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BY-ELECTIONS IN 7 RIDINGS TO BE HELD MAY 13 The writs of by-election were issued on Wednesday, March 27, 2002, for federal by-elections that will be held Monday, May 13, 2002, in the ridings of Windsor West (Ontario), Saint Boniface (Manitoba), Saint-Léonard-Saint-Michel (SQuebec), Bonavista-Trinity-Conception (Newfoundland and Labrador) and Calgary Southwest (Alberta) to fill vacancies in the House of Commons created by the resignations of sitting members of the House of Commons.  https://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=med&document=mar2702b&dir=pre&lang=e&textonly=false
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TANZANIA TO DESTROY SHIPMENT OF DEFECTIVE CONDOMS FROM UNFPA

TANZANIA, March 28, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The BBC Monitoring service reports on a Radio Tanzania broadcast indicating that condoms from the United Nations Population Fund are to be destroyed by the Tanzanian government because the prophylactics were found to be defective. Testing revealed the undisclosed defects were found in three shipping containers of Singaporean condoms, valued at about $770,000. Pro-life observers wonder how many deaths UNFPA may be responsible for by shipping defective condoms around the world. Condom distribution in the third world has provided a false sense of security especially among youth, encouraging AIDS-inviting sexual promiscuity.
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INTERFAITH COALITION TO DEFEND RIGHTS OF RELIGIOUS PARENTS AT SUPREME COURT

OTTAWA, March 28, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) is intervening with the Archdiocese of Vancouver, the Catholic Civil Rights League and the Canadian Alliance for Social Justice and Family Values Association in a Supreme Court of Canada case dealing with homosexual propaganda aimed at children. On March 22 EFC filed its written legal arguments (factum) in its intervention in the Supreme Court of Canada in the Chamberlain v. Surrey School Board case. The issue in the case is whether the requirement that British Columbia schools be run on a “strictly secular” basis precludes school boards from […]
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STUDY FINDS WORSHIPPING GOD BENEFITS MENTAL HEALTH

OTTAWA, March 28, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The first known Canadian study examining religious commitment among psychiatric inpatients has found that religion is beneficial for mental heath. The study indicates that certain religious practices may protect against severity of symptoms, hospital use, and enhance life satisfaction among psychiatric inpatients. The study, published in the current issue of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, looked at 88 consecutive adult patients (50% men) who were admitted to a Canadian tertiary care psychiatry inpatient unit and were interviewed about their religious beliefs and practices. A total of 59% believed in a God who rewards and […]
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CATHOLIC BISHOP DEFENDS ABORTION HOLOCAUST DISPLAY FROM RABBI’S CRITICISM

BOISE, March 28, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Bishop Michael Driscoll of Boise City has defended a pro-life display featuring photos comparing abortion to the Nazi holocaust and the lynching of blacks. Rabbi Daniel Fink of Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel in Boise asked the bishop to withdraw the diocesan co-sponsorship of the display at Boise State University scheduled for April 8-12. “Even if one is strongly anti-abortion, the notion that a woman who chooses to abort an 8-week-old fetus (or a doctor who performs such an abortion) is in any way analogous to Nazis or white supremacist lynch mobs is abhorrent. This […]
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DR. DOBSON TELLS CHRISTIAN PARENTS TO REMOVE CHILDREN FROM CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS

COLORADO SPRINGS,CO, March 28, 2002 (LSN.ca) – In his widely heard radio broadcast today Focus on the Family’s Dr. James Dobson stated “In the state of California, if I had a child there, I wouldn’t put the youngster in a public school…. I think it’s time to get our kids out. And I’m going to get hit for [saying] that.” Marshall Fritz, President of the Alliance for the Separation of School & State, congratulated Dobson and said that the public schools have become government indoctrination centers. Fritz said that approximately 15,000 people have signed a Public Proclamation for the Separation […]
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STUDY FINDS LOWER INFANT DEATHS IN CANADA LINKED TO MORE ABORTIONS

Advances in Prenatal Search and Destroy Techniques Increases Killing Rate OTTAWA, March 28, 2002 (LSN.ca) – A study published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association links a major increase in late term abortions to a decline in infant mortality. Lead researcher Dr. Shiliang Liu MB, PhD of the Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Centre for Healthy Human Development, Health Canada found infant mortality dropped from 6.4 and 6.1 per 1000 live births between 1991 and 1995 to 5.5 per 1000 in 1997. The rate of infant death from congenital anomalies also declined 21% after […]
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ONTARIO LIBERAL LEADER URGES CATHOLIC SCHOOL TO ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL PROM DATES

“Catholic” Liberal leader takes strong anti-Catholic position TORONTO, March 28, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Ontario Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty and admitted homosexual and fellow Liberal MPP George Smitherman have written Durham Catholic District School Board trustees asking them to allow a male student to bring a male date to his prom. In the letter, obtained by LifeSite, McGuinty, a Catholic, accuses the school board of being “unfair” and offending “the freedoms that have made Canada a welcome home for people in all their diversity.” McGuinty alleges the student is “being denied some of his most basic rights as a human being […]
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PRO-LIFE GROUP OPPOSES BUSH NOMINEE FOR NIH DIRECTOR American Life League has opposed President Bush nominee Elias Zerhouni of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for Director of the National Institutes of Health. ALL describe Zerhouni as “a man who has pushed embryo destruction at Johns Hopkins University and will undoubtedly promote embryo killing on the federal level.”  https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020326/hl_nm/nih_surgeongeneral_1 NEBRASKA APPEALS COURT RULES IN FAVOUR OF EVICTED ABORTIONIST CAHART https://www.journalstar.com/nebraska?story_id=6059&past=
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CATHOLICS URGE PRAYER OF ROSARY TO END ABORTION ON GOOD FRIDAY Catholics have circulated requests to pray the Rosary on Good Friday with the intention of ending abortion. Those wishing to participate are asked if possible to pray between noon and 3:00pm. UK POLL FINDS LESS THAN 50% OF VOTERS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CANDIDATES ABORTION VIEWS https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1880000/1880074.stm CANADIAN ALLIANCE HARPER TRANSITION TEAM ANNOUNCED   Co-Chairs:  Hon. Ray Speaker – former Reform Member of Parliament Scott Reid – MP for Lanark-Carleton Members Tom Flanagan – Harper Campaign Chair   Steve Greene – Former Chief of Staff   Glenn McMurray – Outgoing […]
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US TO TAKE CONTROL OF FOREIGN AID DISTRIBUTION FROM UN; STOPS UN GLOBAL TAX

UNITED NATIONS, March 27, 2002 (LSN.ca) – An encouraging report from internationally renowned United Nations watchdog Henry Lamb, indicates that President George Bush thwarted plans for a global tax to be orchestrated by the UN. At a four-day UN conference on Financing Development held in Monterrey, Mexico Bush also took control of US foreign aid distribution. Despite pressure from Europe and Mexico to allow a global taxation scheme Bush remained firm in opposing the measure thus keeping it out of a final UN document on the subject. Moreover, Lamb reports in an article published by WorldNetDaily that Bush diffused the […]
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COURT RULING ALLOWING WOMAN OFF LIFE SUPPORT NOT ABOUT ASSISTED SUICIDE

LONDON, March 27, 2002 (LSN.ca) – A UK High Court ruling last week allowing a paralyzed woman to refuse the continuation of a ventilator machine to assist her in breathing. The 43-year-old woman identified only as Miss B was awarded 100 to compensate her for “trespass” of unwanted medical treatment by judge Dame Elizabeth Butler Sloss. Commenting on the judgment, Archbishop Peter Smith, Catholic Archbishop of Cardiff and Chairman of the Department for Christian Responsibility and Citizenship of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales said: “The Court was asked to rule whether she was legally competent to make […]
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ABORTION BREAST CANCER LAWSUIT HEARD

FARGO, ND, March 27, 2002 (LSN.ca) – On Monday a court case involving a lawsuit against abortuary for false advertising on the link between abortion and breast cancer went to trial. The issue before the court is whether or not a Red River Women’s Clinic pamphlet, which leads women to believe there is no link between abortion and breast cancer (ABC link), is false advertising. The suit was filed by Amy Jo Mattson, a former Fargo resident on behalf of the general public. Judge Michael McGuire has heard testimony from expert witness Dr. Joel Brind, of the City University of […]
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US JUDGE DISCUSSES CANADIAN JUDICIAL ACTIVISM

TORONTO, March 27, 2002 (LSN.ca) – U.S. judge Robert H. Bork, the former solicitor general of the United States and President Ronald Reagan’s nominee for the Supreme Court, delivered a free public lecture at the University of Toronto yesterday. Speaking at the at the annual Barbara Frum Memorial Lecture, Justice Bork addressed a dangerous trend in the North American judicial system – a growing tendency of courts to make law, and the implications of this for a democratic system. In an opinion piece on the same issue published in the National Post yesterday, Justice Bork wrote: “Judicial review based on […]
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LIBERAL MP URGES PRIME MINISTER TO INVOKE NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE ON CHILD PORN RULING

OTTAWA, March 27, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Liberal MP Dan McTeague has written Prime Minister Jean Chretien asking that the notwithstanding clause of the Charter be invoked to override recent court rulings concerning child pornography. McTeague wrote Chretien yesterday hours after BC Supreme Court Justice Duncan Shaw found that the homosexual pedophile writings of pornographer John Robin Sharpe which even involved torture have “artistic” merit and thus are not punishable by law. “Since January 1, 2002, some 750,000 pictures and movies involving real children, some as young as six months, have been seized by the Toronto police,” the letter noted. “However, […]
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HEROIC IRISH PRO-LIFE JUDGE DIES SPUC UK reports that Mr Justice Rory O’Hanlon, a former Irish high court judge and a well-respected pro-lifer, has died at the age of 79. He never wavered in his pro-life stance, and was dismissed from office by Albert Reynolds, the Taoiseach, in 1992 when he said that Ireland should leave the European Union if continued membership would lead to the introduction of abortion in Ireland. Mr O’Hanlon had advocated a No vote in the recent abortion referendum and, in an article for the Irish Times newspaper, he wrote: “…I look forward to seeing it […]
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CANADIAN GOVERNMENT JOB WEBSITE SEEKS EROTIC ACTRESSES AND “TOPLESS” DANCERS

SASKATOON, March 26, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Carol Skelton, Official Opposition Critic for Human Resource Development was shocked to learn that government resources are being used to find employment for erotic actresses/models. The HRD job postings website was found to contain an advertisement looking for people to act in erotic videos. “This is one more example of the complete and utter lack of competence of the part of the Minister, Jane Stewart,” stated Skelton. “To use a government website as a recruiting tool for erotic video actors is objectionable.” While the offensive job posting was removed following complaints from the public, […]
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BIRTH CONTROL PILL LINKED TO 400% INCREASED RISK OF CERVICAL CANCER

