Articles for Month: April 2002

UNITED NATIONS, April 29, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Speaking at a United Nations meeting discussing aging populations earlier this month, Libyan delegate Abdulhamid Asseid Zentani noted the root cause of the aging crisis to be “family planning and the encouragement of abortion.” His comments were made April 12 at the Second World Assembly On Ageing held in Madrid. “We do not view the problem we are discussing today only in terms of an increase in the number of the aged. We also see it through the causes which have led to a disruption in the demographic composition of the population, the […]

BERN, April 29, 2002 (LSN.ca) – A poll commissioned by the Swiss Broadcasting Company has found that a majority of Swiss intend to vote in favour of a government-backed initiative to legalize abortion on demand in the first twelve weeks after conception. The poll, conducted between April 10 and 22, found 64 per cent of voters intend to cast their ballots in favour of the initiative with 23% opposed and 13% undecided. The issue will be put to a vote June 2. In related news, the Christian Democrats voted against the initiative at a party meeting. Delegates to the meeting […]

“No justification for believing that this will not happen with humans.” EDINBURGH, Scotland, April 29, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Ian Wilmut, of the Roslin research centre in Scotland who is best known for his work in creating Dolly the cloned sheep, says every cloned animal is genetically and physically defective. Dolly the sheep itself suffers from premature arthritis, and Wilmut says cloned mice, cows, sheep and pigs all show developmental difficulties. Wilmut published a new study over the weekend which surveyed cloning experiments around the world. The major defects found include mice becoming grotesquely fat, white blood cell production in a […]

Quebec still self-destructing QUEBEC CITY, April 29, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Quebec Attorney General Paul Begin announced Friday that the province will give legal status to homosexual unions by late June. A draft bill presented in the legislature Thursday would give homosexual couples the same rights as married couples including adoption and artificial insemination. “It will be a civil union for gays and lesbians, just like marriage for heterosexuals,” Begin told reporters. Hearings on the legislation are scheduled for May. Once passed Quebec follows Nova Scotia to become the second Canadian province to legalize homosexual civil unions. In a shocking move […]

STRASBOURG, April 29, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The European Court of Human Rights ruled against assisted suicide today in the case of Dianne Pretty – a UK woman suffering from motor neurone disease. After having her case rejected by the UK High Court, Pretty appealed to the European Court to have her husband be allowed to assist in her suicide without being punished. The seven member court ruled unanimously that the refusal of the UK to allow her husband to assist in her suicide did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights. Pretty perversely claimed that the “right to life” […]

ROME, April 26, 2002 (LifeSiteNews.com) – At the conclusion of the meeting between Pope John Paul II and the Cardinals of the United States Wednesday, the pope called on the “Pastors of the Church” to “publicly…reprimand individuals who spread dissent.” At the meeting discussing the sexual abuse of minors by members of the clergy the pope noted that “doctrinal issues” underlie “the deplorable behavior in question” and proposed three “lines of response.” This may be an especially difficult task for some of the bishops and cardinals since in the U.S., and even more so in neighbouring Canada, where dissent or […]

THE ROOKIE – Disney : A heart warming, pro-family movie about a happily married, baseball loving high school teacher with three small children. He finds himself in the unexpected situation of possibly, at a late age, fulfilling his life-long dream of playing for a pro baseball team. Chock full of goodness and wonderful life lessons. Nothing at all objectionable. Excellent acting and music. ICE AGE – If you fell the need for a lot of good, clean laughs, this movie is for you. A very different kind of animated movie about a small group of a mammoth, sabre tooth tiger […]

UPDATE ON ANGELA BISSONNETTE Yesterday it took approximately 2 hours to remove the bone marrow from Angela’s sister Marie Claire. At 4:00 they began transplanting the bone marrow into Angela intravenously, and it was completed by 9:00. Angela looks great today, says her father Joe. Engrafting of the marrow should begin within the next 1-2 weeks. One difficult effect of the chemotherapy is the development of sores along the gastro-intestinal track. The most dangerous thing in the next few weeks is the risk of infection. Angela is in reverse isolation, protecting her from germs. Only staff and parents may enter […]

OTTAWA, April 26, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Two weeks ago federal Health Minister Anne McLellan wrote her New Brunswick provincial counterpart to suggest a three-member panel to arbitrate disputes around the Canada Health Act. One of the major disputes between Ottawa and the provinces in this regard has been the funding of abortions at private abortuaries rather than only in hospitals. The federal government has threatened some provinces with loss of funds if they refuse to fund abortions at private abortuaries. Through a freedom of information request The Moncton Times and Transcript obtained a copy of notes for a conversation between […]

LONDON, April 26, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Richard Lynn, Emeritus professor of Psychology at the University of Ulster, has written a book suggesting that modern reproductive technology calls for society to re-think its condemnation of eugenics. “The general principle of eugenics, that we could improve the genetic quality of the population, needs taking seriously,” says Lynn. “The new medical technology of eugenics is going to take off, because it satisfies the needs of individuals, both for themselves and as parents. Parents would like to have children who are free of genetic diseases, and potentially in the future they will want to […]