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January 27, 1998 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   “CARAL's breaking out the cake and champagne, but sackcloth and ashes would be more appropriate,” said Jim Hughes, National President of Campaign Life Coalition, the political arm of the pro-life movement in Canada. Mr Hughes was referring today to the Canadian Abortion Rights Action League and other pro-abortion leaders celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada Morgentaler decision on January 28th.  The ruling, widely viewed as an unprecedented case of Charter-based “judicial activism,” left Canada lawless with regard to abortion.  “Science has shown beyond a shadow of a doubt that a unique human being with its own complete genetic code is created at fertilization,” said Mr. Hughes.  “It's shown that the child's heart is beating at three-and-a-half weeks,  before a woman even knows she's pregnant. The child's full humanity can be known visually by eyes, ears, fingers, and toes by seven weeks, before most abortions are committed.”“But the abortion industry has been lying to women for 30 years,” continued Mr. Hughes. “Against all reason, they call the developing child a blob of tissue or a collection of cells. Abortionists may need to subdue their consciences by such evasions and euphemisms, but women have a right to know.”“We call on Prime Minister Chrétien to restore full legal protection of the right to life in Canada immediately,” concluded Mr Hughes. “We also call on Ontario Premier Mike Harris to fulfill his election promise and enact women's right-to-know legislation. And we call on all legislators to reject the pro-abortion myth about the Canada Health Act requiring Canadians to pay for baby-killing through their taxes.”  For more information, contact Jim Hughes, at (416) 368-8479, or Mary Ellen Douglas, at 613) 389-4472, or Karen Murawsky, at (613) 729-0379.