LONDON, March 26, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Only one day after international media were reporting on a study linking the birth control pill to breast cancer, another study has shown a link between use of the pill and cervical cancer. The Lancet medical journal carries a study which found that long-term use of the pill could increase the risk of developing cervical cancer by up to four times in women with a sexually transmitted disease. Eight studies involving nearly four thousand women were examined by researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The study found that HPV positive women […]
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RESEARCHER BOASTS HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS USED TO MAKE BLOOD VESSELS

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Robert Langer, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is claiming to have coaxed human embryonic stem cells into becoming blood vessels. Scientists argue that the finding is a major step since the research may lead to the use of embryonic stem cells to repair ailing hearts or fix blocked arteries. As scientists labour furiously to show some value to the use of embryonic stem cells, many scientists continue to point to the already proven superior quality and quantity of adult stem cells. However, pro-life experts emphasize that despite any benefits that might […]
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BC JUDGE DECLARES NOTORIOUS CHILD PORNOGRAPHER’S WRITINGS ‘ARTISTIC’

Same Judge That Struck Down Canada’s Child Porn Law in Previous Sharpe Case VANCOUVER, March 26, 2002 (LSN.ca) – B.C. Supreme Court Justice Duncan Shaw ruled today that the pedophile writings of notorious child pornographer John Robin Sharpe have “artistic” merit. Shaw was however found guilty of two counts of possession of child pornography due to pornographic photos of children found in his possession. His sentencing for the two counts is set for May 2. Justice Shaw’s ruling shocked many Canadians since the written material produced by Sharpe included lurid descriptions of homosexual sodomistic rape and torture of young boys. […]
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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT TO BE IN PLACE BY JULY

NY Times says any crime committed after this July 1 is eligible for prosecution UNITED NATIONS, March 26, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Panama was the latest country to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) which, when ratified by 60 countries will bring the ICC into being. Panama became the 56th nation to ratify on March 21. UN officials have predicted the final ratifications to come within a month. Speaking last week at the United Nations, UN Undersecretary General for Legal Affairs Hans Corel said the remaining ratifications needed for the court’s establishment are already secured but are […]
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FRENCH PRIME MINISTER SIGNS EXTRADITION ORDER FOR JAMES KOPP The order was signed Friday however Kopp can still appeal to France’s Council of State and the European Court of Human Rights.  https://www.boston.com/dailynews/081/world/French_prime_minister_signs_ex:.shtml INTERNET POLL ON EMBRYO STEM CELL RESEARCH “YES” favors a ban on embryo experimentation.  https://news.ninemsn.com.au/sixtyminutes/stories/2002_03_17/story_527.asp
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STUDY CONFIRMS BIRTH CONTROL PILL LINKED TO BREAST CANCER

BARCELONA, March 25, 2002 (LSN.ca) – A new study presented at the third European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona, confirms that taking the birth control pill at any stage in a woman’s life increases the chance of contracting breast cancer. The study, which looked at 103,000 women aged between 30 and 49 in Norway and Sweden found the risk of developing the deadly cancer rose by 26% for women who had taken the pill over those who had never used it. Moreover, women who had used the pill for long periods of time increased their risk of breast cancer by […]
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SINGER CELINE DION CALLS FROZEN EMBRYO “LITTLE BABY”

RANDOR, PA, March 25, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Singing superstar Celine Dion has called her frozen embryo, created during an in vitro fertilization procedure, a “little baby.” Speaking recently at the taping of an upcoming TV special, Dion told reporters she was planning on having another child. “We have a little baby waiting for us,” she said. “A frozen embryo. For sure we’re going to go for it.” See the AP coverage:  https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020325/ap_on_en_mu/celine_dion_3
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LAWSUIT TO DECIDE FATE OF OREGON’S ASSISTED SUICIDE PRACTICE

PORTLAND, March 25, 2002 (LSN.ca) – In a one-day hearing Friday, U.S. District Judge Robert Jones heard arguments for and against the Bush Administration’s measure to end the practice of legal physician assisted suicide in the state of Oregon. Lawyers for the state argued that since voters approved the measure, the federal government should not be allowed to stop the practice. However, federal government attorneys argued that the Controlled Substances Act puts the federal government in charge of enforcing drug laws. Thus, Attorney General John Ashcroft’s directive to disallow the use of the drugs for lethal cocktails was legitimate. Under […]
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AUTO UNION WORKER PRESIDENT THREATENS CATHOLIC SCHOOL OVER HOMOSEXUALITY

TORONTO, March 25, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The President of the Canadian Auto Workers union has raised the specter of dragging a Catholic school board through the Human Rights Commission over its decision to forbid a male student from bring his homosexual “boyfriend” to a school prom. The open letter endorsed by the Auto Workers union National Executive Board, and signed by CAW President Basil ‘Buzz’ Hargrove, describes the union’s pro-homosexual activism. The letter, addressed to Michael Powers, principal of Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary School in Oshawa where the controversy occurred, explained the actions of the CAW noting: “We are […]
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ERNIE EVES WINS PC LEADERSHIP; BECOMES NEW ONTARIO PREMIER

Clement and Witmer Sink Any Hope of Flaherty Win on Next Ballot. TORONTO, March 25, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Ernie Eves, won the Ontario Conservative Leadership Saturday with 54.7% of the vote on the second ballot. His closest opponent, finance minister Jim Flaherty, the choice of social conservatives, garnered a significant 38.6%. Eves emphasized his intention to shift the ‘Conservative’ party to the left of the political spectrum by appointing Elizabeth Witmer as his deputy premier. Soon after the first ballot, candidate Tony Clement surprised and disappointed conservatives in the party by suddenly throwing his support to the socially liberal Eves […]
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ALLIANCE’S HARPER REMOVES PROMINENT SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES FROM LEADER’S OFFICE

OTTAWA, March 25, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Three of the most prominent Canadian Alliance social conservatives have been removed from their senior staff positions within the Opposition Leader’s Office. Incoming Leader Stephen Harper disappointed social conservatives when he removed: – Mark Cameron, a policy advisor in the Opposition Leader’s Office – Chris Champion, from the Alliance research department and – Deborah Gyapong from Communications Sun Media suggests that four members of the Leader’s office were let go due to their ties with former Leader Stockwell Day. See the Sun Media coverage:  https://www.canoe.ca/CNEWSPolitics0203/23_harper-sun.html
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VANCOUVER ARCHBISHOP GRANTS VICTORY TO PARENTS IN SEX-ED BATTLE

VANCOUVER, March 25, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Catholic parents across Canada have long struggled with the issue of sex-education programs in Catholic schools. Two of the texts most commonly used in Canadian Catholic schools, “Fully Alive” and “Growing in Love”, have come under intense criticism by concerned Catholic parents for their controversial presentation of human sexuality even to very young children. However, a breakthrough in the struggle has occurred for the first time in a Canadian diocese. Archbishop Adam Exner of the Diocese of Vancouver has announced that his diocese will leave parents in charge of educating their children on sexual […]
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US NEWS ROUNDUP

US HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES BILL FORBIDDING TRANSFER OF MINOR FOR ABORTION For the third time in four years, the US House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would make it a crime for anyone other than a parent to transport a minor across state lines for an abortion if the girl’s home state has a parental notification or consent law. The vote to approve the “Child Custody Protection Act” was 19-6. The bill passed the House in the last two Congresses, but did not pass in the Senate.  https://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2002/03/20/eline/links/20020320elin040.html HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVIST COMPLAINT AGAINST CHRISTIAN JUDGE DISMISSED A judicial panel […]
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BOTH OF FRANCE’S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES GIVE INTERVIEWS TO HOMOSEXUAL MAGAZINE Neither will go so far as to promise homosexual couples adoption rights.  https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020321/wl_nm/france_election_gays_dc_1 STATEMENT URGES FEAST OF ANNUNCIATION FOCUS ON PRO-LIFE MESSAGE Catholic News Service reports that more than 50 national Catholic leaders have signed a statement co-written by three major pro-life apostolates to draw special attention to the pro-life dimensions of the feast of the Annunciation. This year the feast will be celebrated April 8 since its usual date March 25 falls in Holy Week.  See the statement at https://www.priestsforlife.org/news/annunciation.htm FROZEN EMBRYO ADOPTIONS CAUSE RETHINK ON LEGAL STATUS OF […]
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CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE SCANDAL MORE ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY THAN PEDOPHILIA

CALGARY, March 22, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Commenting on the continuous media reports of sexual abuse by some Catholic clergy, a Calgary, Alberta priest has accused the media of a “conspiracy of silence” on the central issue in the matter – homosexuality. Father Robert Novokowsky of Calgary’s St. Anthony’s Church told the Calgary Herald that most of the scandals are not cases of true pedophilia but rather cases of homosexuality. “Homosexual priests preying on young men rather than prepubescent children,” sums up Herald reporter Joe Woodard. Fr. Novokowsky also said, “These scandals deliberately get plastered across the front pages of the […]
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NEW PRO-LIFE CANADIAN CATHOLIC COLLEGE GETS BOOST FROM U.S. COUNTERPART

BARRY’S BAY, ON, March 22, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy, a private Catholic college in Barry’s Bay, Ontario and noted for its strong pro-life commitment, has recently obtained an articulation agreement from the Franciscan University of Steubenville (FUS). This agreement allows students completing courses at the Academy to transfer to FUS and apply the credits towards a Steubenville degree. Thus students desiring a Steubenville degree may begin their education in Canada and save more than ten thousand dollars (U.S.). The Academy cancelled classes and students and instructors alike attended the March for Life in Ottawa last […]
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KANSAS SUPREME COURT WILL BE ASKED TO DECLARE LIFE BEGINS AT CONCEPTION

TOPEKA, March 22, 2002 (LSN.ca) – In a pro-life victory yesterday the Kansas House approved a motion to have the state Attorney General file a lawsuit asking the Kansas Supreme Court to make the declaration that life begins at conception. The motion was passed 70-50 and does not require approval of the Senate. Pro-abortion Rep. Rick Rehorn complained, “This is a direct attack on Roe v. Wade.” While the current Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall is staunchly pro-abortion, she is leaving her office to run for governor. The lawsuit will not be filed until after Feb. 1, 2003, when a […]
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CAMPAIGN LIFE COALITION SENDS GREETINGS TO NEW ALLIANCE LEADER HARPER

