tormented with post-abortion suffering that he is on the threshold of committing suicide,” said Erik Whittington, director of Rock for Life. Rock For Life does not endorse Kid Rock’s music or lifestyle, […]
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LIFESITE NEWSBYTES

A photo of the Toronto bus transfers promoting gay, lesbian and bisexual services is now on LifeSite at:  https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2000/sept/000912.html#5 (Page currently unavailable) Argentina’s bishops last Friday asked forgiveness on behalf of all Argentine Catholics for sins committed by them throughout the South American country’s history. Along with asking for forgiveness for “tortures and rapes” perpetrated by some calling themselves Catholic, the bishops apologized that “Many Christians, in the name of human rights, may have invited the crime of abortion, euthanasia.”  Joanne Byfield, President of Alberta Pro-Life and a Catholic Women’s League member has written an article in the Western Catholic […]
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MAJORITY OF AMERICANS AGAINST LEGAL RU-486

WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (LifeSiteNews.com) – With the FDA announcement on the legality of RU-486 due September 30, an ABCNEWS.com poll found that 47 percent of Americans say it should be illegal for doctors to prescribe the RU-486 abortion pill in the United States; 47 percent say it should legal. The survey was conducted by telephone Sept. 6-10 among a random national sample of 1,006 adults. The results have a 3-point error margin. ABC compared the RU-486 results with that for abortion generally. They claim 55 percent of Americans think that abortion should be legal in all or most cases; 42 […]
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SWF PANEL WANTS MORE POWER FOR UN SECRETARY GENERAL

NEW YORK, Sept 13 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Reporting on the State of the World Forum for WorldNetDaily, Mary Jo Anderson covered a round-table discussion featuring prominent leaders discussing the power of the United Nations to trump national sovereignty. Filmed by the BBC, the round-table included U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs James Rubin, UN high commissioner of human rights, Mary Robinson and billionaire Canadian financier George Soros. Robinson and Soros are strong abortion supporters. It also involved panelists Gen. Romeo Dallaire, former UN commander in Rwanda and Sir Brian Urquhart, former UN undersecretary general. Rubin was frustrated with the […]
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US NEWS ROUNDUP

The trial transcript to Planned Parenthood vs American Coalition of Life Activists is available from Lektrik.com at:  https://www.lektrik.com/PPvsACLA
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VATICAN: UN MAY NOT IMPOSE ON MORAL AND CULTURAL VALUES

NEW YORK, Sept 13 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On September 8, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Angelo Sodano addressed the world leaders attending the Millennium Summit. The speech carefully outlined the conditions under which the charge given to the United Nations could be exercised legitimately. He encouraged the UN in its promotion of peace and fighting poverty and especially encouraged debt reduction for the third world, but laid out indispensable conditions for the treatment of human rights and national sovereignty. Cardinal Sodano said a “duty of the United Nations” is the “promotion of human rights” adding that “the first of these […]
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MARY TYLER MOORE TO TESTIFY FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Former actress Mary Tyler Moore, currently the International Chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDF), will testify Thursday, September 14, before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education in support of the government providing federal funding for stem cell research. Moore adds her name to the growing list of Hollywood figures pushing for this abortion-related research. Recently LifeSite reported that Christopher Reeve and Michael J. Fox were also championing the cause. Send your comments to the JDF at:  [email protected] See LifeSite related stories: Michael J. Fox Endorses Use of Aborted […]
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BOOK: FORMER UN SEC-GEN HELPED ARM RWANDAN KILLERS

LONDON, Sept 13 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new book, A People Betrayed: The Role of the West in Rwanda’s Genocide, outlines the role of former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, in supplying weapons to the Hutu regime which carried out a campaign of genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994. In the book, reviewed in London’s Observer newspaper, Boutros-Ghali admits his role in approving an initial $5.8 million arms deal in 1990, which led to Egypt supplying arms to Rwanda until 1992. As Minister of Foreign Affairs in Egypt, Boutros-Ghali facilitated the deal, which was to result in […]
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Catholic World News reported last week that India’s western Maharashtra state government has announced several measures to penalize families with more than two children. Some of the measures to check population growth in the state include a ban on registering names of more than two children on the “Ration Card” starting May 2001. Canadian Alliance Leader Stockwell Day scored a runaway by-election victory in British Columbia on Monday as Conservative chief Joe Clark pondered a bittersweet win on the other side of the country. Moments after Clark was declared winner, caucus chairman Rick Borotsik confirmed that Quebec MPs David Price […]
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YORK UNIVERSITY TO HOST PRO-ABORTION YOUTH ACTIVIST MEETING

