Articles for Month: June 2003

United Nations Audit Reveals Pro-Abortion UNFPA Misappropriated Funds https://www.c-fam.org/FAX/Volume_6/faxv6n27.htm   U.S. Birth Rate Reaches Record Low https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr51/nvsr51_11.pdf   Dairy Queen and Fruit of the Loom Products Fund Abortion   https://www.family.org/cforum/citizenmag/features/a0026236.html U.N. Seeks $1 Billion for Renovation of New York Headquarters https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,90535,00.html   Legendary Conservative U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond Dies at 100 https://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/special_packages/strom/

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the right of pro-life activists to use “Wanted Ad” style posters to draw negative attention to abortionists.  The “Nuremberg Files”, for example, listed the names and addresses of abortionists—the very name implying that they are similar to the regime of Nazi Germany, some of whose members were tried at Nuremberg after World War II. The site indicated that three of the abortionists had been killed by crossing out their names and faces, giving the page the appearance of an active hit list.  The court rejected an appeal from […]

TORONTO, June 27, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Current National Post Editor-in-Chief Matthew Fraser has admitted that heavily sought-after conservative columnist Mark Steyn has left the National Post.  Responding to emails from readers disgruntled by Steyn’s absence, National Post editor Matthew Fraser said, “Mark left the Post on his own accord. He was not fired or dismissed. His departure was his own decision.”  Christie Blatchford, another nationally acclaimed columnist, has also confirmed she is leaving the Post for the Globe and Mail.  See related LifeSite coverage:  DEATH WATCH ON AGAIN FOR CANADA’S NATIONAL POST NEWSPAPER https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2003/jun/030623a.html Mark Steyn can be read on […]

PLYMOUTH, June 27, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A British mother of four boys went to Spain to undergo a sex-selected IVF process in order to add some girls to her family. The woman, 33, said she is happy to have four boys but wanted to have daughters as well. British law does not permit sex-selected IVF except to ‘weed out’ sex-linked genetic disease. Nicola Chenery, 33, the mother seemed to understand full well that via the procedure she would be killing off the boy babies conceived and only allowing the girl babies a chance at life.  She said: “We already know […]

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia wrote a scathing dissent to the Lawrence v. Texas Supreme Court ruling handed down yesterday.  The ruling which ruled unconstitutional Texas’ ban on sodomy, warns Scalia, “leaves on pretty shaky grounds state laws limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples.”  In some of the strongest language coming from the bench, Justice Scalia said of the majority ruling, “what a massive disruption of the current social order”.  He explained that, “State laws against bigamy, same-sex marriage, adult incest, prostitution, masturbation, adultery, fornication, bestiality, and obscenity are likewise sustainable only in light of […]

OTTAWA, June 27, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – LifeSite has learned that Health Canada has given initial approval to over-the-counter availability of the abortifacient morning after pill.  Health Canada spokesman Ryan Baker told LifeSite today that the Health Ministry has approved the manufacturer’s application to have the status of Plan-B switched to over-the-counter availability from prescription-only.  Prior to final approval, Health Canada will solicit comment from the public on the regulatory amendment.  Baker told LifeSite that while the initial approval has not yet been made public, the public comment period will likely last longer than a month after which the decision will […]

Clinton Rape Story Confirmed by Victim’s Nurse https://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33270   Will U.S. Taypayer Funds Support Forced Abortions?  https://www.cwfa.org/articles/4193/BLI/commentary/index.htm

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Republican majority in the U.S. Senate Rules and Administration Committee has passed a measure to move towards overriding prolonged Democratic filibustering of President Bush’s judicial nominations.  Under the measure, which now moves to the Senate floor where it faces a slim chance of passing, the majority required to approve a judicial nominee would decline in successive roll calls. Usually, a majority of 60 is required. But if Democratic filibustering persists, the required number would drop first from 60 to 57, then down to 54 and eventually to a simple majority of 51, as […]

VANCOUVER, June 25, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Robert Noyes, the former B.C.  school teacher and principal who is a convicted pedophile, has won full parole from the National Parole Board.  The parole requires that he refrain from surfing pornographic websites, allow his computer to be inspected upon request, and undergo psychiatric treatment.  Noyes was declared a dangerous offender in 1986, shortly after pleading guilty to sexual assault upon 19 children. “It is acknowledged that the total number of incidents of this nature ranges in the hundreds, and in reality, there have been over 60 victims,” the board admitted when granting the […]

BATON ROUGE, June 25, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Louisiana legislators broke for the summer on Monday with no decision on a human cloning ban. The absence of any renewal or expansion of the existing law means there is nothing stopping scientists from cloning human embryos for “reproductive” purposes (i.e. creating a cloned baby), once the 1999 ban expires on July 1. Republicans were pushing for a broader ban that would extend the ban to include “therapeutic cloning” for research purposes.

TORONTO, June 26, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – With an election call looming, the PC government of Ernie Eves has restored the full value of the Equity in Education Tax Credit, enabling more middle income parents to afford the kind of schooling their children deserve. The credit, crafted by then-finance minister Jim Flaherty two years ago, will rise to 20% of tuition per child in 2003 and to 50% by 2006, for a maximum of $3,500 per pupil. It stands to benefit most the middle income families of 100,000 pupils in Ontario’s 733 private schools.  Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty again vowed that […]

ORLANDO, June 26, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The unborn child of a mentally handicapped rape victim will be allowed to live, a Florida judge has decided. The child, who is at six months gestation, will not have a separate guardian appointed for him or her, as Governor Jeb Bush had hoped. But the baby will be allowed to come to term under the supervision of the mother’s guardian, Patti Jarrell.  Ms. Jarrell actually recommended to the judge that, “completing the pregnancy/delivering the child is in J.D.S.‘s best interest.” (J.D.S. is the name under which the mother appears in court documents.)  Edward […]

LONDON, June 29, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) –  A floating Dutch abortion boat that had been detained in a Polish port has been allowed to continue on its mission after Women on Waves, the group in charge of the ship, was fined $3000 and had its medicines sealed by customs officials.  Women on Waves, which issued a press release last week indicating it intended to offer drug-induced abortions off the coast of predominantly Catholic Poland, was given the fine for failing to follow harbourmaster instructions while docking.  The group will be free to access its lethal drugs, including the abortifacient morning after […]

TORONTO, June 26, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The homosexual activist lawyer who forced a Catholic school in Oshawa to allow a homosexual prom date will soon be sworn in as a member of the Ontario Superior Court.  The appointment of Mr. David Corbett, a well-known homosexual activist, has earned the federal Liberal government the dubious distinction of appointing the first “openly gay” judge to a superior court bench.  Judge Corbett has, among other things, been a member of the “Foundation for Equal Families,” a homosexual activist group which pursues court challenges. He has been involved in numerous cases concerning homosexual rights […]

Judges accused of undermining democratic process

U.S. Birthrate Falls to Record Low https://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=120-06252003   Many More Ontario families Turn to Private Schools https://www.fotf.ca/familyfacts/tfn/2003/062503.html#2   Focus on the Family Discusses the Implications of the Canadian Homosexual ‘Marriage’ Decision on the U.S.  https://www.family.org/cforum/extras/a0026591.cfm   Culture and Family Institute Article Considers Canadian Decision and Gay Activists Hatred of Moral Conservatives https://www.cwfa.org/articles/4184/CFI/cfreport/index.htm   U.S. Traditional Values Coalition Launches Campaign to Have Patricia Ireland Removed as Head of YMCA https://www.conservativepetitions.com/petitions.php?id=191   National Catholic Register Reports on U.S. Bishops’ Actions on Last Year/s Dallas Conference Decisions Re: Clergy Sex Abuse https://www.ncregister.com/Register_News/062203_3.htm

Wellington, New Zealand, Jun. 25 (CWNews.com/LifeSiteNews.com) – New Zealand’s Parliament on Wednesday passed a law decriminalizing prostitution despite efforts by pro-family and faith-based groups. The Prostitution Reform Bill passed by a single vote after lawmakers were allowed a conscience vote that allowed them to choose for themselves rather than along party lines. The new law legalizes solicitation of prostitution for adults over 18. It also decriminalizes “pimping,” owning a brothel, and the earning of a living off of a prostitute. Prostitutes will now be covered by employment and health laws and brothels will have to be licensed. Critics of the […]