OTTAWA, March 22, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Campaign Life Coalition (CLC), the political arm of the pro-life movement in Canada, has sent brief letter of greetings to Stephen Harper, the new leader of the Canadian Alliance Party. In the letter, CLC National Organizer Mary Ellen Douglas, writes “Campaign Life Coalition would like to wish you well as the new leader of the Canadian Alliance”. Douglas reminds Harper that “There are numerous social conservative issues that are important to our supporters and a large percentage of Alliance members. Trusting that you will commit to those principles was surely a main reason that […]
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UNITED NATIONS POPULATION EXPERTS ADMIT BELOW-REPLACEMENT FERTILITY IN MANY COUNTRIES

“enormous implications” UNITED NATIONS, March 22, 2002 (LSN.ca) – In a press release from the United Nations Population Division, the organization warns it “foresees future fertility in developing countries falling below the two-child family norm,” a finding it says, “having enormous implications.” Last week at the United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Completing the Fertility Transition, 11-14 March 2002, some 40 population experts from around the world endorsed the proposal for fertility projections to accommodate levels below the replacement floor. “There no longer seem to be any barriers to most countries reaching replacement level and subsequently falling below that level,” […]
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REVIEW OF NORTHERN IRELAND’S ABORTION LAWS LAUNCHED AT HIGH COURT The pro-abortion Family Planning Association is seeking to liberalize abortion through the courts.  https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/northern_ireland/newsid_1884000/1884321.stm CHINESE MAN SUES WIFE OVER ABORTION HE OBJECTED TO https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1883000/1883709.stm
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POPE COMMENTS ON CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE IN LETTER TO PRIESTS

VATICAN, March 21, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Pope John Paul II issued his annual Letter to Priests today. While the 20+ page letter reflected on many aspects of priestly life, the Pope also, in a few paragraphs, touched on his suffering in light of the priestly sexual abuse scandals. “At this time too, as priests we are personally and profoundly afflicted by the sins of some of our brothers who have betrayed the grace of Ordination in succumbing even to the most grievous forms of the mysterium iniquitatis (the mystery of evil) at work in the world. Grave scandal is caused, […]
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PRO-ABORTION LEADERS GIVE OUT AWARDS TO JOURNALISTS, POLITICIANS

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2002 (LSN.ca) – At their annual convention today, pro-abortion leaders in the United States awarded several journalists and politicians for their efforts in support of the pro-abortion cause. PPFA (Planned Parenthood Federation of America) Maggie Awards were presented to the media for “courage and excellence in covering reproductive rights and health care issues”. This year’s honorees were: —Dana Wilkie, reporter, Copley News Service, accepting on behalf of the San Diego Union-Tribune —Ellen Goodman, Editorial Columnist, Boston Globe —Jami Floyd, Correspondent, ABC News’ 20/20 —Tamara Kreinin, President and CEO, SIECUS —Ann Telnaes, Editorial Cartoonist —Melissa Peltier, Executive Vice […]
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LAW CENTER TO APPEAL RULING DENYING TRIAL ON ABORTION-BREAST CANCER LINK

ANN ARBOR, March 21, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The Thomas More Law Center announced yesterday it will appeal a California Superior Court ruling that dismisses a lawsuit which sought to force Planned Parenthood to provide truthful and accurate information to women about the connection between induced abortions and breast cancer. Superior Court Judge Ronald S Prather issued an order dismissing the case on March 18, 2002. Pat Gillen, associate counsel of the Thomas More Center said, “This decision was handed down despite the testimony of 6 experts, including the author of the only comprehensive review and meta analysis of scientific studies […]
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EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCHER SAYS MEDIA MISINTERPRETED AND DISTORTED HIS STUDY

TORONTO, March 21, 2002 (LSN.ca) – A study reported last week in the journal Nature was trumpeted by the media as refuting the claims of success of adult stem cell research. The new study was immediately picked up by advocates of human embryo research to lobby for funding of destructive research on human embryos. However, in an email communication with a LifeSite researcher, Naohiro Terada of the University of Florida – the lead researcher in the study – said the media had “distorted” the findings. Media headlines declared: “Adult Cells Found Less Useful Than Embryonic Ones,”“Study Questions Usefulness of Adult […]
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PRO-ABORTION ACTIVISTS SPEAKS AT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY DESPITE BISHOP’S DENUNCIATION

NEW ORLEANS, March 21, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Despite a rarely heard public denunciation by the local bishop, the ‘Catholic’ Loyola University Law School allowed pro-abortion activist Kim Gandy, President of the National Organization for Women speak at the university Wednesday. Archbishop Alfred Hughes of New Orleans came out publicly against the proposed speaking engagement before the event. The Archbishop explained his opposition to Gandy was due to NOW’s “pro-abortion agenda.” Moreover, the archbishop pointed out that Gandy, a Loyola alumna, is pro-abortion. “Her beliefs are contrary to the clear and unambiguous teachings of the Catholic Church,” he said. Archbishop Hughes […]
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STEPHEN HARPER DECISIVELY WINS ALLIANCE LEADERSHIP ON FIRST BALLOT

Interim Editorial Responds to Harper Victory OTTAWA, March 21, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Yesterday Stephen Harper, the former MP and president of the National Citizens Coalition decisively won the Canadian Alliance Leadership on the first ballot. As polls had predicted it was a two way race with Harper capturing 55% (48,561) of the votes and former Alliance Leader Stockwell Day with 37.5% (33,074). Diane Ablonczy and Grant Hill each had just under 4%. The Interim, Canada’s national pro-life, pro-family newspaper and LifeSite’s parent monthly print publication, has responded to the Harper win with an editorial in the April edition of The […]
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US NEWS ROUNDUP

CLINTON APPOINTED SURGEON GENERAL TO GIVE ADDRESS AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD CONFERENCE   https://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/first/0320-109.html CATHOLIC TEACHER SUING UNION FOR REQUIRING FEES WHICH SUPPORT ABORTION   https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,48206,00.html CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE ABORTIFACIENT MORNING AFTER PILL LAUNCHED TODAY   https://www.backupyourbirthcontrol.org MEMBERS OF CONGRESS BLAST ASSOCIATED PRESS ‘FETUS’ STORY   Several members of Congress are criticizing the Associated Press for its use of the term “fetus” in a news story to describe a fully-born human infant, completely outside his or her mother’s womb.  https://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=Culturearchive
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HERITAGE MINISTER SHEILA COPPS HOLDS PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVISTS   https://www.canada.com/search/site/story.asp?id=F93E3259-3886-485B-BB23-5387E0C8F620 HARRIS CONFIRMS HE WILL NOT ENTER FEDERAL POLITICS   Bourque News quoted remarks outgoing Ontario Premier Mike Harris made on Ottawa radio this morning. “I never wanted to be a full time politician …. there are other challenges in life … I’m always going to speak out … there’s a problem with a lack of a united opposition … but I’m going to leave federal politics for others,” said Harris. STUDY: BRITAIN SPLIT ON WHETHER ABORTION IS IMPORTANT ISSUE   Half of all British voters don’t consider a […]
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OKLAHOMA HOUSE PASSES LEGISLATION ALLOWING ABORTIONISTS TO BE SUED FOR LACK OF INFO

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 20, 2002 (LSN.ca) – On Monday the Oklahoma House overwhelmingly passed a bill to allow a woman to sue a doctor after an abortion if the doctor does not provide enough information before the procedure. The Oklahoman reports that House Bill 2677, which passed 95-1, would grant women a “cause of action” against physicians who fail to provide information before the surgery about the physical and emotional risks of abortion. Rep. Kevin Calvey, R-Del City, said the bill is necessary to keep doctors from “tricking” or coercing women to have abortions without telling them the ramifications. See […]
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EVEN SOME PRO-ABORTION GROUPS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HUMAN EMBRYO CLONING

SAN FRANCISCO, March 20, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Over 100 liberal constituency leaders, health experts, and others have issued an “Open Letter on Human Cloning and Eugenic Engineering” calling on the United States Senate to pass legislation imposing a strong ban on the creation of human clones and a moratorium on the creation of clonal human embryos for research. “We need to ensure that these powerful new genetic technologies don’t spin out of control and undermine social justice and democracy,” said Dr. Marcy Darnovsky, Associate Executive Director of the Center for Genetics and Society, which released the letter. “Human cloning could […]
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FOCUS ON THE FAMILY GIVES FACTS ON HOMOSEXUAL ADOPTIONS

COLORADO SPRINGS, March 20, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Following the promotion of homosexual adoptions by the American Academy of Pediatrics and talk show host Rosie O’Donnell, Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family countered these views. Dobson, heard by 7.5 million listeners each week, emphasized the important role mothers and fathers play in parenting on his national daily broadcast this week and discussed the facts surrounding this critical matter. He said: —The AAP’s endorsement of homosexual parenting is NOT supported by the research. Drs. Robert Lerner and Althea Nagai, professionals in the field of quantitative analysis, examined 49 empirical studies […]
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PAMPHLET PURPORTING TO SUPPORT FLAHERTY LIKELY AN ANTI-FLAHERTY PLANT

TORONTO, March 20, 2002 (LSN.ca) – A controversial pamphlet, poorly produced and unsigned, has conveniently facilitated a media storm around the Ontario PC Leadership election. Under the heading Pro-Life or Pro-Death, the badly photocopied pamphlet says that candidate Tony Clement’s wife, Lynne Golding, “is a known lawyer for abortionists” and “Believes the murder of innocent children is permissible in certain circumstances.” Mr. Clement reacted with outrage to the pamphlet. Mary-Ellen Douglas, President of Campaign Life Coalition Ontario, was interviewed by media and confirmed that CLC had nothing to do with the pamphlet and certainly would have nothing to gain from […]
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MEDIA CIRCUS OVER CATHOLIC SCHOOL BANNING STUDENT’S HOMOSEXUAL DANCE PARTNER

Puzzling Comments by Archdiocesan Spokeswoman Lack Clear Moral Direction OSHAWA, ON, March 20, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The media in Canada has created a firestorm over an Oshawa Catholic high school’s denial of a 17-year-old student’s request to have his 21-year-old homosexual “boyfriend” as his prom date, which is in clear violation of Catholic teaching. The story was covered by most Canadian media outlets including the country’s largest circulation Toronto Star, the Sun chain of papers and one of the national papers, the Globe and Mail. Michael Powers, principal of Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary School, told student Marc Hall that […]
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COMMITMENT TO VOTING ON SECOND BALLOT WILL WIN ONTARIO PC LEADERSHIP