TORONTO, Sept 12 (LifeSiteNews.com) – LifeSite has learned that the York Federation of Students (YFS) is sponsoring a pro-abortion conference for youth activists to be held at York University October 12-14. Judy Rebick, host of CBC Newsworld’s Straight From the Hip and former president of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women, is speaking at the conference. In addition to Rebick the conference is stacked with international radical activists, including Jaggi Singh, a Canadian and member of the International Socialists known for organizing the mobs of spiked, pink-haired, loud-mouth protestors which frequent socialist and pro-abortion demonstrations. The conference […]
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PRO-ABORTION FEMINISTS EMPHASIZE BISHOPS’ SUPPORT FOR MARCH

TORONTO, Sept 12 (LifeSiteNews.com) – One of the feared outcomes of the support by Catholic leaders of the pro-abortion World March of Women 2000 has been realized. The Toronto Organizing Committee of the World March of Women has been distributing a pamphlet on the March called “Women are marching.” The pamphlet notes that “the cuts to social programs have … jeopardized access to safe legal abortion.” Listed under “the Toronto World March Organizing Committee demands:” are four requests two of which read: “No roll back of reproductive rights. We support a woman’s right to chose on abortion and full access […]
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US NEWS ROUNDUP

President Clinton has privately informed congressional leaders that he will make federal hate-crimes legislation a top priority in his final months in office, raising the profile of a sleeper issue and creating a new campaign issue for Democrats. The proposed legislation would add gender, sexual orientation and disabilities and would broaden the circumstances under which federal prosecutors could get involved.  https://www.dallasnews.com/national/164815_hate_07nat.ART.html Dr. Laura began her nationally syndicated television show Monday. But homosexual activists are vowing to fight dirty till she is removed. John Aravosis, co-founder of a web site devoted to hating Dr. Laura says that gay activists are also […]
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TORONTO TRANSIT GREETS STUDENT PASSENGERS WITH GAY MESSAGE

TORONTO, Sept 12 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Toronto father informed LifeSite that all bus transfers issued by the Toronto Transit Commission this week and last prominently contained one of three different homosexual services messages. The three messages – “gay services”, “bisexual services” or “lesbian services” – also told passengers to “look in your White pages.” The father noted that twice a day his children and all passengers had no choice but to be subject to the propaganda since the transfers are mandatory for anyone changing buses.
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FULL GAY MARRIAGE PASSES DUTCH HOUSE

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Sept 12 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Today the Lower House of the Dutch Parliament passed a measure 107-33 allowing homosexual marriage. The legislation is thought to be the furthest-reaching so far around the world in making homosexual marriage on par with heterosexual marriage in all respects including adoption of children. LifeSite has learned that the bill was especially pushed by three legislators who had originally succeeded in getting a “registered partnership” law passed. This confirms warnings that “registered partnerships” bills are meant as a stepping-stone to granting full marriage rights to homosexual partners. Two of the three legislators, AnneLize […]
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UPDATE ON PRO-LIFE YOUTH ARRESTED IN BC

VANCOUVER, Sept 11 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Mary Wagner, the 26-year-old pro-lifer in BC who was arrested last month outside Vancouver’s notorious Everywoman’s abortion clinic, was charged in court last week with mischief and breach of the Bubble Zone Act. She refused to sign a promise not to go back to the abortuary and so will remain in jail until her trial on October 16th. This was Mary’s fourth appearance since her arrest. She will have spent 50 days in BC’s maximum-security women’s jail by the time her trial is heard. See moving photo and first-hand account of her arrest at:  https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2000/sept/marywagnerphoto.html […]
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MILLENNIUM DECLARATION LEGITIMIZES UN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE AGENDA