EDMONTON, June 24, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Alberta Report newsmagazine which later became known as Report and finally Citizen Centre’s Report, has ceased publication.  The magazine, founded by Ted and Virginia Byfield, was legend in Canada as the sole mainstream secular publication with a social conservative outlook.  Social conservatives will miss the glossy, front-page and coverage of news from a pro-life and pro-family perspective. Link Byfield, who took over the magazine from his father, told LifeSite today that “especially for pro-life people it is a blow, I think we had a very useful function.  So that’s a shame.”“But,” he said, “they […]

LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The family of a woman who bled to death after an abortion at Planned Parenthood is suing the abortion clinic and abortionist Mark Maltzer for the wrongful death.  Diana Lopez, 25, bled to death after her 19 week old baby in utero was aborted in February 2002.  A state report on the death said her cervix was punctured during the abortion causing uncontrollable bleeding.  The lawsuit says the abortionist, Maltzer, “worked so quickly, recklessly and negligently pulling out sharp body parts of Diana Lopez’ 19-20 week-old unborn infant that severe, irreparable damage was […]

Toronto Clinics Lack SARS Precautions

Judicial Watch Angered by Catholic Panel   The presence of two key Clinton Sexgate impeachment players on a board of U.S.  Catholic bishops convened to monitor the Church’s handling of the priest sex abuse scandal is raising eyebrows.  https://www.newsmax.com/showinside.shtml?a=2003/6/23/232819   Schools Banning Words at ‘Alarming Rate’  https://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2003/6/24/05310   Addressing root causes of society’s ills National Fatherhood Initiative helps link kids and dads while rebuilding families, society https://www.lifesitenews.com/interim/2003/june/16addressing.html   The Great “Gay” Con – One Point of View https://www.washingtondispatch.com/article_5876.shtml   Betty Friedan, “The Mother of Feminism”: What Became of Her Power https://www.cwfa.org/articles/4178/BLI/dotcommentary/index.htm   U.S. Senate Committee Passes ‘Nuclear Option’ Filibuster Rule […]

LIFESITE, June 24, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An American family Association report on sex education and the sexual activity of American teens contains the following notable facts and statistics:  * Condoms are completely ineffective against six common STDs.  * According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 25% of sexually active teenagers get a sexually transmitted disease (STD) every year and * 80% of infected teens don’t even know they have an STD, passing the diseases along to unsuspecting partners.  * 46% of teen girls become infected with an STD during their first sexual encounter.  * 30 […]

TORONTO, June 24, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Canada’s liberal rabbis are being challenged to justify their support for same-sex “marriage.” Not surprisingly, Reform and Reconstructionist Jews are largely in favour, while Orthodox Jews tend to be opposed.  “Among [liberal] rabbis in the coalition, there’s a diversity of opinion as to whether to officiate at same-sex ceremonies,” said Rabbi Debra Landsberg, a spokesman for liberal Jews. “But all of us were able to agree that the civil law should be based on equality.”  Rabbi David Novak, a professor at the University of Toronto, explained that marriage is the union of man and […]

AUSTIN, June 24, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry is presiding over a small-c conservative revolution, vetoing 48 liberal bills and signing 1,320 into law. With a Republican majority in both houses of the Legislature for the first time since Reconstruction, Perry has held the line on spending and balanced the budget, as required by the state constitution.  Perry has also signed into law a 24-hour waiting and information period before an unborn child may be terminated by abortion. In what opponents see as another incremental step, the “fetus” has been declared a person except with reference to abortion.  […]

Says SARS numbers still don't add up to justify extreme reaction

OXFORD, June 24, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The blame for causing yet another rupture in the Anglican Church, with the planned October 9 “consecration” of cohabiting homosexual Canon Jeffrey John as suffragan bishop of Reading, is being laid at the doorstep of the Bishop of Oxford, Richard Harries.  Harries has now explicitly called for a “gay and lesbian friendly” Church. He called Jeffreys an important “symbol” and said, “Of course I realized there would be some controversy, but it became for me a matter of integrity he should be appointed even though I knew his views are unacceptable for some.”  The […]

TORONTO, June 24, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In the June 2003 Interim, philosopher Dr. Donald DeMarco exposes the deadly flaws of popular novelist Ayn Rand’s cult philosophy of extreme individualism.  Highly regarded among university students and social elites, Rand ended her days isolated and miserable, says DeMarco, as the inevitable result of her self-practiced theories.  Dr. Demarco relates that Rand said man has a “right to life” but that she did not “mean by this statement that he has a ‘right to life’ that others have a duty to defend and support. Such a concept of ‘right to life’ implies a […]

OTTAWA, June 24, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition Stephen Harper has announced changes to the Canadian Alliance Shadow Cabinet.  Of note to pro-lifers, MP Jason Kenney has been reinstated to a senior critic position with a portfolio on U.S. Relations.  For the full list of the newly shuffled Alliance Shadow Cabinet see:  https://www.canadianalliance.ca/english/caucus/index.asp

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Boards of Directors of the Culture of Life Foundation (Washington DC) and the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM, New York City) announced today the formation of a strategic alliance between the two organizations.  The Directors of the Culture of Life Foundation further announced C-FAM President Austin Ruse will assume the title of President of the Culture of Life Foundation and will join its Board of Directors. Ruse will continue in his role as President of C-FAM and will run both organizations from the Culture of Life Foundation offices in Washington DC.  […]

HONOLULU, June 24, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle vetoed an offensive piece of legislation Friday which would have required all hospitals, including Catholic-run hospitals, to provide abortifacient morning-after-pills to rape victims.  Senate Bill 658, would have penalized hospitals $5,000 for each instance in which a victim was denied information, along with suspension or revocation of a license after two violations.  The bill passed the Senate in April by an 18-6 vote.  See related LifeSite coverage:  HAWAII LEGISLATURE APPROVES LAW FORCING ABORTIFACIENTS IN HOSPITALS https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2003/apr/03042507.html

OTTAWA, June 24, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – REAL Women Canada is urging Canadians to contact their federal and provincial elected representatives and srongly urge them to defend traditional marriage.  “Prime Minister Chrétien’s refusal to appeal the decisions of the BC and Ontario Courts of Appeal is not the end of this sordid story.  There are still several chapters to come,” said the organization in a release today.  REAL Women said concerned Canadians must “Send a blizzard of telephone calls to your MP’s constituency office” telling MPs to “vote in support of opposite sex marriages and/or for the notwithstanding clause.”  The notwithstanding […]

Liberal ‘Think Tank’ Says U.S. Judicial Confirmation Process is Bogged Down https://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0026577.html   The EU Constitution lays down NGOs’ ideals in stone.  https://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-murray062303.asp

Brussels, June 23, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Belgian legislators are planning to extend the country’s assisted suicide law to allow the procedure for those under the age of 18, according to a report from Dutch news services. The vow came as Belgian coalition leaders issued a threat that all hospitals must provide euthanasia services— a threat provoked by the refusal of “some” Catholic hospitals to comply.  “Those under the age of 18 feel pain in exactly the same way as their elders,” said Flemish Liberal Senator Jeannine Le-Duc told the Gazet van Antwerpen.  Not everyone agrees. “Euthanasia for a seven-year-old kid—there’s […]

LONDON, Ont., June 23, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – London Free Press columnist Rory Leishman lashed out against poor leadership in the Canadian churches, citing the “brazen affronts” to Catholic teaching of such “Catholic” leaders as Prime Minister Jean Chretien and Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Eileen Gillese, who are imposing homosexual marriage on Canadians.  “Has any Canadian bishop ever publicly pointed out to even one of these miscreants that he or she is no longer in good standing with the church and should have the integrity to choose voluntarily to abstain from receiving holy communion until he or she has a […]

LONDON, Ont., June 23, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A group of scientists at Canada's Robarts Research Institute in London, Ont. have discovered that adult stem cells from bone marrow can trigger regeneration of severely damaged organs including the pancreas. The process has been done only with mice so far. “The bone marrow stem cells interacted with the pancreas and basically triggered the pancreas to regenerate on its own. … This is a completely unprecedented property of bone marrow stem cells,” says Dr. Mickie Bhatia, who directed the research. There is no reason to think it wouldn't work in humans, Bhatia added. […]

SYDNEY, June 23, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Australian government’s National Drugs and Poisons Committee gave initial approval to a proposal to allow pharmacists to distribute the abortifacient morning after pill to women without a prescription.  The decision last week to allow the drug company Schering’s Postinor-2 to be distributed over the counter will take force after a vote by the committee in October, leaving the public time to comment on the measure.  The news drew immediate criticism from the pro-life movement, the Catholic Church, and the Australian Medical Association (AMA).  Both the Catholic Church and the pro-life movement condemned the […]

TORONTO, June 23, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a statement released Friday, the United Church of Canada commended the Prime Minister and the Liberal Cabinet on their announcement that the Federal Government will soon draft legislation to legally recognize same-sex civil ‘marriages’. “The responsible leadership and courage that the Chretien government has demonstrated in making this announcement, is most encouraging,” said the head of the church (Moderator), the Right Rev. Dr. Marion Pardy.  In addition to supporting abortion, the United Church has long supported homosexuality. A United Church of Canada release says, “In 2000, the 37th General Council affirmed that human […]

Bishop described the boat crew's objective as "killing Poles."