Voting Day Details Announced TORONTO, March 20, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Polls are now predicting a tight two person race between current Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and former Finance Minister Ernie Eves in the Ontario Progressive Conservative Leadership election to be held Saturday. Moreover, political pundits are convinced that the candidate with the most committed supporters – willing to show up for a second or even third ballot vote – will win the election. LifeSite has learned that the first ballot vote will take place from 8 -11am in designated polling stations in each of the 103 Ontario ridings. The second […]
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“UNITY” CANDIDATE HILL TO THROW SUPPORT BEHIND ANTI-UNITY CANDIDATE “HARPER” TO THWART DAY https://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20020319/377512.html BONE MARROW ADULT STEM CELLS HELP RATS AFTER STROKE https://www.lifeclinic.com/healthnews/article_view.asp?story=17794 IMAGES OF ABORTION’S AFTERMATH TO BE SHOWN ON T.V. IN SCOTLAND SPUC UK reports that a Pro-Life Alliance election broadcast featuring graphic images of aborted unborn children will be shown for the first time in Scotland in May 2003 in the run-up to the Scottish parliamentary elections.
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STUDY FINDS MALE SPERM COUNT FALLING DRAMATICALLY DUE TO POLLUTANTS IN WATER SUPPLY

LONDON, March 19, 2002 (LSN.ca) – An investigation by the BBC’s Countryfile and The Independent exposed research indicating that artificial estrogens, used in contraceptive pills and emitted through sewage works, appear to be changing the sex of half the fish in Britain’s lowland rivers. The Independent reports that scientists and environmentalists fear that the powerful chemicals are getting into drinking water and affecting human fertility. The paper reports that studies around the world have shown that average sperm counts in men have dropped by more than half over the past 50 years – from about 160 million per millilitre of […]
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SECRET 1971 RCMP REPORT REVEALS GROUP THAT LAUNCHED PROMINENT LEFTISTS WAS SUBVERSIVE

OTTAWA, March 19, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The Globe and Mail reports that a “federal government agency that helped shape the political careers” of prominent politicians” was a front for crime, subversion and terrorism dedicated to the destruction of Canadian society. The report comes from a secret 1971 memorandum on the Company of Young Canadians (CYC) compiled by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who had infiltrated the group. The paper reports the CYC’s alumni became a who’s who of establishment political activism: environmentalist and businessman Maurice Strong, CUSO founder Bill McWhinney, former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy, Bloc Québécois Leader […]
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LATIMER ATTEMPTING PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO GET OUT OF PRISON

REGINA, March 19, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Robert Latimer of Saskatchewan, who is serving a minimum 10 year sentence for the murder of his disabled daughter under the pretext of an act of mercy, is seeking publicity to promote his application to have the sentence overturned. The Canadian Press reported yesterday that the Supreme Court of Canada is treating a number of letters sent to the court by Robert Latimer as a motion on his part to re-hear his case. CP quotes York University Law professor Patrick Monahan as saying that the Supreme Court’s action suggests there is something more to […]
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UK ASSISTED SUICIDE CASE HEARD IN EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

STRASBOURG, March 19, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Diane Pretty, a 43-year-old UK mother of two had her case for assisted suicide presented today at the European Court of Human Rights. Last November, the UK House of Lords rejected an appeal by Pretty, who is suffering from motor neurone disease, asking the courts to allow her husband to assist in her suicide without facing criminal charges. Jonathan Crow, the lawyer representing the British government, argued that UK “Domestic law simply does not allow one person to intervene deliberately to bring about another person’s death.” He noted also that assisted suicide was an […]
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PORTUGAL’S RULING ANTI-LIFE, ANTI-FAMILY SOCIALISTS DEFEATED IN ELECTION

LISBON, March 19, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Last Sunday’s election results in Portugal are sure to be a celebration for the pro-life movement. The centre-right Social Democratic Party (SDP) defeated the incumbent Socialists by three percent in the election. Better still, the pro-life Popular Party came in third place giving the SDP a partner for a conservative coalition. The defeat of the Socialists brings to an end six years of rule which which was economically ruining the country and brought new heights of moral decay. In February 1998 the Socialist-majority government passed a law to legalize abortion on demand in the […]
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SENATOR COOLS BLASTS LAPIERRE SPEECH AS “BLASPHEMOUS AGAINST THE CATHOLIC CHURCH”

OTTAWA, March 19, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Senator Anne Cools has reacted to a Senate speech by Senator Laurier L. LaPierre calling it “blasphemous against the Catholic Church and the Senate.” On March 6, LaPierre compared the Catholic Church to the Taliban during a speech advocating homosexual marriage. On March 14, Senator Cools told the Senate: “I have been troubled that the Senate seems to have been overtaken by self-indulgent, egocentric rants and outbursts which seem to have replaced sound and reasoned argument, as juvenile histrionics, puerile theatrics and other antics seem to have overtaken logic, rational formulation and reasonableness. Such […]
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CANADIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE SLAMS CATHOLICS FOR A FREE CHOICE

Ford, Rockefeller, Turner, Playboy Anti-Catholic Front Organization Exposed Again OTTAWA, March 19, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The Canadian Catholic Bishops Conference (CCCB) has denounced the group ‘Catholics For a Free Choice’ (CFFC). In a letter written March 15, and addressed to World Youth Day 2002 National Director Rev. Thomas Rosica, CCCB President Bishop Jacques Berthelet wrote that CFFC is “usurping the Church’s name; indeed, it is in no way recognized as Catholic.” The letter, concerning the slanderous anti-Catholic Billboard Campaign by CFFC, notes that the “roots and funding of Catholics for a Free Choice are found in the United States.” By […]
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BRAMPTON 15-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER DELIVERING BABY AT HOME https://www.canoe.ca/NationalTicker/CANOE-wire.CRIME-Teen-Mom-Murder.html HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON U.N. GLOBAL TAXATION COMMENCES TODAY https://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/3/15/170604.shtml UK REPORTS HUGE RISE IN BABIES BORN WITH DEFECTS The Birth Defects Foundation (BDF) calculates that 45,000 babies are born each year with defects ranging from spina bifida – an abnormality of the spine – to prominent birthmarks or minor malformations of the hands or feet. The total is six times higher than the Government’s own figures for neonatal abnormalities and amounts to one in 16 of all births. However, the Office of National Statistics admits its own figures […]
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ARCHBISHOP OF NEW ORLEANS OPPOSES SPEAKER FROM NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN

NEW ORLEANS, March 18, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Archbishop Alfred Hughes of New Orleans has come out publicly against the proposed speaking engagement of the president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) at a local Catholic university. NOW president Kim Gandy was scheduled to speak at Loyola University Wednesday, after having been invited by the university’s law school. The Archbishop explained his opposition to Gandy was due to NOW’s “pro-abortion agenda.” Moreover, the archbishop pointed out that Gandy, a Loyola alumna is pro-abortion. “Her beliefs are contrary to the clear and unambiguous teachings of the Catholic Church,” he said. While […]
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MARY ROBINSON RESIGNS FROM UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 20, 2001 (LSN.ca) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland said she would resign from her position at the UN. Last March Robinson announced that she would step down but reversed her decision a couple of weeks later asking for her term to be extended for one year. Over her tenure at the UN, Robinson has been one of the most outspoken proponents of homosexuality and abortion under the guise of protection from discrimination based on “sexual orientation” and “reproductive rights.” The International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA), was accorded […]
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HAWAII HOUSE PASSES LEGISLATION PROMOTING MORNING AFTER PILLS

HONOLULU, March 18, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Only a week after approving a bill to allow assisted suicide, the Hawaii House has passed two bills promoting the abortifacient morning after pill. The first of the bills allows pharmacists to dispense the abortifacients without a doctor’s prescription to women over 18 years of age. The second bill forces hospitals and primary-care clinics, including religiously-affiliated ones to make the abortifacients available to women who have been sexually assaulted. The bills now move to the Senate for consideration. See related LifeSite coverage:  HAWAII HOUSE APPROVES ASSISTED SUICIDE https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2002/mar/020308.html#7 See the coverage in the Honolulu […]
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UK STUDY FINDS SEX ED AND MORNING AFTER PILLS ENCOURAGE PROMISCUITY

More abortions follow increased use of morning after pill LONDON, March 18, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Dr David Paton, a leading expert on teenage fertility at the University of Nottingham, has released a study suggesting that candid sex education and the availability of the morning after pill have increased promiscuous sex. The study confirms the findings of studies conducted in 1999 and 2000 which found that use of family planning information did not lead to a decrease in unwanted pregnancies, and that found that young people who were prescribed the morning-after pill were much more likely to have abortions. The current […]
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THATCHER WARNS BRITAIN TO STOP ENCROACHMENT BY EUROPEAN UNION

LONDON, March 18, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in her new book Statecraft, calls for Britain to renegotiate its terms of membership in the European Union to leave it more control over its internal affairs. She urges the national government to regain control over agricultural, fishing, security and trade policy, which commentators suggest is tantamount to calling for a complete withdrawal from the EU. Lady Thatcher does not back away from the suggestion of quitting the EU. “It is frequently said to be unthinkable that Britain should leave the European Union. But the avoidance of thought […]
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CANADIAN ALLIANCE DISSIDENTS CONSIDER JOINING FEDERAL TORY PARTY

OTTAWA, March 18, 2002 (LSN.ca) – In a report which came as a shock to many social conservatives in Canada, the National Post reveals today that the Democratic Representative Caucus, the group of seven dissident Alliance MPs, is considering joining the Progressive Conservative Party. This would be under current PC Leader and red Tory Joe Clark, who has indicated his intention to remain the Leader and who is adamantly opposed to social conservatism. Clark, who is fond of leading Gay Pride parades, has not only indicated that he is personally in favour of abortion, he also has shown himself an […]
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ACLU SEEKING TO OVERTURN FLORIDA BAN ON ADOPTION BY HOMOSEXUAL COUPLES https://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-gay-adoption0315mar15.story?  coll=sns%2Dap%2Dnationworld%2Dheadlines MINNESOTA HOUSE PASSES INFORMED CONSENT, NFP FUNDING, RESTRICTION ON ABORTION FUNDS Yesterday the Minnesota House passed measures on informed consent requiring women who request abortions to receive detailed information 24 hours prior to an abortion. The bill also included a ban on state family planning grants to organizations that provide abortions or abortion counseling, and a measure to ensure 20 percent of one category of family planning grants, about $1.3 million, goes to groups that offer only natural family planning. However Governor Jesse Ventura has already twice […]
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NEW ZEALAND STUDY FINDS LINK BETWEEN ABORTION AND DOMESTIC ABUSE Of 62 women who took part in the study at a Health Waikato abortion clinic from last July to November, half told researchers they had been physically or sexually abused. The study, thought to be the first of its kind in New Zealand, showed most abuse was at the hands of their partner or a family member.  https://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1135628a11,FF.html CNN POLL ON HOMOSEXUAL ADOPTION Do you think gay couples should be able to adopt children?  https://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/TalkBack/
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US SUPREME COURT’S SCALIA SAYS NO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ABORTION

