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AP reports that during in September actress Jane Fonda, estranged wife of Ted Turner, donated $11.7 million (US) to a pro-abortion political group called Pro Choice Vote. For this and other contributions by to Gore’s recount campaign by famous Americans see the AP report.  http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20001207/el/recount_fund_raising_4.html AP reports that Duke University will allow same-sex “commitment ceremonies” in its famous gothic chapel.  http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2000/12/06/national0534EST0472.DTL&nl=fix The National Council of Churches has removed its endorsement from a interdenominational statement in favour of retaining the traditional definition of marriage after opposition from homosexual activists reports Focus on the Family.  http://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/A0014001.html
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SUPREME COURT DENIES CHARITY STATUS APPEAL OF ABSTINENCE-ONLY YOUTH GROUP

Just Decision was Highly Unlikely from Radical Feminist, Pro-homosexual Activist Judge OTTAWA, Dec 7, 2000 (LSN.ca) – This morning the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal to The Challenge Team, an abstinence-only educational group. The Challenge Team was refused charitable status by Revenue Canada since they refused to promote alternatives to chastity such as condoms and the abortifacient morning-after pill. Unbelievably, the denial of appeal included forcing the very low budget group to pay Revenue Canada court costs. Harold Visser, the leader of the Challenge Team, who represented the group before the Federal Court of Appeal in March, […]
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NEW BRUNSWICK REFUSING TO FUND MORGENTALER DESPITE FEDERAL PRESSURE

FREDERICTON, Dec 7, 2000 (LSN.ca) – New Brunswick Provincial Health Minister Dennis Furlong admitted yesterday that the Liberal Government in Ottawa is urging the province to finance the private abortuary of prominent abortionist Henry Morgentaler. The province pays for abortions up to the 12th week of pregnancy committed at hospitals by an obstetrician-gynecologist after the approval of two physicians. But Morgentaler, whose baby-killing franchise business has made him a fortune in Canada, is complaining that his Fredericton “clinic”, which aborts babies at least until 16 weeks, is not funded. The Canadian Press reports that documents obtained under the federal Access […]
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STUDY FINDS 75% OF KEVORKIAN VICTIMS WERE NOT TERMINALLY ILL

PORTLAND, Dec 7, 2000 (LSN.ca) – A study of 69 assisted suicides committed by Jack Kevorkian has revealed that 75% of his victims were not terminally ill. The results of the study published in a letter in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine note that seventy-two percent of the patients had had a recent decline in health status that may have precipitated the desire to die. Data analyzed from the Oakland County medical examiner’s files, including autopsy findings for the 69 deaths, showed that seventy-one percent of the victims were women, a finding that is noteworthy […]
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SIAMESE TWIN JODIE SURVIVING AND GETTING STRONGER

LONDON, Dec 7, 2000 (LSN.ca) – A publication ban was partially lifted by the High Court yesterday to allow the parents of separated Siamese twins Jodie and Mary to finally tell their story in a televised interview tonight. The Scotsman paper reports that Michaelangelo and Rina Attard, devout Roman Catholics from the Maltese island of Gozo, who were married two years ago, say that Jodie is becoming stronger as each day passes. Speaking of her daughter Mary’s death after the separation operation, Mr. Attard said: “They told us that unfortunately Mary died. Even though we were prepared, it was a […]
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ABORTIONIST REMOVED AS CHIEF OF OB/GYN’S IN CATHOLIC HOSPITAL

GRANITE CITY, ILL, Dec 7, 2000 (LSN.ca) – LifeSite has learned that abortionist Dr. Yogendra Shah, has been removed from his position as the Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Catholic hospital where he nevertheless continues to be employed. A release from the Diocese of Springfield says that he has been removed from the elevated position. The hospital, St. Elizabeth Medical Center suggests that moves to unseat Shah were underway before the story hit the press two days ago in a report by WorldNetDaily. However, he had been in that position for three years. The abortionist runs an abortuary […]
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LIFESITE NEWSBYTES

The Centre for Bioethical Reform (CBR) web page has developed a page showing the visual reality of abortion using Canadian coins as a backdrop. CBR specializes in using sophisticated visual imaging to reveal the blunt reality of abortion that almost all media, politicians and abortion supporters cover up with euphemisms such as “choice”. See Canadian page http://cbrinfo.org/canada.html CBR home page http://cbrinfo.org/ A study published in the current edition of New Scientist shows that natural conception of children through sexual intercourse is inextricably linked to successful procreation. The study found that couples who have sexual relations at or around the time […]
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U.S. BISHOPS ORGANIZATION SLAMS AMA FOR MISLEADING PUBLIC ON MAP

WASHINGTON, Dec 6, 2000 (LSN.ca) – The director of planning and information of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops slammed the American Medical Association for their recent decision to promote over-the-counter distribution of the abortifacient morning-after-pill. Cathy Cleaver noted that the AMA was being “extremely misleading” calling the morning-after-pill a “contraceptive.” In an interview with United Press International (UPI) she said, “They call it a contraceptive. But what it really does is preventing the fertilized embryo from implanting itself on the uterine wall.” Cleaver slammed the AMA dishonesty saying, “They are trying to fool women, as if they didn’t know […]
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ISRAEL’S ABORTION STATS PRESENTED IN HEATED PARLIAMENTARY MEETING

JERUSALEM, Dec 6, 2000 (LSN.ca) – During a heated debate on abortion in the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) yesterday, Health Ministry official Dr. Yoram Lotan revealed abortion statistics for the first seven months of 2000. The Ha’aretz newspaper reports today that from January to July this year, 11,619 abortion requests had been filed, and 11,403 were approved. A similar number of abortions are estimated to have been performed without clearance from the hospital committees.” Meanwhile, the Director of the pro-life group Efrat, Dr. Eli Shosheim, reported to government officials that in 1999, his organization saved 1,018 babies, “which would have ended […]
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