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). The American Library Association (ALA) had challenged the law, passed by Congress in 2000, saying it turned libraries and librarians into censors.  In its 5-4 decision, the Court disagreed, saying the law does not turn librarians into censors because libraries can disable the filters for any patrons who ask and therefore is not too burdensome.  CIPA requires that public schools and libraries, in exchange for federal monies or subsidies to be used for Internet access, take certain steps to reduce […]

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OTTAWA, June 23, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Ottawa Archbishop Marcel Gervais responded to inquiries from reporters today on homosexual ‘marriage’.  In his communications, forwarded to LifeSite by the archdiocese, the Archbishop warned that any Catholic clergy officiating at a homosexual ‘marriage’ ceremony would be suspended.  “In the Catholic Church, an attempted marriage of two of the same sex would not be recognized and the person officiating would be suspended from their sacred duties,” he said.  Archbishop Gervais stressed that no change in civil law or even a ruling from the Supreme Court would alter the Catholic Church’s position on marriage.  “We […]

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Rep. Greenwood Admits Strategy to Kill Ban On Partial-Birth Abortions https://traditionalvalues.org/article.php?sid=1006   A Media Strategy for Families https://catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=2&art_id=19035&sec_id=#section35889   Democrats Cynical Abuse of Senate re: Conservative Judicial Nominees https://www.frc.org/?i=WU03F16   Kerry says he’ll filibuster Supreme Court nominees who do not support abortion rights   https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/06/20/national1340EDT0606.DTL   The Battle for Sex Education Supremacy May Be Missing the Point The battles being fought in public schools over sex education, while important, may be missing the point. Questions about sex outside marriage flow directly from issues of morality – and those are best handled in the two places best equipped to do so: […]

CANTERBURY, June 20, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The worldwide Anglican Communion’s drift toward total endorsement of homosexuality has a new and powerful critic. Archbishop Peter Akinola, leader of the 17.5 million Anglicans of Nigeria, warned this week that he will enter formal schism if the British government (which appoints all Church of England bishops) makes Canon Jeffrey John, a flagrant homosexual who claims to be in a life-long same-sex relationship, the suffragan bishop of Reading.  The threat is serious because it is believed that a dozen other churches in developing countries would follow Nigeria’s lead into schism from the Anglican communion. […]

PHOENIX, June 20, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Southern Baptist task force on ministry to homosexuals has issued a call for the church to set up a “dual ministry of speaking the truth about homosexuality and simultaneously ministering to homosexuals,” according to reports.  “There is a dualistic kind of ministry required when we come to this topic,” said Bill Merrell, a member of the task force. “We are not at liberty to renegotiate the teaching of Scripture. We have a proclamation responsibility, which has to do with expositing, exegeting [and] stating very plainly what the Scriptures teach about this or some […]

FRONT ROYAL, June 20, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Population Research Institute wants pro-lifers to urge their Congressmen and Senators to “Oppose Forced Abortion, Defend Kemp-Kasten!” PRI president Steven Mosher has penned a form letter to rally support behind the Kemp-Kasten amendment, a human rights clause in the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act that, since 1985, has ensured taxpayer funds will not go to “any organization or program which supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.”  According to Mosher, UNFPA supporters in Congress are seeking to undermine Kemp-Kasten by amending the State Department Authorization […]

NEW YORK, June 20, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The director of the United Nations Population Fund, Thoraya Obaid, came under fire from the agency’s own executive board this week, amidst questions surrounding management and financial reporting. Surprisingly, Canada was among several countries that challenged the UNFPA’s competence to manage its affairs.  One document that was cited suggested that UNFPA spending on reproductive health and family planning in 2002 had dropped from $119 million to $104.9 million. It was revealed that in reality such spending had risen to $130 million.  C-FAM and the International Organizations Research Group (IORG) have published an investigative […]

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Capt. Ryan Berry, an Air Force missileer who was punished by superior officers merely for requesting a religious accommodation, finally won the long battle to clear his record Wednesday. In a settlement negotiated by The Becket Fund and ratified by U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle, the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Defence agreed to remove all derogatory material that had been placed in Berry’s military records and on USAF and DOD websites.  When told of the potential for being assigned to missile alerts with a female officer (24 to 48 […]

VANCOUVER, June 20, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A case against pro-euthanasia activist Evelyn Martens is proceeding after provincial court Judge Brian Mackenzie ruled there was enough evidence to move to trial.  Marten, 71, is charged with assisting the suicides of Vancouver teacher Leyanne Burchell, 52, and ex-nun Monique Charest, 64.  Trial dates will be set in B.C. Supreme Court on July 8, however there is a publication ban on the case.  The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) believes that it is in the interest of the public for the publication ban on this case to be removed. “The fact that the investigation […]

FARGO, June 20, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On Wednesday the North Dakota Supreme Court heard an appeal of a lawsuit against an abortuary claiming false advertising on the link between abortion and breast cancer.  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 Kjolsrud (Mattson), a former Fargo resident on behalf of the general public.  Kjolsrud was represented by pro-life attorney John Kindley.  Despite the fact that 28 of […]

OTTAWA, June 20, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a letter from Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) President Bishop Jacques Berthelet, signed by an additional fifteen bishops, Prime Minister Jean Chretien was told that the bishops are “deeply concerned and profoundly disappointed with respect to the decision that you have taken not to appeal the rulings of the Appeal Courts of Ontario and British Columbia regarding the redefinition of marriage.”“Because it pre-exists the State and because it is fundamental for society, the institution of marriage cannot be modified, whether by the Charter of Rights, the State or a court of law,” […]

DALLAS, June 20, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The news that Judge David Godbey dismissed a request by Norma McCorvey (‘Roe’ of the famous Roe v Wade abortion case) to have her landmark 1973 Supreme Court Case reheard, came as no surprise.  Allan Parker, CEO and founder of The Justice Foundation and McCorvey’s lead attorney told LifeSite, “We always anticipated that the case would be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.”  Godbey ruled late yesterday that, “It is simply too late now, 30 years after the fact, for McCorvey to revisit that judgment.”  McCorvey’s request to have the case re-opened based on […]

Aussie Couple Accept $1000 From Pro-Lifer to Forego Abortion The pro-abortion groups which lost the business in the case called the offer appalling.  https://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,6618533%255E421,00.html   New York State Assembly Passes Bill Allowing Over-the-counter Morning After Pill https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A00888   U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Federal Ban on Political Donations from Non-Profit Groups https://www.sunspot.net/news/nationworld/bal-te.court17jun17,0,5269566.story?coll=bal-home-headlines

WELLINGTON, June 19, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The abortion rate (number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years) rose from 19.1 in 2001 to 20.0 per 1,000 in 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. There were 17,400 abortions performed in New Zealand during the December 2002 year, about 1,000 or 6 percent more than in 2001 (16,400). The age group 20-24 years remains the most common age for abortions, accounting for approximately 3 out of 10 abortions in 2002. Women in this age group had the highest abortion rate of any age group (38.9 abortions per 1,000), followed by those […]

LONDON, June 19, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has commented in the light of the recently-reported birth of a child who was selected at embryo stage for his suitability to provide tissue to treat his four-year-old brother.  John Smeaton, SPUC’s national director, said: “While our hearts go out to everybody involved, and we welcome Jamie Whitaker’s birth, there are profound issues of concern here. Human beings who were not the perfect match were simply discarded and a child has been created with the primary purpose of benefiting his elder brother. This does not […]

ZURICH, June 19, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A European Union-sponsored study by the University of Zurich has found that Switzerland, with seven out of ten terminally ill people ending their lives with euthanasia, has the highest euthanasia rate in Europe. Of 3,350 deaths examined in Switzerland, half were found to be by active or passive euthanasia.  Doctors cutting off life support, or passive euthanasia, was the cause of death in one third of the cases. The study also found Switzerland with the highest rate assisted suicide, which accounted for 0.4 per cent of deaths, some 500 per year.  The study, which […]

