Articles for Month: April 2002

UNITED STATES REGAINS UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SEAT https://www.canoe.ca/CNEWSTopNews/un_apr29-ap.html TEXAS SUPREME COURT ALLOWS MINOR TO HAVE AN ABORTION WITHOUT NOTIFYING PARENTS https://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/front/1389692

STUDY FINDS FERTILITY FADES IN WOMEN BEGINNING IN THEIR 20s https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1958000/1958465.stm UK GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL DRAWING UP GUIDELINES ON WITHHOLDING TREATMENT https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1958000/1958969.stm WOMAN WHO SUCCESSFULLY APPEALED TO UK HIGH COURT FOR RIGHT TO REFUSE TREATMENT DIES https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,1-282643,00.html DOCTORS SAY CONJOINED NEWBORN TWINS MUST BE SEPARATED https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020430/ap_wo_en_ge/britain_conjoined_twins_1

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2002 (LSN.ca) – In his proclamation for the US National Day of Prayer Friday, President George W. Bush noted the sanctity of human life. In a proclamation overflowing with references to God, a taboo on the Canadian political scene, Bush included a line sure to endear his pro-life supporters. “We offer thanks for the countless blessings God has provided. And we thank God for sanctifying every human life by creating each of us in His image,” he said. For the full National Day of Prayer Proclamation see the White House at:  https://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/04/20020426-2.html

Not One of the 235 Private Members’ Bills During Current Parliament Have Been Adopted. OTTAWA, April 30, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Saskatchewan MP Garry Breitkreuz has told the media he is bracing to have the Prime Minister’s Office shut down his motion to open discussion in parliament on when human life begins. The motion is scheduled to be put to the House of Commons on May 22. “I think the government should have to listen to the views of Canadians,” said a very frustrated Mr. Breitkreuz. Breitkreuz told the Saskatoon Star Phoenix that his frustration is fuelled by the knowledge that […]

NEW YORK, April 30, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Anthony DeStefano, the Executive Director of Priests for Life, has commented on the abuse scandal in a release entitled Memo to Catholics: Stop Playing Defense! DeStefano describes himself as “a lay person who has worked closely with the clergy for over a decade, and who has seen first-hand how heroically selfless and self-sacrificing our Roman Catholic priests truly are.” While he acknowledges the horror of the crimes committed by guilty priests and stresses that they should be punished, he asserts that the media attacks on the church over this issue are motivated by […]

LONDON, April 30, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The British government is working on legislation to give dogs, cats, and other house pets and circus animals a legal bill of rights which would hold owners liable to prosecution if the rights are violated. The Sunday Times reports that Elliot Morley, an environment minister is drawing up the proposals with the help of The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In a speech today Morley will announce the proposals. “We need to modernise the law by setting minimum standards for the animals in our care. We have an obligation to […]

OTTAWA, April 30, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The federal funding agency, Canadian Institutes for Health Research, has announced that it has postponed its grants for research involving embryonic stem cell research until next April. Moreover, Genome Canada, another federal funding agency has said it will go along with the CIHR decision and postpone funding as well. The hold comes after CIHR president Alan Bernstein came under heavy fire by the Health Committee for releasing funding guidelines prior to federal legislation on the issue. The delay will give legislators a chance to debate the reproductive technology legislation which Health Minister Anne McLellan […]

FORMER PRESIDENT FORD URGES BUSH NOT TO BAN HUMAN CLONING https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020426/ap_on_sc/ford_cloning_1 US GOV’T AWARDS $3.5 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH The grants from the National Institutes of Health were awarded to Cellsaurus, a subsidiary of Bresagen of Athens, Ga.; ES Cell International Pte Ltd. of Melbourne, Australia; the University of California, San Francisco; and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation in Madison. HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson announced the grants Friday and said that more would be coming.  https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020429/ap_on_sc/stem_cells_6

FUND ESTABLISHED FOR BISSONNETTE FAMILY Friends of Joe and France Bissonnette have established a special fund to assist them with the many extra expenses they are incurring during their daughter Angela’s battle with aplastic anemia. Joe and France are not yet aware of the fund. It is felt that this one wage earner family could certainly use extra help during this stressful period. France is currently pregnant with their 7th child. Contributions may be made via a cheque to Campaign Life Coalition and marked “Angela Bissonnette”. The address is 301-104 Bond St., Toronto, Ontario M5B 1X9. UK LIFE CHAINS ATTRACT […]

ERFURT, Germany, April 29, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Robert Steinhauser, the former student who killed 16 people and injured 10 others in a shooting massacre at a high school in Germany was heavily involved in violent computer video games. Der Spiegel magazine reports that Steinhauser spent much of his time playing the games with his favourite being Counterstrike” in which anti-terror units wearing masks battle each other to death. Steinhauser also wore a black mask and dark clothes to carry out his attack. Related links:  Video violence fears real   https://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0018973.html Video game violence: what does the research say?  https://www.mediafamily.org/research/vgrc/1998-2.shtml Interview […]