BUFFALO, March 15, 2002 (LSN.ca) – During a talk in Buffalo Wednesday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia emphasized that there is no constitutional right to abortion. “My votes in abortion cases have nothing to do with my pro-life views,” Scalia said. “They have to do with the text of the Constitution. And there is nothing, nothing in the Constitution that guarantees the right to an abortion.” Buffalo News reports that Scalia admitted that the Constitution also did not ban abortion, and indicated the issue ultimately should be decided by a constitutional amendment. Of the Constitution he said, “It says […]
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LIBERAL GOVERNMENT A SHAM WITH BACKBENCHERS FORCED TO USE SCRIPTED QUESTIONS

MPs Given Little Opportunity to Represent Consitutuents and Personal Views OTTAWA, March 15, 2002 (LSN.ca) – In a feeble attempt to curb swelling unrest in the ranks of backbench Liberal MPs, it is reported that Prime Minister Jean Chretien is bending a bit to finally allow his MPs to voice their opinions in the House of Commons. In a revealing article, the National Post reported yesterday that during a recent caucus meeting Chretien said he would allow backbench Liberal MPs freedom to ask ministers whatever questions they want as long as they do so in a courteous way. A senior […]
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US SENATE PANEL REJECTS JUDGE PICKERING BECAUSE OF HIS PRO-LIFE VIEWS

Democratic Majority Votes as Block to Prevent Full Senate Consideration WASHINGTON, March 15, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The US Senate Judiciary Committee has rejected President George Bush’s nomination of Judge Charles W. Pickering of Mississippi for the US Court of Appeals. The Democrat majority of 10 on the 19 member committee voted not even to allow the full Senate to consider Pickering. Leftist and pro-abortion groups were rejoicing after an intense anti-Pickering lobby effort. In a statement after the committee decision was made President Bush said, “I am deeply disappointed that Judge Charles Pickering, a distinguished judge who was unanimously confirmed […]
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NEPAL LEGALIZES ABORTION IN RESPONSE TO UNITED NATIONS DEMANDS

Bill to Give Women Human Rights Also Strips Unborn Children of Right To Life KHATMANDU, March 15, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The Nepali House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday which legalized abortion in the country for the first time. While the House passed similar legislation last year, it was rejected by the Upper House. However, since the House passed the legislation a second time with over a 50% majority it was declared passed. The bill passed the 205-member House 147-1 with 56 lawmakers absent. Portions of the law are commendable and afford women the previously denied right to inherit parental property […]
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LIBERAL MP BREAKS PARTY RANKS DEMANDING MORATORIUM ON EMBRYO RESEARCH

Concerned that “big money” is Behind the CIHR's Policies OTTAWA, March 15, 2002 (LSN.ca) – At a press conference Monday, Liberal MP Paul Szabo (Mississauga South) expressed serious concerns about the guidelines on stem cell research announced by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) on March 4. “The guidelines and presentation by CIHR show an unfortunate but clear bias against adult stem cell research and I am seriously concerned that this area of research will not get the support it deserves,” said Szabo. Mr. Szabo outlined a number of examples where references to adult stem cells were down-played and […]
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CANADA TO ADD 7 FEDERAL RIDINGS BASED ON NEW CENSUS DATA The total number of electoral districts in the House of Commons will increase from 301 to 308 ridings after the completion of the readjustment process, scheduled for June 2004. Additional seats will be attributed as follows: 3 for Ontario, 2 for British Columbia, and 2 for Alberta. The other provinces and territories will maintain the same number of electoral districts.  https://canada.gc.ca/wire/2002/03/130302_e.html AUSTRALIAN STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES TO ALLOW EMBRYO RESEARCH IF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS BAN https://www.ananova.com/yournews/story/sm_544113.html UK GOV’T ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DRUGS APPROVES USE OF CANNABIS The Government’s […]
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BRITISH GOVERNMENT NOT PLANNING TO LIBERALIZE N. IRELAND ABORTION LAW

DUBLIN, March 14, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The secretary of state for Northern Ireland Dr. John Reid has confirmed that the British government has no plans to liberalize abortion law in Northern Ireland. Dr. Reid made the assurance in a letter to Mr. Nigel Dodds, Northern Ireland’s minister for social development and a member of both the Northern Ireland assembly and the UK parliament. Mr. Dodds, warned that a legal challenge to Northern Ireland’s abortion law by the Family Planning Association to begin March 21 was an attempt to change the pro-life law. Mr. Dodds said that an overwhelming majority opposed […]
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AUSTRALIAN ANGLICAN BISHOP QUESTIONS OPPOSITION TO EMBRYO RESEARCH BUT NOT IVF

CANBERRA, March 14, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The Anglican Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn, George Browning, has pointed out a logical inconsistency in opposing research on human embryos while at the same time approving of in vitro fertilization. Bishop Browning refused to go along with a condemnation of research on human embryos issued by 10 other New South Wales Anglican bishops. “Using the logic of the statement, surely to produce embryos, knowing that the vast majority of them are not going to be placed back in the womb of the mother, but are to be 'wasted', must be totally unacceptable,” said […]
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STUDY SUGGESTING ADULT STEM CELLS INFERIOR TO EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS QUESTIONED

TORONTO, March 14, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Two studies reported in the journal Nature have attempted to refute promising research on adult stem cells. The studies suggest that adult stem cells are not able to differentiate into various tissues as the great majority of recent studies have shown. The new studies are sure to be used to lobby for the public funding of embryonic stem cell research. Campaign Life Coalition medical advisor Dr. John Shea, commented on the studies saying, “Embryonic stem cell research is causing harm to people right now and has incurably worsened the symptoms in some Parkinson patients.” […]
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS RADICAL FEMINIST RESOLUTION – CORRECTED VERSION

Document passed with only minor revisions BRUSSELS, March 14, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The European Parliament (EP) voted March 13, to adopt a radical feminist resolution that attacks pro-life religious beliefs and Christianity. The report on “Women and Fundamentalism” was first proposed in October 2001 by María Izquierdo Rojo and was unsuccessfully challenged in the EP by Ireland Independent MEP Mrs Dana Rosemary Scallon among others. The document with minor revisions was adopted narrowly by a vote of 242-240 with 42 abstentions. A copy of the document as adopted was sent to LifeSite by Eva Bacelar, a press secretary for the […]
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COURT RULES UK TELEVISION BROADCASTERS GUILTY OF CENSORSHIP OF PRO-LIFE AD

Pro-Life Leader says “Judgment signals the beginning of the end of legal abortion in the UK”. LONDON, March 14, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The UK Court of Appeal ruled today that the decision of UK television broadcasters to ban a pro-life ad during the 1997 general election was “unlawful.” The BBC, which represented all British broadcasters in the case, said they banned the ads because they featured “shocking” images of abortion and considered them “grossly offensive.” The Appeal Court ruling by three senior Justices overturned an earlier High Court ruling. Lord Justice Laws commented on the case saying, “The reader of […]
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CALIFORNIA MURDER SUSPECT ADDICTED TO PORNOGRAPHY https://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=CK3HM4M1ZHXEGCRBAELCFEYKEEARKIWD?type=topnews&StoryID=692523 NEW YORK’S CARDINAL EGAN LOBBIES AGAINST FORCED CONTRACEPTIVE COVERAGE https://www.pressconnects.com/today/news/stories/ne031302s90785.shtml
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TORONTO STAR PUBLISHES LANDSBERG ATTACK AGAINST CATHOLIC TEACHING ON CONDOMS Column strongly supports Toronto World Youth Day action by Catholics for a Free Choice. Michele Landsberg is an extremely outspoken advocate of abortion and radical feminism and venomous opponent of the pro-life movement. She is the wife of Stephen Lewis who is similarly outspoken on these issues and has been a Member of Parliament, a UNICEF director and Canadian ambassador to the United Nations.  https://thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?GXHC_gx_session_id_=a1c3be63c0cc5b7f&pagename=  thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1015455916159&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=  968332188492&call_pagepath=News/News CBC SHOW DEBATES EMBRYO AND UNBORN CHILD GENETIC TESTING https://www.cbc.ca/national/news/measuringup/index.html AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW MPS FREE VOTE ON EMBRYO RESEARCH https://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/03/12/1015909852639.html
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FIRST DAY OF LIFE A HIGH HOMICIDE RISK

Infants Killed by Their Mothers ATLANTA, March 13, 2002 (LSN.ca) – NBC news reported on a study released last Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that indicated “Americans are at least 10 times more likely to be murdered on the day of their birth than at any other point in their lives”. The study’s data indicated that 3,312 or 7.3 percent of all U.S. infant homicides recorded between 1989 and 1998 occurred on the date of birth. This first day of life homicide rate was about 10 times greater than that for adults between the […]
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TWO LARGEST ORTHODOX JEWISH GROUPS IN U.S. APPROVE EMBRYO RESEARCH AND HUMAN CLONING

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Yesterday, the nation’s two largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organizations—the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (UOJCA), representing nearly 1,000 congregations, and the Rabbinical Council of America, whose membership consists of more than 1,000 rabbis—issued a joint statement entitled “Cloning Research, Jewish Tradition & Public Policy.” The document explains that while “Our Torah tradition places great value upon human life … our tradition states that an embryo in vitro does not enjoy the full status of person-hood and its attendant protections.” In advocating cloning the document says, “if cloning technology research advances our ability […]
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ABORTIONISTS CLAIM ALBERTA HEALTH MINISTER ASSURED THEM OF CONTINUED PUBLIC FUNDS

CALGARY, March 13, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Abortionists from two Alberta abortuaries are claiming that Health Minister Gary Mar said his government is not considering de-insuring abortions. However, a letter sent to the abortionists dated Feb. 14 said only that the province was not considering defunding abortion “at present.” Three weeks prior to the letter’s date, the province said it would set up a committee to decide if some medical services, including abortion, should continue to receive government funding. The Calgary Herald reports that the advisory panel, which has yet to be formed, is scheduled to issue its recommendations by Aug. […]
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US HOUSE APPROVES PROTECTION FOR BABIES WHO SURVIVE ABORTION ATTEMPTS

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2002 (LSN.ca) – On Tuesday evening (March 12), the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act (H.R. 2175) on a voice vote. The three-paragraph bill codifies the traditional definition of “born alive.” Its aim was to ensure babies who are accidentally born alive after abortion attempts are given the right to life and care guaranteed by law. Specifically, under the bill, the terms “person,”“human being,”“child,” and “individual,” whenever they appear in federal laws or regulations, will be construed to include “every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive.” The term […]
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS RADICAL FEMINIST RESOLUTION