TOPEKA, June 19, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Kansas Attorney General Phil Kline is insisting that abortionists and doctors who treat pregnant girls under 16 report the pregnancies to authorities as child sexual abuse.  Abortionists and doctors failing to report such cases will face misdemeanor charges punishable by six months in prison and a fine of $1000 as well as penalties from the State’s medical licensing agency.  The announcement comes after Life Dynamics Inc, a pro-life group, did an undercover investigation revealing that most abortion centers did not report the obvious cases of child sexual abuse evidenced by underage girls seeking abortions. […]

SHENYANG, June 19, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Chinese doctors are boasting of having removed live hearts from babies during abortions and then keeping the hearts alive in a culture fluid.  Thought to be a world first, Wang Tong, a doctor associated with the procreation center lab of the Shenyang Women and Infants’ Hospital in Shenyang (the capital of Liaoning Province), said one such heart has survived for thirteen days and another for nine days.  The first heart comes from a baby aborted at 7.5 weeks on June 5.  Wang said he removed the heart and placed it into the culture and […]

AMSTERDAM, June 19, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Dutch abortion boat from the pro-abortion group known as “Women on Waves” is ready to set sail from the northern Holland habour of Harlingen to Poland, where a pro-life law protects unborn children from abortionists.  The ship is scheduled to arrive in Wladyslawowo, Poland on Saturday June 21st and will stay in port for two weeks.  A press release from Women on Waves says that the group “can provide safe and legal early medical abortion care on board their ship by sailing to international waters, 12 miles off the coast of any foreign […]

PHOENIX, June 19, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – At the annual general meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) yesterday, delegates voted to undo several resolutions adopted by the convention in the 1970s that expressed support for abortion in cases where the mother’s or infant’s health was in question. Although pro-life since the 1980s, the SBC nevertheless decided to pass a resolution “on thirty years of Roe v. Wade,” saying they “lament and renounce statements and actions by previous Conventions and previous denominational leadership that offered support to the abortion culture.”  The SBC compared its revisiting of the issue and repudiation of […]

WINDSOR, June 19, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – U.S. News Agencies are reporting that homosexual activists in the United States are crossing the border to obtain marriage licences in Ontario.  The city licensing clerk in Windsor Ontario revealed that by Tuesday three licences had been handed out to homosexual couples from the U.S. Both the American Family Association and the U.S. based Family Research Council have called for added measures of protection for the sanctity of marriage due to the pressure from Canada.  See the AP coverage from Daytona Daily News:  https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/content/news/ap/ap_story.html/National/AP.V3210.AP-Gay-Marriage.html

OTTAWA, June 19, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Alberta is the only province to say that it would fight a federal law redefining marriage to include homosexual couples.  Premiers from all other provinces indicated either support for Ottawa’s decision or at least that they would abide by ‘the law’ and were unwilling to invoke the notwithstanding clause as Alberta Premier Ralph Klein suggested.  The Globe and Mail reports today that Ministers and Premiers in Saskatchewan, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland indicated they would not fight Ottawa’s vow to change the definition of marriage. Prince Edward Island Premier Pat Binns, a […]

Financial Hardships Stop Ted Turner from Funding Radical Population Control Groups https://www.washtimes.com/national/20030618-013108-7671r.htm   Ontario Police Chiefs Denounce Government Inaction on Pot Law Issued an open letter to the citizens of Ontario today warning that lives are being put at risk because of this inaction and called on Ontarians to demand action from their elected representatives.  https://www.newswire.ca/releases/June2003/18/c4546.html   Traditional Motherhood On the Rise In U.S.  https://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0026479.html   Why Congress Should Ignore Radical Feminist Opposition to Marriage https://www.heritage.org/Research/Family/bg1662.cfm   It’s Not Over in Canada – David Frum on the Gay ‘Marriage’ Decision https://www.nationalreview.com/frum/diary061803.asp   James ossuary determined to have been “fake”  https://web.israelinsider.com/bin/en.jsp?enPage=ArticlePage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Article%5El2417&enZone=Culture&enVersion=0&  […]

MARLBOROUGH, MA, June 18, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Though sprung from Christian roots, the genre of fantasy/adventure is now largely the domain of postmoderns, neo-pagans, and even anti-Christians. For all the controversy stirred up by the Harry Potter series, the truth is that Harry Potter is mild compared to some of the material that can be found on the same shelf at Barnes & Noble.  However, some critics warn that the clever plot developments and creativity driving millions to Potter make it the most insidious of the lot.  Emily Snyder is happy to buck that trend. Her new book, Niamh and […]

THE HAGUE, June 18, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The swearing in of the first prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, took place during a public session of the Court on the 16 June 2003. The Ceremony, held at the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace, was presided by Judge Philippe Kirsch and witnessed by the other judges of the Court.  The President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein, administrated the solemn undertaking by the Prosecutor.  The Prosecutor, one of the most powerful positions on the ICC, retains […]

TORONTO, June 18, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Beverley McLachlin, attempted to defend judges from charges of judicial activism.  In a speech to the Canadian Club in Toronto she opined that fears that activist judges have usurped the power of politicians are unfounded.  She also defended the appointment of the judiciary, saying that the election of judges would cause them to fall under the influence of political parties.  Judges, she said, must remain unelected “independent arbiters.”  Critics, however, who have seen Canada’s laws and even the country’s charter changed by judicial fiat rather […]

TORONTO, June 18, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Don Wildmon, head of the American Family Association, said the Canadian government’s decision to not appeal the homosexual ‘marriage’ ruling should serve as a wake-up call for Americans. He stressed that the average American has no idea what impact the Canadian decision will have in the U.S.  “The audacity of gay activists in that country—and the swiftness with which those changes are occurring—is a real cause for alarm here in the U.S.,” he says, noting he expects an influx of American homosexual couples into Canadian provinces to get married. He anticipates that many of […]

"Canada has become a judicial dictatorship supported by a political dictatorship"

EDMONTON, June 18, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – At least one Canadian province will be fighting the federal government’s capitulation to the court-ordered redefinition of ‘marriage’ to include homosexual couples.  Commenting last week on the court ruling, Alberta Premier Ralph Klein said, “The law in Alberta is very clear, notwithstanding how some people might feel about it, it’s very clear. It’s as clear as crystal.  If there is any move to sanctify and legalize same-sex marriages, we will use the notwithstanding clause, period. End of story.”  Alberta Justice Minister David Hancock reacted to the federal government announcement that it was not going […]

The Cloning Subterfuge https://www.cwfa.org/articles/3393/CWA/life/index.htm   Pediatricians’ Group Issues Strong Pro-Life Statement   https://www.cwfa.org/articles/4134/CWA/life/index.htm   Family Groups Call for Recognition of ‘Ex-Gays’ at Pride Events https://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=Culturearchive

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WASHINGTON, June 17, 2003 (CWNews.com/LifeSiteNews.com) – The chairman of the lay panel commissioned to investigate the sex-abuse scandal has resigned after a public dispute with Cardinal Roger Mahony. Former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating, who was appointed last year to head the National Review Board, tendered his resignation in a letter to Bishop Wilton Gregory, the head of the US bishops’ conference.  Keating’s resignation comes after a sharp exchange with Cardinal Mahony of Los Angeles. Voicing his frustration over the failure of some bishops—including Mahony—to answer questions from the panel, Keating had compared the offending bishops with Mafia leaders who refuse […]

DALLAS, June 17, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Norma McCorvey, the former “Roe” of Roe vs. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion, is filing a historic motion today to re-open her case and request that it be overturned. The filing is based on changes in law and factual conditions since the high court handed down its decision 30 years ago.  As a party to the original litigation, Norma McCorvey may petition the court to re-open the original case based on changes in factual conditions or changes in law or both that make the prior decision “no longer just,” said […]

CHICAGO, April 23, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On Tuesday the American Medical Association endorsed human cloning for research purposes, claiming that the practice is medically ethical. Policymaking delegates adopted the measure without debate after receiving a proposal from the AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs. The AMA stated that doctors who opposed the practice are allowed to refuse to perform it. But, Dr. Michael Goldrich, incoming chairman of the committee that drafted the cloning report, made the Association's position clear saying of the measure “It makes a stance for science.” Dr. John McMahon, echoed the voice of many opposed to […]