NEW YORK, Sept 11 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The United Nations Millennium Summit, the largest gathering of world leaders in history, concluded Friday and the final version of the Summit Declaration has been released. The Declaration, a statement agreed to by a vote of the vast majority of world leaders is regarded by the United Nations as having “sketched out clear directions for adapting the Organization to its role in the new century.” (See press release: WORLD LEADERS ADOPT ‘UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM DECLARATION’ AT CONCLUSION OF EXTRAORDINARY THREE-DAY SUMMIT) “It lies in your power, and therefore is your responsibility, to reach the […]
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EUTHANASIA PROPAGANDA WAVE

OTTAWA, Sept 11 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two polls and a PBS program are promoting the pro-euthanasia cause this week. A PBS program hosted by Bill Moyers called “On our Own Terms” https://www.pbs.org/wnet/onourownterms commenced Sunday and runs till Wednesday. Catholic Parents Online notes that the program seems like “a glossy infomercial” for physician-assisted suicide. The resources listed on the “On Our Own Terms” website is a catalog of pro-euthanasia groups. Immediately following the program, public meetings are scheduled in every state and major city on “end of life issues.” Released today in the Archives of Internal Medicine, a Canadian study claims 73 […]
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AUSTRALIAN MINISTER BACKS CHURCH RIGHT TO FIRE PRACTICING HOMOSEXUALS

SYDNEY, Sept 11 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Australia’s Minister for Work Place Relations, Mr. Abbott, has backed the rights of the Catholic Church to have its employees uphold Church teaching in matters pertaining to sexuality. Draft guidelines released by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) have been designed to regulate agreements where “faith based” agencies provide employment services on behalf of the Commonwealth Government. The guidelines say that the Church would not be allowed to ensure that employees uphold Church teaching on sexual matters. Mr Abbott told the Sydney Morning Herald that he will protect Christian agencies from “unreasonable interference […]
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HARRIS VIOLATES ELECTION PROMISE NOT TO EXPAND ABORTION

TORONTO, Sept 8 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pro-life leaders are promising the provincial Tory government a fight over its funding of a trial, over-the-counter distribution of abortifacient morning-after pills in Toronto this spring. Jim Hughes, National President of Campaign Life Coalition, told LifeSite that by allowing and funding the trials, the Mike Harris government has violated its election promise not to expand abortion services in Ontario. “Harris has shown himself to be untrustworthy,” said Hughes. The two-year trial is being run by the Ontario Women’s Health Council (OWHC) on a grant of $373,000 from the Ontario Ministry of Health. The OWHC already […]
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POPULATION CONTROL IS MAIN EMPHASIS IN CANADIAN AID

OTTAWA, Sept 8 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On Tuesday, Canadian International Cooperation Minister Maria Minna, unveiled a $2.8 billion five-year plan to promote population control, abortion under the terminology of reproductive health services, abortifacient contraception, homosexuality and sex education targeted at poor nations. The program purports to address “four key areas of social development in developing countries,” namely, “health and nutrition, basic education, HIV/AIDS, and child protection.” Backgrounders supplied with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) press release on the subject indicate that, by “health”, the government means primarily “reproductive health”, which includes abortion, sterilization and contraceptive services. The reason for such […]
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US NEWS ROUNDUP

Catholic News Service reports that there are now more than 70 bishops who have held prayer services outside abortion clinics around the world, says Msgr. Philip Reilly, founder of the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants, who pray at the sites of abortion in Brooklyn and Queens. Just back from a tour of Europe, where he helped establish Helpers groups, Msgr. Reilly said, “We are having an impact around the world.” Among the bishops who have held vigils at abortion clinics in recent weeks were Cardinal William H. Keeler in Baltimore, Archbishop Elden F. Curtiss in Omaha, Neb., and Bishop Gerald […]
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MORE IMPORTANT TO OPPOSE ABORTION THAN DEATH PENALTY