Includes Article to Subject Religious Freedom to United Nations Conventions ***NOTE: New information on March 14 reveals that the resolution on “Women and Fundamentalism” passed by the European Parliament March 13 was amended to strip some of its controversial contents. Thus LifeSite’s March 13 report below is in error regarding some of the statements adopted since the quotes were obtained from the original document. The press release by the EP did not reveal these facts and LifeSite has submitted a request for clarification and will report on the details as soon as they are available. BRUSSELS, March 13, 2002 (LSN.ca) […]
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ACLU SPONSORS NATIONAL DAY OF APPRECIATION FOR ABORTION PROVIDERS https://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/A0019941.html US BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE BACKS BROWNBACK/LANDRIEU HUMAN CLONING PROHIBITION ACT https://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2002/02-038.htm
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LIBERAL AND ALLIANCE MPS DEMAND FREE VOTE ON EMBRYO RESEARCH https://www.thestar.ca/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_ PrintFriendly&c=Article&cid=1015887728073 POPE INSISTS ON “RESPECTING SCRUPULOUSLY THE RIGHT OF FAMILIES TO CHOOSE THE TYPE OF EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN”  https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/2002/march/documents/hf_ jp-ii_spe_20020311_ambassador-ecuador_sp.html (In Spanish only) BUSH TO ATTEND UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE TO PROMOTE GLOBAL TAXATION https://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=ForeignBureausarchive
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EVES CAMPAIGN NEGOTIATING WITH SOME RIVALS TO AVERT SECOND BALLOT LOSS

Witmer and Clement Being Courted but not Flaherty and Stockwell TORONTO, March 12, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The National Post reported that the Ernie Eves Ontario PC leadership team now realizes their candidate cannot win on the first ballot and may lose on a second ballot vote to Jim Flaherty. Eves, who is the most well-connected candidate to Bay St. big money, is rumored to be secretly offering generous financial enticements to Witmer and Clement, in addition to promises of significant cabinet postings. The Post reports that John Lashinger, chairman of the Eves campaign, denied the claim. Given the new one […]
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NEW MOTHERS INCREASINGLY PUTTING CHILDREN AHEAD OF THEIR CAREERS

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2002 (LSN.ca) – For the first time in over 25 years, the percentage of mothers with children under 1 year old working or looking for work has declined from 60 percent in 1998 to 55 percent in 2000. U.S. Census Bureau data, reported on today by USA Today, also reveals the percentage of women who worked during their first pregnancy also has shown its first leveling off since 1961. Moreover, the number of working, married women with children under 3 has dropped from an annual average of 4 million in 1999 to 3.9 million in 2000. Demographers […]
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2001 CENSUS REVEALS LOWEST EVER INCREASE IN CANADIAN POPULATION

Canada Contracepting and Aborting Itself Into Oblivion OTTAWA, March 12, 2002 (LSN.ca) – 2001 Census results released today by Statistics Canada reveal that for the first time in Canada’s history population increased by only 4% since the last census, with more than half of the increase due to immigration rather than births. Canada registered a population growth of about 1.16 million people between 1996 and 2001. At just over 30 million inhabitants, the country remains one of the most sparsely populated in the world. The report noted that there have been only two other periods in which the population grew […]
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CANADIAN SENATOR COMPARES CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO TALIBAN FOR UPHOLDING MARRIAGE

Links Taliban, Supposed Repression of Women by all Churches and Religions, and Anti-Semitism OTTAWA, March 12, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Liberal Senator Laurier L. LaPierre, appointed to the Senate last year by Prime Minister Jean Chretien, compared Christian churches to the Taliban last week in an impassioned and bizarre speech in support of same-sex marriage. LaPierre began his remarks telling the Senate “I am a gay man living … with a kind and gentle man and whose silver ring I wear.”“The Church,” said LaPierre on March 6, supported marriage which “made a woman the property of her husband and subject to […]
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MASSACHUSETTS LAW FORCES CHURCHES’ AND PRO-LIFE GROUPS’ INSURANCE TO COVER ABORTIFACIENTS https://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=Nationarchive
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ONTARIO LIBERAL LEADER MCGUINTY WOULD END INDEPENDENT SCHOOL TAX CREDITS https://www.thestar.ca/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/  Article_PrintFriendly&c=Article&cid=1015628572103 NATIONAL POST EDITORIAL FAVOURS ADULT STEM CELL RESEARCH https://www.nationalpost.com/commentary/story.html?f=/stories/20020311/298825 .html THREE DISABLED CHILDREN IN AUSTRALIA TO SUE FOR “WRONGFUL LIFE”  Will argue that they are due funds since they should not have been born.  https://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/03/10/1015365756982.html SOUTH KOREAN RESEARCH PRODUCES HUMAN CLONES FOR RESEARCH WITH COW OVA https://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/story/0,1870,107320,00.html? AUDI WILL BECOME THE OFFICIAL AUTOMOTIVE SPONSOR OF HOMOSEXUAL NY TIMES SPEAKER SERIES https://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020308/82218_1.html
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PLANNED PARENTHOOD COMMITS MORE ABORTIONS THAN EVER BEFORE

Pro-Life Leader Challenged Pro-Abortion Group To An End Its Terrorism On The Unborn Child WASHINGTON, D.C., March 11, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Douglas R. Scott, president of Life Decisions International, has called on Planned Parenthood Federation of American (PPFA) to end its “ever-increasing terrorism on the unborn child.” Citing PPFA’s own statistics that show it committed more abortions in its last reporting period than ever before, Scott said it’s time for a cease-fire to protect those in the womb. “PPFA and its legions admits to having committed 197,070 in 2000, a 7.8 percent increase from the 182,792 killings it did in […]
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POPE STRIPS GERMAN BISHOP OF AUTHORITY OVER ABORTION COUNSELING CENTERS

FRANKFURT, March 11, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Pope John Paul II has displayed a rarely-used papal power by stripping a German bishop of the control of a portion of his diocesan authority. On March 8, the Pope stripped Bishop Franz Kamphaus of the Limburg diocese of responsibility for abortion counseling and assumed personal responsibility for this area of pastoral activity. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports that the Pope was forced to this drastic action after Bishop Kamphaus for years repeatedly refused the Pope’s orders to put an end to the handing out of counselling certificates to pregnant women who can use […]
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PRO-ABORTION GROUP TAKES MEXICO TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS BODY OVER ABORTION

MEXICO CITY, March 11, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, the legal arm of the U.S. pro-abortion movement, has filed a suit with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, claiming Mexico “violated the human rights” of “a 13-year-old rape victim” since she was refused an abortion. If the Commission accepts the suit and Mexico fails to barter an agreement with the Commission, CRLP is threatening to take the case to the Inter-American Court on Human Rights. Rebecca Cook, CRLP board member and professor of human rights and international law at the University of Toronto, said, “This […]
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UN SECRETARY GENERAL OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT PREPARATIONS

Only Five More Countries Needed to Initiate Court – Implementation Now Inevitable UNITED NATIONS, March 11, 2002 (LSN.ca) – As of March 7 there were only five more country ratifications necessary to bring the International Criminal Court (ICC) into force. Mauritius, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Cyprus ratified the Rome Statute of the ICC in March bringing the number of ratifications to 55. Once 60 countries have ratified the treaty, the ICC will assume universal jurisdiction even over countries that have not signed on to the agreement. Procedural consideration may require some months after final ratification before the […]
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AUSTRALIAN NOBEL WINNER RECOMMENDED USING BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS FOR ‘OVERPOPULATION’

Third World De-population has been Official U.S. Strategic Policy since 1974 MELBOURNE, March 11, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Top-secret files recently declassified from the National Archives of Australia despite government opposition has revealed that one of the fathers of modern biotechnology and genetic engineering advocated using biological weapons against Indonesia and other “overpopulated” countries of South-East Asia. Australia’s The Age reports that world-famous microbiologist Sir Macfarlane Burnet, recommended in a secret report for the Australian Defence Department in 1947 that biological and chemical weapons should be developed to target food crops and spread infectious diseases. Macfarlane, who won the Nobel Prize […]
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Yesterday’s story on ARTIFICIAL PRO-CREATION LINKED TO DOUBLE RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS failed to link to both of the studies discussed. The two links are:  https://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/346/10/725 https://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/346/10/731
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AUSTRALIAN COMPANY TO PRODUCE CLONE “DISEASED” HUMAN EMBRYOS FOR RESEARCH https://biz.yahoo.com/ap/020307/australia_cloning_1.html QUEBEC HOMOSEXUALS WIN RETROACTIVE WIDOWS PENSIONS https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/po/20020308/co_po/canada__gay__widows__win_pensions_suit UNFPA ADMITS CHINESE GOVERNMENT MONITORED UNFPA INVESTIGATORS   https://www.c-fam.org/FAX/current_fax.html
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MEDIA WATCH ANNUAL SURVEY RIPS ADVERTISING EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN

TORONTO, March 8, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The Canadian branch of Media Watch released the results of its annual survey of The Best and Worst of Media Portrayals of Women in Advertising. The feminist organization is dedicated to improving the portrayal and representation of women and girls in the media. Shari Graydon, Past President the organization told LifeSite that past research indicates that most non-feminist women and many men also agree that there is a serious need to address media exploitation of both women and now men. Advertising sexploitation of men has been increasing in recent years. The Media Watch release […]
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HAWAII HOUSE APPROVES ASSISTED SUICIDE

HONOLULU, March 8, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The Hawaii House approved assisted suicide Thursday in a 30-20 vote. The measure involved two related bills one which approved a constitutional amendment to allow assisted suicide and a second which set out the rules for the procedure, which were similar to Oregon’s. The so-called “death with dignity” measure is supported by Hawaii Governor Ben Cayetano, but is not expected to pass in the Senate. Senate Health Committee Chairman David Matsuura has said he would not even hold hearings on the house bills which would effectively stop them. However, Gov. Cayetano has publicly asked […]
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POPE GAVE DIRECT ORDER TO GERMAN BISHOP ON ABORTION CERTIFICATES FOR COUNSELLING

FRANKFURT, March 8, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung revealed yesterday that Pope John Paul II gave a direct order to Frankfurt’s Bishop Franz Kamphaus in late February, demanding an end to the handing out of counselling certificates to pregnant women who can use the certificates to obtain abortions. The Limbourg Diocese, which includes Frankfurt, will issue a statement Friday on whether Bishop Kamphaus will resign his bishopric. Bishop Kamphaus is the only one of the 27 German Catholic Bishops who continues to openly defy the Pope by persisting in offering the certificates. Other German dioceses are offering pro-life […]
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UK PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE URGES RAISING ONE-CHILD POLICY WITH CHINA