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – This week the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will gather for their semi-annual meeting in St. Louis, Mo. While the bishops have taken swift action in the recent sex-abuse scandals by appointing a National Review Board, many Catholics are left wondering when, in light of the Vatican’s January 16, 2003 directive, substantive action will be taken to deal with Catholic politicians who openly support abortion.  “On January 16 of this year, Rome spoke clearly and unequivocally: You cannot be pro-abortion and Catholic.  It’s the responsibility of each bishop to enforce the Church’s […]

BRUSSELS, June 16, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Negotiators forming Belgium’s new government said Friday that the right to euthanasia must exist in all hospitals.  The move was made to counter opposition by some Catholic hospitals that have refused to permit assisted suicide on their premises.  The negotiators stated that every hospital must have a team of doctors prepared to apply euthanasia.  Doctors will be afforded a protected status after reports that a Catholic hospital dismissed a doctor after he performed an act of euthanasia at the hospital.  See Expatica coverage at:  https://www.expatica.com/index.asp?pad=2,366,&item_id=31998

OTTAWA, June 17, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – At a news conference today Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced that the Liberal government will not appeal the Ontario homosexual ‘marriage’ ruling.  He told reporters:  “We will not be appealing the recent decision on the definition of marriage. Rather we will be proposing legislation that will protect the right of churches and religious organizations to sanctify marriage as they define it. At same time we’ll ensure that our legislation includes a legally recognized same-sex couple.  As soon as the legislation is drafted it will be referred to the Supreme Court. After that it will […]

BOSTON, June 16, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The chief editor of The Boston Globe recently agreed to a new set of guidelines for stories about partial birth abortion.  Ombudsman Christine Chinlund recommended the guidelines in response to concerns expressed by Douglas Johnson, the legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee. The new guidelines call for the use of the phrase ‘partial birth abortion’ to explain the procedure.  Guidelines also ask reporters to admit that partial birth abortion is used in cases where it is not medically necessary and make note of the exemption in the bill for the life […]

WASHINGTON, June 16, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback chaired a hearing of the Senate Commerce Science, Technology and Space Subcommittee Thursday to examine advances in adult and non-embryonic stem cell research. Sen. Brownback noted many significant scientific advances in the field of adult and non-embryonic stem cells and pointed out the lack of even a single cure from embryonic stem cell research. At the hearing, Senators leaned about the exciting new advances being made in the fields of adult and non-embryonic stem cell research. “The field of regenerative medicine offers great hope to those suffering from disease. Much […]

VANCOUVER, June 16 2003 (LifeSite News.com) – The same day as the Canada Commons justice committee urged the government not to appeal court decisions allowing same-sex marriages, a B.C. school board rejected three books depicting homosexual marriage from being used as a teaching resource in kindergarten and Grade 1 classes. Despite a Supreme Court of Canada ruling last December that said trustees did not have the right to ban the books primarily on religious grounds, a review by the board rejected the books on grounds that the grammar, continuity, and various non-sexual images in the book do not match the […]

TORONTO, June 16, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Demonstrating the impact of the Ontario Appeals Court ruling redefining marriage, a prayer rally for clergy, leaders and supporters had one thousand participants..  Organizers who hurriedly attempted to put together the rally in only a few days were praying for a turn out of 500. The event was the initiative of Dr. Charles McVety, President of Canada Christian College in Toronto.  Dr. McVety, who is also the President of the Evangelical Association and a board member of the Canada Family Action Coalition, told LifeSite, “We thought it was great.  We were praying for 500 […]

TORONTO, June 16, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Canada’s current homosexual ‘marriage’ situation is far worse than the Netherlands or Belgium where homosexual ‘marriage’ legislation has restrictions.  Unlike the other two counties, the Ontario marriage registrations are not restricted to Canadian citizens and there are no adoption restrictions.  Toronto city council commenced handing out marriage licences to homosexual couples on the day of the court ruling. A city council website listing requirements for marriage licences notes under “Residency” that “There are no residency or citizenship requirements.”  Toronto city hall alone issued 89 licences to homosexual couples last week – 49 to male […]

OTTAWA, June 16, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Capitalizing on the impudence of Dr. Alan Bernstein of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) who announced he would not wait for legislation on embryonic stem cell research (ESCR) before releasing public funds to support such research, scientists with the Stem Cell Network (SCN) have announced their intention to seek public funds for the controversial research. SCN scientific director Dr. Ron Worton says the group made of 65 researchers has applied to CIHR for ESCR funding and could commence as soon as this Fall. Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) blasted the move. In a […]

Ungodly Ways: The Dark Side of the European Union By Mary Jo Anderson   https://www.crisismagazine.com/june2003/feature1.htm   Schumer, Christian Coalition Unite to Block ‘Spam’ E-mail https://www.cnsnews.com/Politics/archive/200306/POL20030613a.html   Canada’s ‘Skewed Democracy’ Blamed for Homosexual Marriage Ruling The United States is unlikely to follow in the footsteps of Canada in accepting same-sex marriages, argue two prominent critics of the Ontario Court of Appeal decision this week that allows homosexuals to legally tie the knot.  https://www.cnsnews.com//Culture/archive/200306CUL20030613b.html   Modesty En Vogue   At a time when exposed midriffs, pierced navels and tattooed backsides are all the rage, “Pure Fashion” shows hope to offer an antidote.  […]

NEW YORK, June 13, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Rabbi Isaac Levy, President of Jews for Morality, has issued a statement sharply condemning today’s homosexual parade and festival in the heart of Jerusalem.  “The homosexual ‘Jerusalem Open House’ organization in Jerusalem, Israel, is conducting a public desecration of the Holy City to demonstrate that homosexuals can ‘come out of the closet’ and do as they please anywhere, anytime, with impunity: If they can do it in Jerusalem, they can do it anywhere.”“The Jerusalem march is part of a coordinated campaign by homosexual activists worldwide to mock and undermine respect for religion and, […]

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UN Secretary General Takes Swipe at US for Undermining Authority of ICC

OTTAWA, June 13, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Rumours are swirling around the halls of Parliament that Prime Minister Jean Chretien may “take a walk in the snow” – a reference to stepping down – in late August.

OTTAWA, June 13, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Parliament unexpectedly rose today, a week early for summer recess, over the objections of the NDP Party who attempted to force a vote on homosexual hate crime Bill C-250.  Although Parliament has risen, the effect on both Bills C-250 and reproductive technologies Bill C-13 is to delay them until the Fall.  It appears that, after many changed dates for an attempt to pass C-13, the Liberal hierarchy has concluded that it just does not have the votes to pass the bill, especially because of divisions within the party over the issue. The House is […]

Federal judge: Law must go further to protect mother https://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2003/06/10delabortionwait.html   Vaccines fueling autism epidemic?  Report: U.S. infants exposed to mercury beyond EPA, FDA limits https://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=32988   Gauging the Media’s Nasty Impact on Young Minds More Studies Point Up Negative Effects of Violence in Entertainment   https://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=36832   The Violent Reality of Lovin’ and Leavin’  Study shows marriage is the safest place for women and children https://www.cwfa.org/articles/4107/BLI/dotcommentary/index.htm   Oh No, Canada!  https://www.frc.org/?i=WU03F09

71 year-old Check Emrick of Middletown, Pennsylvania was recently injected with stem cells isolated and grown from a biopsy of his skeletal thigh muscle. The injection of the stem cells was performed during a routine artery bypass. The cells were injected at different points where the heart is damaged. A critical factor in the success of this process is the fact that there's no risk for rejection since the patient's own cells are being used. Cincinnati's WLWT Eyewitness News reported that Researchers and surgeons claim that the potential for cells to convince the heart to grow muscle is enormous. “The […]

"One of the most extraordinary Judiciary Committee sessions in recent memory"

MONCTON, June 12, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The June 9 New Brunswick election results offer hope to the pro-life cause in Canada, according to the president of Campaign Life Coalition NB. Bernard Lord’s Progressive Conservatives defeated Shawn Graham’s Liberals by a razor thin margin, and recounts may yet change the final result. “While not ideal, the pro-life political landscape is probably better here than almost anywhere in Canada,” says Peter Ryan. “When you consider we may well have a pro-life majority in the new Legislature, that’s not bad.”  Ryan says, of the 55 MLA’s elected, 23 are known to be pro-life […]

