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Democrats attempting to impose change to 200 years of precedent

'We're going to abort her' or 'whack her,' actor told witness

Union dues used for radical agendas without vote from membership

OTTAWA, February 27, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – REAL Women of Canada, in its Jan/Feb 2003 Reality magazine recalls the significant results of a 1984 study by a male homosexual couple of 156 other homosexual couples. The findings of the study by psychiatrist, Dr. David McWhirter, and psychologist, Dr. Andrew Mattison were described in their book, ‘The Male Couple’. Reality refers to the current intense push by gay activists for their unions to be given legal recognition equal to male-female marriages. The article states “Homosexual activists claim that their relationships operate from the same dynamics and meet similar needs as heterosexual unions […]

Judge claims 'self-identity', not nature, determines someone's 'true' gender

PRO-ABORTS FURIOUS AT SUPREME COURT RULING Both liberals and conservatives see the ruling as a welcome affirmation of the constitutional right to free speech. But the National Organization of Women’s Kim Gandy says, “it’s a green light for ideological terrorists to engage in whatever kind of violent campaigns they want.”  http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-rico27.html

17-year odyssey of NOW v Scheidler finally over

OTTAWA, February 26, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Assisted Human Reproduction Act, Bill C-13, is due to be debated in the House of Commons again on Thursday beginning at 10:15 am.  Report stage debate could end tomorrow, wrapping up debates on group 6 amendments as well as those in group 2 which are supported by the pro-life movement.  Political experts suggest that the report stage votes on the amendments will not be held until the first Tuesday after the parliamentary break which would be March 18.  After that third reading and final vote on the bill could occur as early as […]

OTTAWA, February 26, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Member of Parliament Jason Kenney (CA-Calgary Southeast) will move an amendment in the House of Commons tomorrow that would ban destructive research on human embryos.  Amendment 17 to Bill C-13, the Assisted Human Reproduction Act, states that “[No person shall knowingly] experiment on or harvest an embryo.” The amendment would have the effect of prohibiting embryonic stem cell research, in which human embryos are destroyed for research purposes.  “Bill C-13 as it now stands allows the human embryo – which is nascent human life – to be destroyed. Government funding for research on human […]

WASHINGTON, February 26, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Thursday afternoon, February 27, on two radically differing approaches to the practice of human cloning.  The House will debate the human cloning issue for about three hours.  The House will consider first the Greenwood Substitute, proposed by Congressman Jim Greenwood (R-Pa.).  This bill would allow the mass cloning of human embryos for biomedical research, while attempting to prohibit the use of any such embryo to “initiate a pregnancy” in a human womb.  If the Greenwood Substitute is defeated, the House will then vote on the Weldon-Stupak Human […]