WESTMINSTER, March 8, 2002 (LSN.ca) – A UK parliamentary committee has called for coercive population control to become a key part of Britain’s human rights dialogue with China, following a submission by the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC). In its response to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Human Rights Annual Report 2001, the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said: “[In the] Report the Government sets out ten objectives of a high-level critical dialogue on human rights issues between China and the United Kingdom and its EU partners, objectives with which we agree. There is, however, one […]
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VIRGINIA PASSES LEGAL RESTRICTION ON PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION

RICHMOND, March 8, 2002 (LSN.ca) – In the first such case since the U.S. Supreme Court shot down Nebraska’s partial-birth abortion ban, the state of Virginia has passed a measure to outlaw partial birth abortions except in the cases of a threat to the life of the mother or to prevent “substantial or irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.” Doctors who violate the law proposed by the bill by performing a “medically induced infanticide” would face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $100,000. The bill passed the Senate yesterday in a vote of […]
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CANADIAN ALLIANCE PARTY TAKES ISSUE WITH CIHR ADVOCACY OF EMBRYO RESEARCH

OTTAWA, March 8, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The Canadian Alliance, Canada’s Official Opposition Party, issued a press release today taking issue with the “Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s (CIHR) assertion that research on embryonic stem cells should proceed on scientific grounds.” Rob Merrifield, Senior Official Opposition Health Critic and Vice-Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health said, “The Standing Committee on Health heard compelling scientific evidence about advances in adult stem cell research.” Noting the advantages of adult stem cell research over embryonic, Merrifield said, “Adult stem cells are easily accessible, are not subject to tissue rejection, and […]
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CANADIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE LETTER ON STEM CELL RESEARCH

OTTAWA, March 8, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), Most Rev. Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V., has sent a letter to Federal Health Minister Anne McLellan regarding the Final Report of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research on Stem Cell Research. Bishop Berthelet expresses, on behalf of the CCCB his “profound disappointment” with the report which “allows public funding of research on embryos who remain after fertility treatments.” The letter explains the position of the Catholic Church “based on both reason and faith and supported by a broad range of scientific and ethical opinion” is […]
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COMPANY ASKS HEALTH CANADA TO ALLOW OVER-THE-COUNTER MORNING AFTER PILL

MONTREAL, March 8, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Paladin Labs Inc., the Montreal company that distributes the abortifacient morning after pill, Plan B, announced today that it has submitted an application to Health Canada to change Plan B, from prescription-only to non-prescription status. In their release, Paladin notes that the Canadian Pharmacists Association and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada collaborated on the submission. In a press release issued today, Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) urges Health Canada to reject the latest ploy by Paladin Labs to get the green light for the distribution of the drug known as “Plan B”. […]
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“CHRISTIAN” GROUP BACKING HARPER TURNS OUT TO BE ‘FOR-PROFIT’ BUSINESS https://www.canoe.ca/CNEWSPolitics0203/03_christian-cp.html SAUDI RESEARCHERS ANNOUNCE FIRST WOMB TRANSPLANT The transplanted uterus had to be removed after three months since it developed blood clots.  https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1857000/1857426.stm US SENATOR JESSE HELMS COMMENTS ON ‘HOMOSEXUAL LIFESTYLE’ SPREADING AIDS Helms is quoted as saying of the “homosexual lifestyle” : “I don’t have any idea on changing my views on that kind of activity, which is the primary cause of the doubling and redoubling of AIDS cases in the United States.”  https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020306/ap_on_go_co/helms_aids_6
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ADULT STEM CELLS IN BLOOD ABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE INTO ORGAN CELLS

HOUSTON, March 7, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Beyond stem cells in bone marrow, scientists have found that stem cells circulating in the blood can also differentiate into mature cells of various organs. Lead researcher Dr. Martin Körbling from the University of Texas demonstrated the finding with biopsy specimens from the liver, gastrointestinal tract, and skin obtained from 12 patients who had undergone transplantation of blood stem cells from peripheral blood. The biopsies gave evidence that the donor blood cells had differentiated into the organ cells of the recipients' organs. Dr. Martin noted that the finding reflects a change in the perception […]
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ARTIFICIAL PRO-CREATION LINKED TO DOUBLE RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS

MELBOURNE, March 7, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Two major studies published in the current edition of the New England Medical Journal warn of increased risk of major birth defects and low birth weight following artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization. An Australian study found 26 of the 301 infants conceived with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (8.6 percent) and 75 of the 837 infants conceived with in vitro fertilization (9.0 percent) had a major birth defect diagnosed by one year of age, as compared with 168 of the 4000 naturally conceived infants (4.2 percent). The study concluded: “Infants conceived with use of intracytoplasmic […]
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IRISH NARROWLY VOTE AGAINST GOVERNMENT’S ABORTION LAW

DUBLIN, March 7, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The people of Ireland narrowly rejected the government’s abortion law, with a less than one per cent majority voting “no” yesterday in the referendum. As the final results came in this afternoon, less than 10,000 votes separated the two sides with over 1.2 million votes cast (49.58% voting “yes” and 50.42% voting “no”) Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern commented after the vote saying “I am disappointed but I am a democrat. I made a promise that I would bring it to the people and I think the proposal was an honest reflection” of a […]
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QUEBEC BISHOPS CONTRADICT CHURCH TEACHING ON HOMOSEXUAL ADOPTION

MONTREAL, March 7, 2002 (LSN.ca) – A statement on homosexual civil unions and the adoption of children released yesterday, (March 6, 2002) by the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Quebec (L’Assemblée des évêques du Québec – AEQ) seems to contradict statements of Pope John Paul II on the matter. The statement by the AEQ was prompted by a bill before the Quebec provincial government to allow for civil unions for homosexual couples, which would afford them the same privileges as married couples except for the name “married”. The statement of the Quebec Bishops affirms that “marriage” should remain the union […]
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LOW VOTER TURNOUT IN IRISH ABORTION REFERENDUM As Ireland votes today in the controversial abortion referendum polling stations reported low voter turnout this afternoon. With only two hours left to go in the allotted voting time, polling stations are reporting an approximately 30% voter turnout.  https://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2002/0306/breaking66.htm CANADIAN HOMOSEXUAL LOBBY GROUP LAUNCHES ‘ADOPT AN MP’ PROGRAM https://www.thestar.ca/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_ PrintFriendly&c=Article&cid=1015369334179 GAMBIAN IMAM WARNS CONDOM PUSH WILL LEAD TO SPREAD OF AIDS Imam Oustas Jukabi of the Tallinding “Dara-ba” Mosque in Kujabi has condemned the promotion of condoms and the claim that they are a protection against AIDS. He warned their promotion would lead […]
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CANADIAN FROZEN EMBRYO ADOPTION PROGRAM LAUNCHED

TORONTO, March 6, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Embryo Adoption Program of Canada was launched this week by Leslie Perkins of Toronto. The Globe and Mail reported that it would be the country's first embryo-adoption program modeled after a similar program in the United States. With her non-profit program, Perkins hopes to match prospective parents with frozen embryos left-over from fertility treatments. “These embryos exist and now is the time to ask what to do with them,” said Perkins. “My hope is that every parent of every frozen embryo will want to participate rather than killing the embryo and denying life to […]
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OFFICIAL REPORT INDICATES THERE WAS “AMPLE EVIDENCE” TO CONVICT CLINTON

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2002 (LSN.ca) – In the final official report on former President Bill Clinton’s Monica Lewinsky scandal, Independent Counsel Robert Ray concluded Wednesday that prosecutors had ample evidence for criminal charges against the former president. The report was released by a three-member panel of federal appeals court judges who ordered the investigation four years ago. “President Clinton’s offenses had a significant adverse impact on the community, substantially affecting the public’s view of the integrity of our legal system,” stated the report. “The independent counsel’s judgment that sufficient evidence existed to prosecute President Clinton was confirmed by President Clinton’s […]
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UNITED NATIONS MEETING TO ADDRESS “MAJOR IMPLICATIONS” OF WORLD “POPULATION DECLINE”

UNITED NATIONS, March 6, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The United Nations is convening an Expert Group Meeting on “Completing the Fertility Transition” in New York from 11 to 14 March 2002. The meeting, organized by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, seeks input on fertility projection. The need for the move stems from the finding that many countries are plagued by fertility rates below replacement level. A UN report on the upcoming meeting notes that “For decades, demographers have assumed that fertility rates in developing countries will eventually fall to replacement level—about 2 children per woman—and […]
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ARGENTINE SUPREME COURT PROHIBITS “MORNING-AFTER PILL”

BUENOS AIRES, March 6, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The Supreme Court of Argentina ruled yesterday (Tuesday, March 05, 2002) that the “morning after pill” known as “Imediat”, produced by the Argentinian laboratory Gador, may not be manufactured, distributed or sold in Argentina because the pill acts as an abortifacient and therefore violates the Constitutional protection of human life “from the moment of conception”. The decision was the result of a court case brought by a pro-life organization, Portal de Belen (Stable of Bethlehem), which argued that the authorization previously given for the drug by the Ministry of Health was unconstitutional. The […]
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SPUC UK reports: On the eve of Ireland’s abortion-referendum, pro-life activists on the “no” side have noted that Catholics celebrate the immaculate conception of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, rather than her immaculate implantation. The proposed constitutional change would define abortion as only taking place after implantation. MALE BRITISH COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ABLE TO USE GIRL’S WASHROOM BEFORE SEX CHANGE https://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20020305/237776.html RAPIST RESPONSIBLE FOR “X” CASE IN IRELAND JAILED FOR ANOTHER SEX OFFENCE https://www.utvinternet.ie/news_disp/indepth.asp?id=15132&r=2&pt=n
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GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH RULES OUT FUNERALS FOR THOSE WHO COMMIT SUICIDE

CYPRUS, March 5, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church proclaimed Thursday that, “The church condemns suicide and has banned church burials for those who take their lives.” The church leaders described suicide as “the ultimate sin which shows disrespect to the will of God.” The Synod noted that those who are mentally disturbed do not fall under the ban, since they are not responsible for their actions. See the Reuters coverage at:  https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020301/od_nm/suicide_dc_1
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GERMAN FILES CASE AGAINST POPE AT UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL COURT