MILWAUKEE, June 12, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Wisconsin State Assembly approved conscience clause legislation last week.  The bill passed on the same day as the U.S. House passed the Partial Birth Abortion Act causing Wisconsin Right to Life Legislative Director Susan Armacost to say in a June 5 release, “Yesterday was a very good day for the right to life cause.”  The Conscience Clause bill was authored by Rep. Jean Hundertmark (R-Clintonville).  The legislation would protect health care professionals from being forced to participate in activities related to abortion, euthanasia, assisted suicide and unethical research involving the willful destruction of […]

OTTAWA, June 12, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Homosexual activist MP Svend Robinson rose in the House of Commons last week claiming Christian religious support for his homosexual hate crimes Bill C-250.  Despite the fact that the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada strongly oppose the measure, Robinson asserted that “the bill has significant support from a number of religious leaders.”  Robinson then read from a letter from “a Catholic priest at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dawson City, Yukon, Father Timothy Coonen, who wants to strongly support Bill C-250.”  Robinson quoted Fr. Coonen’s letter as saying: […]

NDP Negotiating for Early Vote

GENEVA, June 12, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On June 10, in Geneva, Switzerland, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child heard a presentation from REAL Women of Canada, an NGO with consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the UN.  REAL Women opposes the misleading homosexual campaigns being carried out in Canada, particularly in Quebec, Ontario and BC schools, and the adoption of children by homosexuals.  The Working Group Committee, associated with the High Commission for Human Rights meeting in Geneva, invited REAL Women to explain why the spirit of several articles of the Convention related to […]

The following report is based on viewing of the still on-going live debate (at the time of writing) today in The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights in Ottawa. OTTAWA, June 12, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A motion by NDP MP Svend Robinson which asked the The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights to request that the government avoid appealing the Ontario court decision in favour of gay marriage ignited a heated debate today in the Committee. The debate lasted most of the afternoon and ended with what some considered underhanded political manoeuvring by gay rights activist Svend Robinson […]

A conservative Ethicist argues on behalf of the embryo https://www.msnbc.com/news/920617.asp   Vaccines fueling autism epidemic?  Report: U.S. infants exposed to mercury beyond EPA, FDA limits https://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=32988   Gauging the Media’s Nasty Impact on Young Minds More Studies Point Up Negative Effects of Violence in Entertainment   https://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=36832   Justice won’t bar ‘gay pride’ event after all Spokesman clarifies agency won’t pay for celebration https://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33017   Are U.S. Taxpayers Funding ‘Gay Pride’ Activism at Department of Transportation?  https://www.cwfa.org/articles/4100/CFI/cfreport/index.htm   Email Spam a Growing and serious Problem for Youths Says Study https://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030609.gtspamjune9/BNStory/Technology/  AT&T Pro-Gay Policy Challenged https://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0026382.html

London, June 10, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Telegraph reports that the cross-party Commons health committee report says Britain faces a public health emergency caused by the failure of ministers over many years to confront the issue of sexual disease.  The committee members recommend the immediate introduction of a national screening programme for chlamydia, a disease that infects one in 10 sexually active young men and women and can cause infertility.  MPs also criticise sex education for placing a “mistaken emphasis” on sex at the expense of young people’s wider concerns about relationships.  The Telegraph report says syphilis rates in Britain […]

San Francis, June 10, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Confirming LifeSite’s previous warning about serious on-going efforts to legitimize adult-child sex, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) recently sponsored a symposium in which participants discussed the removal of pedophilia from the psychiatric manual of mental disorders.  Cybercast news Service reports today that Psychiatrists at the May 19 conference in San Francisco proposed removing several long-recognized categories of mental illness – including pedophilia, exhibitionism, fetishism, transvestism, voyeurism and sadomasochism – from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).  “Normalizing” pedophilia would have enormous implications, especially since civil laws closely follow the scientific […]

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Embryology Authority, granted a licence to Prof Ian Wilmut, the creator of Dolly the sheep, to carry out human parthenogenesis to hopefully boost the supply of human eggs for fertility treatments and help refine plans to use cloning to create stem cells from a patient's own tissue for research and treatments . Suzi Leather, the HFEA chairman, said: “After careful consideration of all the scientific, ethical and medical aspects of the project, the HFEA Licence Committee agreed to grant an initial one-year research licence to the Roslin Institute which is sponsoring Prof Wilmot's research.”

UNITED NATIONS, June 11, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a confidential note from the Bush Administration to European Union governments obtained by the Washington Post, the United States warns the EU that their actions to undermine U.S. efforts to shield Americans from prosecution by the International Criminal Court would be “very damaging.”  Yesterday the U.S. tabled a request to extend for another year a UN Security Council provision exempting U.S. citizens from ICC prosecution.  The resolution (1422) was adopted last July and expires at the end of June.  While the U.S. resolution looks like it will pass, Canada and ambassadors from […]

Student Government Allowed to Ban Images of Aborted Babies

Evangelical and Catholic leaders condemn homosexual marriage ruling

Very quick to use the court decision to avoid political and moral accountability

Decision based on previous activist judge-made law that overruled Charter framers

SYDNEY, Australia,  June 10, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Daily Telegraph reports that that a Dutch bio-tech company, Crucell, working through a Sydney contract research organisation, Parexel International is involved in a secret plan to collect tissue from aborted babies and export it for medical experiments.  Those behind the project, says the Guardian, were hoping to carry it out without the public knowing. The abortion doctors who collect the tissue would be paid an “hourly rate” for their time.  Right to Life Australia spokeswoman Margaret Tighe said the plan was appalling.  “Not only do we kill babies and use Medicare funds […]

Warsaw, June 10, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a nationwide referendum, Polish voters strongly approved the ratification of Poland’s accession treaty to the European Union. President Aleksander Kwasniewski triumphantly stated, “We are returning to the great European family,” and “We are returning to the place which Poles and Poland deserve in 1,000 years of history.” Others were not so happy about the vote. The EU’s developing secularist, almost anti-religious philosophical direction has faithful Catholics and others who cherish traditional moral and family principles worried. The New York Times reports that “Populist political parties and many priests in this strongly Roman Catholic […]

PM quietly withdraws appointment after becoming aware of rejection

Canada's First Gov't-Recognized Homosexual 'Marriage' Takes Place

TORONTO, June 10, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Soon after LifeSite News published an expose on The Arthritis Society (TAS), revealing a position paper and statements by TAS President and CEO Denis Morrice in support of funding embryonic stem cell research, the Knights of Columbus met with TAS. The Knights of Columbus (KofC) of Ontario, which has given the organization some $15 million, expressed its concerns to members of the TAS Medical Research Advisory Committee at a May 27 meeting.  In a June letter to all Grand Knights in Ontario, KofC Ontario State Deputy Robert Cayea, explains “We discussed our position and […]

The Ontario Appeals Court decision on homosexual marriage is coming down tomorrow June 10, 2003   Celine Dion song banned: ‘Too Christian’ for school https://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=32973   Focus on the Family Canada Special Analysis – Marriage and Homosexuality 32 page Adobe Acrobat format document https://www.fotf.ca/familyfacts/analysis/052303_marriage.pdf   Pope Tells Catholics to Defend Traditional Family https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=10&u=/nm/20030608/ts_nm/pope_croatia_dc   U.N. To Host Global Gun-Control Event – Latest UN Global Governance Attempt Just days after French President Jacques Chirac called for a global tax on individual firearms purchases the United Nations has announced it is gearing up to sponsor a global gun-control forum next month in […]

CLC Manitoba chastises NDP Party for not letting candidates give views on life issues

LIFESITE, June 9, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) –  Newsmax.com reports today that Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski recently complained that while the recently drafted EU Constitution acknowledges the Greek and Roman contributions to European culture, the writers have ignored the influence of Christianity. “I am an atheist and everybody knows it,” he told the London Telegraph this week. “But there are no excuses for making references to ancient Greece and Rome, and the Enlightenment, without making references to the Christian values which are so important to the development of Europe.”