OMAHA, Sept 8 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In his latest pastoral letter to the people of the Archdiocese of Omaha, Archbishop Elden F. Curtiss clarifies the difference in severity between abortion and capital punishment. In a section of his letter entitled “Opposition to abortion a priority”, the Archbishop writes: “The Church is consistently pro-human life from conception until natural death. This is the reason that we oppose the death penalty as well as euthanasia and abortion. However, Catholic teaching does not weigh opposition to capital punishment the same way it weighs opposition to abortion. The thousands of innocent pre-born babies killed every […]
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SCIENTISTS UNVEIL INJECTION OF STEM CELLS FOR STROKE

LONDON, Sept 7 (LifeSiteNews.com) – British scientist are to commence trials with human subjects on an injection of stem cells obtained from aborted babies, as an experimental aid to stroke victims. Dr John Sinden, of ReNeuron Limited, told the British Association’s Festival of Science: “The trial will involve a small number of patients but we expect that within six years we will have a drug on the market.” Using Nazi logic to defend his use of aborted babies for research, Sinden said “This is tissue that would otherwise be lost or wasted.” For more see the BBC: Stem cell injection […]
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ON GOV’T FUNDS OVER THE COUNTER MORNING AFTER PILL PILOT PROJECT

TORONTO, Sept 6 (LifeSiteNews.com) – It was revealed today that the Ontario Tory government is allowing and funding a pilot project in Toronto where pharmacists will be able to dispense abortifacient morning-after pills without a doctor’s prescription. Such a dangerous move was shelved recently in British Columbia when B.C.‘s College of Physicians and Surgeons realized that the venture would leave the pharmacists liable to inevitable lawsuits. Other concerns about the pills included women’s health and safety, the conscience rights of pharmacists, informed consent, and the manipulation and pressure on governments from large corporate interests. For the rest of this important […]
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A 7-year-old Springdale girl with spina bifida cannot sue her doctors for allowing her to be born, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. Patricia and Lawrence Hester of Springdale, Ohio, who filed the suit on behalf of their daughter, Alicia, said they would have opted for an abortion had doctors told them that the child could be born with birth defects. Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer, writing for the majority, said courts do not have the authority to decide if a person should or should not have been born. He said a court would have to agree Alicia should not […]
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SLAMS BRITISH HUMAN EMBRYO CLONING

STRASBOURG, France Sept 7 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The European Parliament today condemned the British government decision to allow cloning of human embryos for research. Reuters reports that a non-binding resolution, narrowly approved in a 237-230 vote by the European Union’s assembly, said “therapeutic” cloning—in which embryos are cloned for medical research—“irreversibly crosses a boundary in research norms.” No European Union money should be used to fund such work, the resolution said. German Christian Democrat deputy Peter Liese told the European Parliament: “Up until now, every responsible human being considered it unacceptable to clone human embryos for any reason.”
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Jim Jones, the only Progressive Conservative MP from Ontario, has defected to the Canadian Alliance, Stockwell Day said Thursday.  https://www.canoe.ca/CNEWSPolitics0009/07_jones.html
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HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVISTS EXAGGERATED REPORTS AGAINST SCOUTS

NEW YORK, Sept 7 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Reports alleging a large number of companies had withdrawn funding from the Boy Scouts of America, which were carried by major media including the New York Times and also reported in LifeSite, were erroneous and based on exaggerated claims by homosexual activists. WorldNetDaily reports today that the mostly false claims were a tactic of pro-homosexual groups such as Lambda Legal. WorldNetDaily, which had also covered the false information, apologized for the inadvertent spread of the exaggerated information as does LifeSite. In truth, the only company on the list of companies that supposedly permanently withdrew […]
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Gloria Steinem, the feminist icon who once dismissed marriage as an institution that destroys relationships, is a first-time bride at the age of 66.  https://www.canoe.ca/CNEWSTopNews/steinem_sep6.html Nicaragua experienced a historical meeting in favor of life last week, when on Thursday thousands of people went to the streets to march against the legalization of therapeutic abortion. One of the central moments of the activity was when Cardinal Obando Bravo, Archbishop of Managua, handed a petition directed to the legislators asking for a ban on abortions. The President of Nicaragua, Arnoldo Aleman, who also took part in the march, affirmed that “the ones […]
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CWL LIFE MEMBER REACTS TO LEAGUE MARCH ENDORSEMENT