THE HAGUE, March 5, 2002 (LSN.ca) – In what is perhaps a prelude to similar suits being brought to the soon to be inaugurated International Criminal Court, an artist in Germany has launched a suit against Pope John Paul II for his stand against using condoms. Ananova reports that Karl-Friedrich Lentze has filed a case at the International Court in The Hague. Lentze, argues that the Pope “should be made responsible for the deaths of countless people” since, according to Lentze, the Pope’s stand against condoms shows “significant contempt and arrogance towards human life”. Lentz noted that he is seeking […]
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CANADIAN HEALTH AUTHORITIES WILL KEEP EMBRYO RESEARCHERS NAMES SECRET

OTTAWA, March 5, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), which released guidelines allowing public funding for destructive research on human embryos said it will likely keep the names of researchers who work in the controversial area confidential. The Globe and Mail reports that CIHR president Alan Bernstein said a new national on-line registry tracking the number of embryonic stem cells available for research in Canada will likely not identify the scientists. “We don't want those researchers to be targeted by groups that might put their safety at risk,” Dr. Bernstein said, explaining that the registry need […]
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HEALTH MINISTER PRAISES, WHILE EVANGELICALS DENOUNCE FUNDING OF EMBRYO RESEARCH

OTTAWA, March 5, 2002 – Health Minister Anne McLellan praised the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) guidelines that allow tax-payer funding for destructive research on human embryos. “I think it would be fair to say that at least much of that which you find in the guidelines will in some fashion be reflected in legislation ultimately passed by this government,” McLellan said. The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC), representing about half of the 3 million Protestant Evangelicals in Canada, said it was “deeply disappointed with the decision … to proceed down the morally controversial route of providing public funding […]
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CANCER, PARKINSON’S, DIABETES GROUPS RISK DONATIONS BY BACKING EMBRYO RESEARCH

Foundations Alienating Their Own Membership OTTAWA, March 5, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Endorsement of destructive research on human embryos may cost charitable foundations donor support. The Canadian Cancer Society, Parkinson Society of Canada, Muscular Dystrophy Association, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation all came out in support of research on human embryos in an endorsement of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) guidelines on such research. Representatives of these various groups appeared at a press conference Monday with CIHR President Dr. Alan Bernstein as he announced research on embryos would receive public funding. Christian groups, while being strong supporters of […]
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NATIONAL POST SURVEY ON USE OF HUMAN EMBRYOS FOR RESEARCH POST VOTE: Should scientists be able to use leftover human embryos from infertility clinics for medical research? The Post will send the results to Dr. Alan Bernstein, president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.  Vote Here: https://www.nationalpost.com/ IN NARROW VOTE SWISS VOTE TO JOIN UNITED NATIONS Neutral Switzerland decided in a countrywide vote to become a member of the United Nations. The referendum passed 54.6 percent for membership and 45.4 percent against with 12 cantons in favor, and 11 against. Switzerland is expected to formally submit an application for […]
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PHARMACISTS FOR LIFE URGES QUESTIONING OF PHARMACISTS

OTTAWA, March 4, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Pharmacists for Life has asked LifeSite to remind readers that this week (March 4 to 10) is Pharmacy Awareness Week (PAW). It is a week specifically devoted to helping the public to be aware of all the services available to them from their local pharmacists. Mike Izzoti, of Pharmacists for Life urged life and conscience respecting Canadians to help pro-life pharmacists feel supported in their stand against distribution of the abortifacient morning after pill. He also encouraged making pharmacists more aware of the facts by asking them to research the issues. Ask “Why do […]
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STUDY FINDS PUSHING CONTRACEPTION FOR TEENS “INCREASES PREGNANCIES AND ABORTIONS”

LONDON, March 4, 2002 (LSN.ca) – A study released in the current Journal of Health Economics has found that following the government’s plan to cut teenage pregnancy by ‘improving access to contraception’ actually increases pregnancies and abortions. The 14-year study conducted in 16 areas found the more girls aged 13-15 visited contraception-pushing ‘family planning clinics’, the higher was the conception rate. Dr David Paton of Nottingham University Business School, who led the study said “Although family planning may make sexually active teenagers less likely to get pregnant, it seems that it also encourages others to start having sex. Some of […]
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WAR OVER NEW YORK CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS FAR FROM OVER

NEW YORK, March 4, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Chris Slattery, of Expectant Mother Care, one of the main pro-life crisis pregnancy centers involved in the attempt by the pro-abortion state Attorney General to interfere with the operation of the pro-life centers, has warned that reports of a conclusion to the battle are premature. “I believe, now, that the boasting of victory in the battle of the CPCs vs. the NY State Attorney General was a BIG MISTAKE and dangerous!!!,” wrote Slattery in a release. “Our supporters now think it’s all over; we’ve won, and Spitzer’s a reasonable guy, and call off […]
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BOTH SIDES CLAIM SUPPORT OF VATICAN IN IRISH ABORTION DEBATE

Hospital Ready to Destroy Embryos if “Yes” Vote Prevails DUBLIN, March 4, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Just four days before Ireland votes in the contentious abortion referendum, March 8, both the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ campaigns have claimed support from the Vatican. In a letter to be read in all Catholic churches Sunday, Cardinal Desmond Connell, the head of the Irish Bishops Conference said the Vatican has “fully endorsed” the unanimous stand of the Irish bishops in advising a Yes vote in the abortion referendum. However, newspapers reported late last year that in November, Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo, president of the Pontifical […]
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POPE’S SPOKESMAN SAYS HOMOSEXUALS “JUST CANNOT BE ORDAINED” PRIESTS

VATICAN, March 4, 2002 (LSN.ca) – In an interview published in the New York Times Sunday, Pope John Paul II’s spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls cited canon law on homosexuality and said, “People with these inclinations just cannot be ordained.” The interview was in relation to the shocking recent revelations about sexual abuse involving certain priests. Dr. Navarro-Valls continued, “That does not imply a final judgment on people with homosexuality,” and added, “But you cannot be in this field.” According to the Times Dr. Navarro-Valls compared the situation of a man with homosexual inclinations who becomes a priest to that of a […]
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CANADIAN HEALTH RESEARCH AUTHORITY DOES “END RUN ON PARLIAMENT” OVER EMBRYO RESEARCH

OTTAWA, March 4, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) today released guidelines for funding for stem cell research. The guidelines allow for immediate funding of destructive research on human embryos, despite the lack of federal legislation on the matter. Canadian Alliance leadership candidate Stockwell Day, the Canadian Alliance Party and Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) condemned the move. CLC, Canada’s national political pro-life organization, condemned the guidelines as “inhumane and presumptuous.”“This government agency is quite aware that legislation governing stem cell research is pending and that Parliament is in recess but they […]
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US SENATE HEARING INTO UNFPA FUNDING   https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020228/hl_nm/planning_1 AL GORE AND WIFE DONATE $50K TO HOMOSEXUAL LOBBY – DASCHLE SUPPORTS IT TOO   https://cultureandfamily.org/report/2002-03-01/n_hrc.shtml ABORTIONIST PENDERGRAFT RELEASED AS HE APPEALS CONVICTION   https://www.starbanner.com/articles/breaking_news/2352.shtml MURDERED REPORTER PEARL CALLED A PRO-LIFE HERO   WorldNetDaily’s Dean Karayanis writes: “Media reports drum up sympathy for – get this – Pearl’s “unborn child,” something they’d usually think of as “the unviable tissue mass festering inside Marianne Pearl’s abdomen.”  https://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=26655 UNIVERSITY C BERKELEY CLASSES BANNED FOR SEXUAL ACTIVITY REINSTATED   https://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/1714445p-1794473c.html
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ANTI-FAMILY, ANTI-LIFE EVES SAYS FLAHERTY IS “FAR OUT THERE”  https://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20020301/202428.html TWO UK GROUPS GIVEN LICENCES TO CLONE HUMAN EMBRYOS   https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1848000/1848180.stm
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CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY UNDER FIRE FOR BANNING PORNOGRAPHIC FEMINIST PLAY

SPOKANE, Wash., March 1, 2002 (LSN.ca) – While various “Catholic” universities in the US have allowed the play, Gonzaga University, a Jesuit institution, has banned “The Vagina Monologues”. Rev. Robert Spitzer, president of the university, explained his decision to ban the production from the university at a public debate this week. Fr. Spitzer pointed out that one scene involved a lesbian sexual affair between a 16-year-old and an older woman, which was referred to as a “good rape.” He noted that the scene was obviously contrary to the “Catholic and Christian view of marriage.” Decisions on allowing certain speakers and […]
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HOMOSEXUAL PARTNERSHIPS LEGALIZED IN FINLAND

HELSINKI, March 1, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Finland has allowed homosexual couples 18 and older to legally register their unions in a civil ceremony. The legislation gives homosexual couples the same economic privileges as married couples but does not allow adoption of children or sharing of surnames. Ananova reports that the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church, to which 85 per cent of the 5.2 million population belongs, will not publish an official stand on homosexual partnerships. However, Lutheran Archbishop Jukka Paarmas said priests can visit and pray with homosexual couples in their homes but could not offer a blessing. See the Ananova […]
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CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS VICTORIOUS AS NY WITHDRAWS SUBPOENAS

NEW YORK, March 1, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Pregnancy Resource Centers across New York proclaimed victory today in light of news that New York Attorney General Elliot Spitzer, just two weeks after the Centers initiated legal action against him, has decided to withdraw the broad, non-judicial subpoenas his office had served them. The Pregnancy Resource Centers (PRCs) have maintained that the subpoenas were unfounded. In an historic move two weeks ago, the Centers involved initiated legal action against the NY Attorney General, each filing a motion to quash the subpoena in light of the fact that the Attorney General had not […]
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UNIVERSITY FORCES PRO-LIFE DISPLAY DOWN AFTER GIVING APPROVAL

VANCOUVER, March 1, 2002 (LSN.ca) – An officially recognized pro-life club at University College of the Fraser Valley was forced to take down a pro-life display consisting of 40 white crosses in a field this week even though they had prior permission of the university. The Abbotsford News reports that the university is admitting to having permitted the display originally and then ordering its removal based on complaints from other students and staff. “Based on the reaction that we’ve received on campus, a lot of very concerned people about the nature of the display, and the feelings that it set […]
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CATHOLICS – DON’T ALLOW CLERGY SEX ABUSE SCANDALS TO MAKE YOU BACK DOWN ON PRO-LIFE

NEW YORK, March 1, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Reverend Benedict J. Groeschel, CFR, a Catholic priest in Larchmont, New York has warned that the media are using reports of abusive clergy “as a brick bat to bring Catholics into submission so that we will not oppose abortion and the destruction of the family.” Fr. Groeschel, well known for his frequent appearances on the Eternal Word Television Network, suggests instead that “the country will show a real interest in how its youth are corrupted every day by pornography on television and on the Internet and, in fact, in the whole media, which […]
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