OTTAWA, June 9, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law (CFCYL), a group of anti-corporal punishment extremists argued at the Supreme Court of Canada Friday that even mild spanking should be made illegal.  Government lawyer Roslyn Levine offered a lame defense of the law. She suggested that the education of government warnings that spanking is ineffective and to be avoided “is more apt to change parental practices than threatening people with assault convictions.”“The criminal law is a blunt instrument,” she said. “Changing the criminal law does not necessarily change attitudes.”  The Coalition for Family Autonomy […]

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OTTAWA, June 9, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Health Canada has given initial approval to allowing provision of the abortifacient morning after pill over-the-counter according to the National Post.  The report says the government will solicit public feedback before finalizing any changes to the drug’s status.  In March last year, Paladin Labs Inc., the Montreal company that distributes the abortifacient morning after pill, Plan B, announced it had submitted an application to Health Canada to change Plan B, from prescription-only to non-prescription status. In their release, Paladin noted that the Canadian Pharmacists Association and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada […]

OTTAWA, June 9, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – LifeSite has learned that homosexual activist MP Svend Robinson was able to maneuver his hate crimes Bill C-250 into another hour of debate this week, setting it up for a possible vote before the legislature recesses for the summer.  Robinson switched his Private Member’s bill with his NDP colleague Wendy Lill, which means his bill will now be up for its final hour of debate this Wednesday, June 11th at 5:30 pm. The vote on Bill C-250 will be no earlier than Wednesday June 18 according to House procedural rules.  On Friday, Official Opposition […]

OTTAWA, June 9, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In an interview with The Hill Times, Government House Leader Don Boudria said that eight bills must receive Royal Assent before the June 20 summer recess. Included in the list of bills seen as the 'legacy agenda' of outgoing Prime Minister Jean Chretien, is Bill C-13, the Human Reproduction Act, which would allow for destructive research on live human embryos, even the creation of embryos specifically for research. LifeSite readers are warned however, that the Government has at least four times scheduled the raising of Bill C-13 without any action resulting. Political insiders suggest […]

Wal-Mart Will Cover Up Cosmo, Other Magazines in Checkout Lanes https://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/6/62003a.asp   Roll Call of the Unfit – Those Who Voted Against U.S. Partial Abortion Ban https://www.frc.org/?i=WU03F05   Solzhenitsyn’s Harvard address turns 25.  https://www.nationalreview.com/document/document060603.asp   Country Song Mentioning Jesus Dropped From Stations   https://www.mcjonline.com/news/03a/20030603a.shtml   Is ‘Matrix’ Co-Producer Getting A Sex-Change Operation?  https://traditionalvalues.org/article.php?sid=966   Cy’Gay Pride’ Event Cancelled at Justice Dept Cybercast News reported today that “The U.S. Department of Justice has told a group of homosexual employees it cannot hold a ‘gay pride’ event at the agency’s headquarters this year…the event – which has been held each year since […]

London, Jun. 6 (LifeSiteNews.com/CWNews.com) – The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, is under heavy fire from Anglican traditionalists after a newly appointed bishop—a personal friend of the Anglican leader—revealed that he is an active homosexual.  Canon Jeffrey John, who was appointed in May to head the Anglican diocese of Reading, revealed that he has been involved in an active homosexual partnership for 20 years. At the time of his appointment, spokesmen for the Church of England said that, although he was admittedly homosexual and an advocate of gay rights, John was not engaged in any same-sex relationship. However, the London […]

Lisbon, Jun. 6 (CWNews.com/LifeSiteNews.com) – Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls has characterized the draft version of a new European constitution as “ridiculous.”  The director of the Vatican press office, interviewed on Portuguese radio, offered the sharpest criticism to date of the draft constitution that was unveiled on May 28. Echoing the critiques put forward by other Church officials, but using stronger language, Navarro-Valls argued that there is no excuse for the omission of Christianity from a list of the factors that have contributed to a common European culture.  Navarro-Valls said that Vatican diplomats are vigorously involved in efforts to correct that […]

Gay MP Svend Robinson loudly heckles opponents to his bill

Family Research Council Says Politicians Who Voted Against Partial Birth Abortion Ban are Unfit to Serve https://www.frc.org/?i=WU03F04   Internet Porn Tied to the Mob Only the naive should be surprised https://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0026347.html   Teen Sex: Fueled by Media Images or Curbed through Good Information?  https://www.cwfa.org/articles/4067/BLI/dotcommentary/index.htm   California Assembly Passes ‘Gay Marriage’ Bill https://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=Culturearchive

TUSCON, June 5, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The president of the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer, Karen Malec, announced the publication of her article discussing the abortion-breast cancer (ABC) link in the summer issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, a publication of the Tucson based Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). The article is entitled, “The Abortion-Breast Cancer Link: How Politics Trumped Science and Informed Consent”.  It discusses the epidemiologic evidence of an ABC link; the silence and denial of the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, the American Medical Association and women’s groups; media bias; the […]

Hundreds to Hear Experts Challenge Myths About Homosexuality

WASHINGTON, June 5, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new study shows that sexual activity among high school age boys and girls often has harmful emotional and psychological consequences. Sexually active teens are less likely to be happy, more likely to be depressed and more likely to attempt suicide. The majority of sexually active teens state that they regret their initial sexual activity and wish they had waited until they were older before becoming sexually active.  Family Research Council’s Bridget Maher, policy analyst on marriage and family issues, said, “This study is one more reason why abstinence education is a more compassionate […]

WASHINGTON, June 5, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The U.S. House of Representatives, by a two-thirds vote (282-139), yesterday joined the Senate in approving a bill to ban partial-birth abortions. The bill (H.R. 760) legally defines a partial-birth abortion as any abortion in which the baby is delivered alive until “in the case of breech presentation, any part of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the body of the mother,” or if the baby is delivered head first, “the entire fetal head is outside the body of the mother,” before being killed.  H.R. 760 would allow the method if it […]

NEW YORK, NY, June 5, 2003 (C-Fam/LifeSiteNews.com) – The Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute reports that “on Tuesday, a high ranking UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official called for the legalization of prostitution and for UNICEF to make condoms available ‘for everybody, everywhere and at all times.’ Speaking at the annual session of UNICEF’s Executive Board, Urban Jonsson, UNICEF Eastern and Southern African Regional Director, said that UNICEF would need to pursue such ‘controversial ideas…in the near future if we are to win the war against HIV/AIDS.’”  C-FAM reports that “Johsson urged that UNICEF take actions to ‘de-criminalise sex-work and […]

UNFPA still deviously covering for China's brutal, enforced, one-child policy

OTTAWA, June 5, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – With the first hour of debate on hate crimes bill C-250 set to take place Friday, one amendment to the bill has already been placed on the Notice Paper.  While this is the only amendment identified thus far, Parliament Hill sources told LifeSite that more amendments are expected.  Liberal MP Derek Lee (Scarborough-Rouge River) has submitted an amendment seeking to protect freedom of religion.  The amendment seeks to protect religious expression or expression of “opinion based on a belief in a religious text.”  See the amendment online at:  https://www.parl.gc.ca/37/2/parlbus/chambus/house/orderpaper/112_2003-06-05/ordrs112-E.htm (scroll to bottom)  See related […]

OTTAWA, June 5, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Homosexual activist MP Svend Robinson is once again drawing the ire of family supportive Canadians.  Just as his hates crimes Bill C-250 is in its final stages of consideration in Parliament, he has introduced a motion seeking total abortion on demand in Canada.  Motion 440, introduced by Robinson Monday, calls on the government to “establish a task force on the integration of abortion into the health delivery system as a medical procedure in accordance with the five principles of the Canada Health Act and ensure Medicare-funded hospital and clinic abortion services exist in all […]

Florida Governor Jeb Bush builds case on guardian for fetus https://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/6007702.htm   Parents Clueless About Harmful Affect Of Media On Their Children “Sixty-four percent of kids ages 8 to 12 have televisions in their bedrooms. What else do they have stashed in there? VCRs: 43%. Video game consoles: 42%. Computers: 13%. Telephones: 22%.”  [Source: Washington Post, 5/8/03; provided by Plugged in via Focus on the Family Canada]

THE HAGUE, June 4, 2003 (- CWNews.com/LifeSiteNews.com) – Vatican criticisms of the draft version of a new European constitution have received strong support from a noted French Orthodox theologian.  Olivier Clement, perhaps the leading Orthodox intellectual in western Europe, said that the absence of any recognition for Christianity in the preamble to the draft constitution was a “sensational” omission, which “flies in the face of the historical evidence.” The Vatican has sharply criticized the preamble—which refers to the important factors that have built a common European culture—for failing to acknowledge the historical role of Christianity.  In an interview with the […]

