Articles for Month: April 2002

Government puts “the interests of sexual predators, and now horses, above the interests of children” OTTAWA, April 24, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The majority of Liberal and Bloc Québécois MPs combined to defeat a Canadian Alliance motion (163-62) yesterday aimed at protecting children from sexual predators. The Alliance put forth a motion yesterday in the House of Commons that recommended tougher provisions against child pornography, and raising the legal age of consent to at least 16. The motion read:  “That the government immediately introduce legislation to protect children from sexual predators including measures that raise the legal age of consent to […]

MP was Militant Canadian Government Supporter of Homosexuality at UN OTTAWA, April 24, 2002 (LSN.ca) – In one of the most outrageous speeches ever made in the Canadian parliament, Liberal MP Hedy Fry, the former Secretary of State for Status of Women Canada, endorsed the “right” of children “below the age of 16” to “engage in sexual activity.” In her speech, made yesterday regarding a motion to raise the age of consent in Canada from 14 to at least 16, she went so far as to positively discuss “sexual activity…at the age of 13.” Fry spoke of a “need” of […]

AIDS RESEARCH FUNDED DISPROPORTIONATELY In fiscal 2002, the US National Institutes of Health allocated $2.5 billion for research into AIDS—which killed 15,288 persons in 2000. On the other hand, heart disease research received $1.9 billion—even though heart disease claimed 709,894 victims in 2000. Diabetes resulted in 68,662 deaths—but received only $771.7 million in funding. Breast cancer took a toll of 42,290—but cost $627.7 million in research.  https://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020422-69582976.htm ABORTION RESPONSIBLE FOR 40% DECREASE IN FERTILITY IN GREECE https://www.mpa.gr/article.html?doc_id=264503 (files from Pro-Life E-News)

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Mary Cheney, the self-professed lesbian daughter of US Vice President Dick Cheney, has joined a homosexual activist group seeking to promote homosexuality within the Republican Party. The London Telegraph reports that Miss Cheney said she had joined the board of the Republican Unity Coalition which attempts to persuade party leaders to accept homosexuals into their ranks. “We can expand the party’s outreach to non-traditional Republicans; we can make sexual orientation a non-issue for the party; and we can help achieve equality for all gay and lesbian Americans,” said Miss Cheney. See the report in […]

LOS ANGELES, April 23, 2002 (LSN.ca) – On April 17, shock radio host Howard Stern, known for his offensive comments, impersonated Pope John Paul II as promoting and engaging in pedophilia and child pornography. In his comments Stern related the term “Catholic” to commentary so offensive it cannot be repeated by this news service. The American Decency campaign against Stern’s abuse of the airwaves has succeeded in convincing many stations to dump Stern’s offensive programming and over since 1998 over 13,000 advertisers have fled from advertising on his shows. To join the American Decency Campaign see the Stern page at:  […]

“eugenics movement still seeks to eliminate the 'unfit' and build a 'master race.” CAMBRIDGE, UK, April 23, 2002 (LSN.ca) – In an amazing demonstration of ignorance, scientists at the Wellcome Cancer Research Institute in Cambridge suggested that harvesting stem cells from abnormal embryos rather than from healthy ones would end the ethical objection to destructive research on human embryos. John Gurdon, head of the team at the Institute said, “If an embryo is certain to die, I can't see why anyone would object to someone taking cells and working with them.” Through various experiments with frog embryos, Gurdon created several […]

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2002 (LSN.ca) – A release from the Pro-life Action League gives more detail on the upcoming US Supreme Court review of the NOW v. Scheidler federal RICO national class action. The action was launched by the National Organization for Women and the abortion industry against Joseph M. Scheidler, Tim Murphy and Andrew Scholberg and the Pro-Life Action League, along with Operation Rescue. The Court will consider:  (i) whether injunctive relief – which may include remedies such as dissolution or dismemberment of enterprises – may be available in “racketeering” lawsuits brought by private parties as well as by […]

“The abuse…is by every standard wrong and rightly considered a crime by society” ROME, Italy, April 23, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Pope John Paul II presented a powerful address today to the extraordinary gathering of US Cardinals summoned to Rome to address the growing sex abuse scandals. The pope bluntly stated that “People need to know that there is no place in the priesthood and religious life for those who would harm the young” and that “The abuse which has caused this crisis is by every standard wrong and rightly considered a crime by society”. John Paul also referred to the […]

No Evidence the College Attempted to Disseminate This Important Health Risk Information TORONTO, April 23, 2002 (LSN.ca) – A study sponsored by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario found that abortion very significantly increases the risk of serious infection, need for further surgery and psychiatric problems. Interestingly, there is no evidence that the College attempted to disseminate this important abortion health risk information to Ontario women. The study came to the attention of LifeSite from the introduction pages of the deVeber Institute’s new book “Women’s Health after Abortion: The Medical and Psychological Evidence.” The study was published in […]

GOOD NEWS STORY – DENVER BILLIONAIRE FUNDING FILMS WITH MORAL MESSAGE https://www.gazette.com/stories/0420life2.php?section=3 CATHOLICS FOR A FREE CHOICE DEFEND CONDOM ADS https://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=ForeignBureaus  archive