GUELPH, ON, Sept 6 (LSN.ca) – Jakki Jeffs, a Life Member of the Catholic Women’s League has written a report on the decision of the CWL to endorse the World March of Women 2000 at their national convention Aug 13-16. Written just after her return from the convention Mrs. Jeffs details the events (as briefly reported earlier in LifeSite) and noted that about 25 percent of the participants voted against supporting the March. Jeff writes, “The sadness of this decision is that the national executive. … while it gained the vote, it has lost touch with and even alienated a […]
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SECOND OPINION CALLED FOR IN CASE OF JOINED SIAMESE TWINS

– Italian cardinal offers haven – LONDON, Sept 6 (LSN.ca) – Three British appeal court judges have called for a second medical opinion in the case of two joined Siamese twins whom a High Court earlier ruled should be separated in order to save the life of one of them. The Roman Catholic parents of the three-week-old twins, who are from an unnamed East European country, oppose the separation, arguing that it is not God’s will to allow one child to die in order to save another. The second opinion is not expected until Friday. The parents are being supported […]
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MILLENNIUM SUMMIT BEGINS

Clinton suggests U.N. rapid deployment force NEW YORK, Sept 6 (LSN.ca) – Today US President Bill Clinton, the first world leader to speak, in his 5-minute speech called for what appeared to be a standing army available to the U.N. Meanwhile at the State of the World Forum, running simultaneously in New York, Mikhail Gorbachev demanded that the United Nations be given massive control over finances and the environment. For the rest of this important story see the Special Report at:  https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2000/sept/000906a.html
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CHINA MANUFACTURING RU-486 TO KILL AMERICAN BABIES

WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (LifeSiteNews.com) – With the US Federal Drug Administration decision on the abortion drug RU-486 set for September 30, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has uncovered the manufacturers and funders of the effort to bring chemical abortion into the US. After US President Clinton urged the German company Roussel Uclaf (a unit of Hoechst AG) to hand over the U.S. patent rights for the abortion drug to the Population Council, the Council in turn created Danco Laboratories LLC to take care of the marketing, distribution and manufacturing of the drug for the US market. Internal Danco documents, obtained […]
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MILLENNIUM SUMMIT TO SET UN ON PATH OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

NEW YORK, Sept 5 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The overwhelming presence of police, secret service officers and roadblocks in New York underline the arrival of world leaders for the Millennium Summit to commence tomorrow. As of Sept 1st, 152 heads of State and heads of government had confirmed that they would be attending the Summit (see list of participants https://www.un.org/millennium/participants.htm). The President’s Working Draft of the Millennium Summit document, which was formerly held in secrecy, is now available on-line and contains proposals with ambiguous phrases which allow for worrying interpretation (see the document https://www.sovereignty.net/p/gov/madeclaration.htm). For the rest of this important report see […]
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YOUNG PRO-LIFER ARRESTED FOR HANDING OUT ROSES OUTSIDE ABORTUARY

VANCOUVER, Sept 5 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Peaceful pro-life witness, Mary Wagner, was arrested at Vancouver’s notorious Everywoman’s abortion clinic at 7:00 am on Tuesday August 29. Her crime; offering roses to women going in for abortions. Charged with mischief and breach of a court order, Mary remains in jail awaiting trial. See moving photo and first-hand account of her arrest at https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2000/sept/marywagnerphoto.html (Page currently unavailable)
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Marking the third anniversary of Mother Teresa’s death, Pope John Paul II on Tuesday praised the Catholic nun’s generosity and took to task couples who decide to remain childless. John Paul decried that, in the face of many children who don’t have parents, “there are so many couples who decide to remain without children for reasons not rarely selfish.” Then referring to IVF, the pope took to task those who “desiring to have their `own’ child at all costs, go beyond the legitimate help that medical science can assure procreation, pushing themselves toward morally reprehensible practices.”  https://www.nandotimes.com/noframes/story/0,2107,500247375-500367656-502176981-0,00.html Mexican state of […]
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A National Post commentary, “China’s family values,” today by Hugo Gurdon is a response to an earlier article by Marilyn McCullough, of Sackville, New Brunswick extolling the virtues of China’s one-child policy. https://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20000901/386519.html “Children conceived with the help of anonymous sperm donation often experience deep shock, feelings of abandonment, and betrayal when they discover their origins, new research by psychologists at Surrey University, England, shows. (Catholic World News Service – August 31, 2000) “All summer long, multiple studies have shown that unsafe sex practices have risen to epidemic proportions in various gay communities in North America, where many carry the […]
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REVOLUTIONARY NEW WOMAN-CENTRED WEB SITE NOW ON LINE