Results no joy for pro-life, pro-family Manitobans

THE HAGUE, June 4, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On June 16, in an open session of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the elected Chief Prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo (Argentina), will be sworn in.  The session is to be held in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace, in The Hague.  Mr. Moreno Ocampo was ‘elected’ in April 2003 by the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC.  However, LifeSite reported on March 24 that Ocampo had been selected to be prosecutor in a secret meeting of the ICC’s steering committee.  In March 2003, the ICC’s […]

Government agency report suggests charging opponents to feminism

Sexually Active Teenagers Are More Likely to Be Depressed and to Attempt Suicide https://www.heritage.org/Research/Family/cda0304.cfm   New Study Links Teen Sex And Depression, Suicide Attempts https://www.frc.org/index.cfm?i=PR03F02   Canadian Catholic Civil Rights League Bill C-250 page https://www.ccrl.ca/issue_billC-250.html   Culture Wars are Killing Marriage   https://www.ccrl.ca/%7Enewsletters.html   Calling All California Residents!  https://www.cwfa.org/articles/4035/CWA/family/index.htm   Schlafly: Women’s Studies Programs Chock Full of ‘Feminist Propaganda https://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/6/32003f.asp   Are Internet Pop-up Ads Driving You Crazy?  LifeSite strongly suggests you try Pop-Up Stopper Companion basic. It is free to download, but after a month you will be asked to pay for the software – but don’t worry – […]

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Bush administration is urging the Supreme Court to reject a politically charged abortion case that seeks free-speech protection for protesters who used “wanted” ads to target doctors.  The White House said it would prefer the court to let stand a previous ruling against pro-lifers “who list personal information about abortion clinic employees on the Internet and on posters.” The Supreme Court asked for the government’s views in the case in December and delayed acting on the appeal by activists who were ordered to pay nearly $110 million in punitive damages, according to reports.  […]

SACRAMENTO, June 3, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – California homeschoolers won a victory this week when California state education officials withdrew plans to have home schooling declared illegal. Newly elected state superintendent of education Jack O’Connell is credited with ordering a re-examination of the proposed policy, which had been gathering steam within the department. Education deputy general counsel Michael Hersher is quoted by WorldNetDaily as saying that references in planned legislation that “homeschooling is not legal in California” have been removed from the state Department of Education’s website.  “We’re simply going to stop saying that every homeschooled child is truant,” Hersher said. […]

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The annual Gallup survey on abortion, which was conducted from May 5-7, 2003, shows again that most Americans believe abortion to be “morally wrong” and prepared to accept it as legal only under certain circumstances. Asked whether they consider themselves on the issue of abortion, 48% say they are “pro-choice” and 45% say “pro-life.”  One striking result is that only one-third of Americans find abortion morally acceptable and that two-thirds find it morally wrong—reflecting a perceived shift “compared with May 2001 when 45% of the public felt abortion was morally wrong,” Gallup reports.  Most […]

VATICAN, June 3, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pope John Paul today received 28 Latin Rite prelates of India, and urged them to fight the culture of death. The Pope warned that challenges brought by “globalization” include “attempts to impose upon Asian society morally unacceptable types of family planning and reproductive health measures.”“Brother Bishops, I encourage you to remain vigilant in your efforts to preach fearlessly the consistent teaching of the Church regarding the inviolable right to life of every innocent human being. Concerted efforts to curb the culture of death necessitate the involvement of the entire Catholic community. Accordingly, any strategy […]

TORONTO, June 3, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – “The Gay Pride Week sponsorship list serves as a handy boycott list for pro-family Canadians,” said REAL Women Canada’s Gwen Landolt in comments to LifeSite. The Toronto homosexual event which claims to be one of North America’s largest has listed events sponsors including:  Beer company Labatt Blue as donating $100,000; Via Rail Canada and Delta Chelsea Downtown Toronto (hotel) as donating $50,000; Showcase Canada (television) donating $30,000; Woody’s, Rogers, and Montclair (natural spring water) donating $15,000; and Pizza Pizza and the University of Toronto as donating $5,000. Media Sponsors include City TV, The Toronto […]

TORONTO, June 3, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The CTV (Canadian Television) Fall lineup released Monday indicates a pro-abortion, pro-homosexual bias. CTV President of programming Susanne Boyce said of the new lineup, “We’re fiercely proud of CTV’s ever-expanding slate of Canadian programming.” The station noted that most of its “Canadian content” is in its movie-of-the-week category.  CTV news reported six offering in the that category two of which were:  “Choice, the filmed-in-Montreal story of famed Canadian abortionist Dr. Henry Morgentaler (David Eisner)”; and “Prom Queen, about a gay student who generates controversy when he declares he wants to bring his boyfriend as […]

TORONTO, June 3, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Ontario Tory Government has admitted to donating $100,000 to Toronto’s ‘Gay Pride Week’.  Ontario Tourism Minister Brian Coburn confirmed he made a $100,000 donation to the event glorifying homosexuality which runs from June 23-29. The organizers of the event are confident that the federal Liberal government and the Toronto City Council will match the provincial donations. The funding follows complaints from the event organizers that due to the SARS scare the numbers of participants are expected to be diminished. See the Toronto Star coverage:  https://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1052251719670&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154

OTTAWA, June 3, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – LifeSite has discovered that another popular Canadian charity has chosen to support anti-life embryonic stem cell research. The ALS Society of Canada which has for 25 years been funding leading research to find therapeutic approaches and a cure for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a rapidly progressive fatal neuromuscular disease, has threatened its donations by sponsoring the controversial research. An ALS Society of Canada press release on stem cell research issued on May 9 last year notes that the group will “endorse and encourage research using embryonic and adult stem cells into the cause, treatment and […]

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Canadian Alliance warns marriage committee may become irrelevant

ORLANDO, June 2, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s struggle to have a separate guardian appointed for the unborn baby of a mentally handicapped rape victim, as well as a guardian for the mother who does not have a guardian either, is going ahead. Having last month overruled so-called “child welfare” officials who claimed such an appointment would be “illegal,” Bush went ahead with the attempt.  “Given the facts of this case, it is entirely appropriate that an advocate be appointed to represent the unborn child’s best interests in all decisions,” Bush said. The state’s motion notes that the […]

CRACOW, June 2, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – President George W. Bush praised the faith, history, and tolerance of the people of Poland down the centuries, in remarks from Cracow, the premier city of southern Poland and the home town of Pope John Paul II.  The president said, “Through the years of the Second World War, another legacy of the 20th century was unfolding, here in this city of Krakow. A young seminarian, Karol Wojtyla, saw the swastika flag flying over the ramparts of Wawel Castle. He shared the suffering of his people and was put into forced labour. From this priest’s […]

OTTAWA, June 2, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The number of marriages in Canada in 2000, long in decline, was the highest in five years, Statistics Canada has revealed in its latest statistics—with the first increase in Quebec in 12 years. The numbers do not includes common-law “marriages” in the numbers as occurs in some misleading Statscan publications.  Nationally, 157,395 couples were legally married in 2000, up 1.1% from 155,742 in 1999. This was still well below the most recent high of 160,251 in 1995.  Data from the 2001 Census showed that the trend toward common law was again strongest in Quebec, […]

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 760) on June 4 or 5.  Before voting on final passage of the bill, the House may first vote on a phony-ban substitute proposal to be offered by Congressmen Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Jim Greenwood (R-Pa.).  The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) is strongly opposed to the Hoyer-Greenwood substitute, which Hoyer and Greenwood have admitted would allow abortions even during the final three months of pregnancy for “mental health.”  Following Senate approval of the ban in March, NRLC Legislative […]

Legal euthanasia "would radically undermine the moral and legal basis of society"

DUBLIN, June 2, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a shocking move, the supposedly pro-life government of Ireland has opposed a European Parliament motion to ban all human cloning, including for ‘therapeutic’ purposes.  Initially the Irish government had backed the measure. An Irish Department of Health spokesman said that the government was opposed to reproductive cloning but was concerned that a ban on therapeutic cloning would hamper potentially beneficial research.  Dana Rosemary Scallon, the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland, charged that “The new Irish position is clearly in conflict with our constitutional protection of life from conception.”  Green Party […]

BOSTON, June 2, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Catholic bishops of Massachusetts requested their pastors to read a statement in all parishes this past weekend regarding the probability of marriage being redefined by the State Supreme Court to include same-sex couples. In their letter the bishops urge strong political action by Catholics and others to support House Bill 3190, the Marriage Affirmation and Protection Amendment, which would amend the state constitution to define marriage as only a union between a man and a woman and which would reverse any court decisions contrary to that definition.  The bishops write that they are […]

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