OREGON, Sept 1 (LifeSiteNews.com) – LifeSite webmaster Tony Casta has just completed a unique web project for Oregon Right to Life. Oregon Right to Life together with St. Max Media is pleased to announce the release of StandUpGirl, www.standupgirl.com, a “revolutionary” women-centered web site directed at young women in unexpected pregnancies. “Utilizing Macromedia Flash technology in a TV paradigm the site profiles the powerful personal testimonial of Becky in interactive video style laced with a contemporary music soundtrack that aims to touch the heart and empower young women to ‘Stand Up’ and make courageous decisions,” is how the website founders […]
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PARENTS TEACH CHILDREN TO TAKE DRUGS

DRUG REHAB, Sept 1 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A recent poll reveals that “less than 1% of those surveyed were introduced to drugs by a professional pusher,” reported Focus on the Family yesterday. Remarkably, “About 20% of the people who were in treatment had actually done drugs with their parents,” said Kathleen Begala, with Phoenix House, the drug treatment organization that commissioned the study. Most of them were under 18 when they started. Children are also getting drugs from other family members such as aunts, uncles and siblings, and from neighbours, Ms. Begala says. She blamed modern egalitarian notions of “parenting” for […]
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BILL CLINTON TARGETS BOY SCOUTS FOR DISCRIMINATION

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept 1 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The American Family Association has condemned the Clinton-Gore administration for preparing a “witch hunt” against the Boy Scouts, and is demanding a full-scale investigation into the “persecution.” The US Departments of the Interior and Justice have begun investigating whether the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) are violating President Bill Clinton’s Executive Order banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, reported the Washington Times yesterday. The investigation could lead to the end of BSA programs conducted on federal lands or with the aid of federal agencies. Clinton’s June 23 Executive Order Number 13160 banning […]
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GEORGE W. BUSH REITERATES POSITION ON SUPREME COURT JUDGE SELECTION

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept 1 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush joined CNN’s Allpolitics Chat on Wednesday. When asked about judge selection and Roe v. Wade, he said he would “support Supreme Court judges who will strictly interpret the Constitution.” When asked if he believed that “judges who strictly interpret the Constitution want to overturn Roe vs. Wade,” he said: “We will not have a litmus test for my judges. I don’t think there ought to be a litmus test for judges except for whether or not the judge will, you know, strictly interpret the Constitution, and will not […]
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GLOBAL WARMING GURU CHANGES HIS TUNE

SCIENCE, Sept 1 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The radical environmentalist group, the World Wide Fund for Nature, has just released a report warning that “a third of the Earth’s natural spaces, including half the plant and animal habitat in Canada, could disappear or be radically transformed by the end of the 21st century as a result of global warming.” Also, a United Nations-sponsored environmental conference has just begun in Japan, which includes further examination of the climate change issue. The WWFN’s reports urges nations to get behind the controversial Kyoto Agreement on climate change, and the UN Economic and Social Commission for […]
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Reinforcing the perception of the organization’s radical hostility to true American values, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has agreed to represent the pro-pedophile group, NAMBLA (North American Man-Boy Love Association), against a the family of a murdered boy who are charging that the organization incited the molestation and murder of their child.  https://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGIZ6R4YKCC.html Pat Buchanan was named the Reform Party’s official presidential nominee in California yesterday, “after weeks of intra-party turmoil that has threatened to tear apart” the party, Capital Hill Blue reports.  https://chblue.com/Article.asp?ID=826 “Bill Clinton quietly installed three new ambassadors without the consent of the Republican-controlled Senate,” the […]
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