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19 Oct 2007 The Supreme Court

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By Doug SchoutenRecently, while at a meeting with a newly-elected Member of Parliament, a member of the Langley ARPA group asked what the MP proposed to do about the current lack of abortion legislation in Canada. His answer was rather surprising. He contended that the courts have effectively taken this aspect of social policy out of the hands of our legislative bodies. The MP thought that since the issue of abortion is so divisive in Parliament, and since the only way to resolve the issue to the satisfaction of the pro-life movement is to invoke the Section 33 ‘notwithstanding clause’ (I’ll explain this clause later), the only way to effect positive change in this matter is to influence the culture of Canada outside of the strictly political circles. I would tend to agree.
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19 Oct 2007 The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal

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By Stan Leyenhorst Human rights complaints related to discrimination as specified in the BC Human Rights Code are appearing more and more in various media and continue to be a source of concern for many. A general overview of the BC Human Rights Tribunal can provide information regarding its history, including recent changes, the establishment of the Tribunal, its role, and the process of complaints resolution.
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11 Oct 2007 A Shirt a Day…

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A shirt a day… The vision of the folks behind www.Abort73.com by Jon Dykstra (Feb. 2006 Reformed Perspective) “Hey, what’s with the shirt? What’s Abort73.com?” “I could tell you, but better yet, why don’t you go online and check it out?” ****
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11 Oct 2007 Should We Use Graphic Pro-Life Pictures?

Posted at 10:51h in Pre-Born Human Rights 0 Comments
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The CTV News clip below shows coverage of the Canadian Centre for Bioethical Reform's Reproductive "Choice" Campaign in Calgary   by Jon Dykstra (first appeared in the September 2002 issue of Reformed Perspective) Greg Cunningham is an “in your face” kind of guy. Last year he began putting 7 by 22 foot pictures of aborted babies on the sides of delivery trucks, which were then driven all over California. On the Memorial Day weekend this year (May 25-27) he took it up a notch, renting a plane and trailing a 30 by 100 foot banner behind it. The banner showed parts of a 10-week-old aborted fetus: an arm and two legs laid out on top of a US nickel to give spectators an idea of the size of the bloody remains. He flew the plane over the Santa Monica beaches, showing the picture to jam-packed holiday weekend crowds.
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09 Oct 2007 Physician Assisted Suicide

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Background: There is an increasing push for the legalization of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide in Canada. A Today's Family News article notes that "One year ago, MPs debated a private member’s bill introduced by Bloc Quebecois MP Francine Lalonde to legalize physician-assisted suicide. A federal election was called before it could come to a vote but Lalonde has since vowed to resurrect her bill." Instead of being reactive, we can be proactive. So here is a simple action plan: 1) Check out the news article that tells the story of a husband from Nova Scotia who brought his wife over to Europe to be euthanized. A very sad part of the story (not really talked about in the CBC version) is that he is a retired Anglican minister.
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29 Sep 2007 Abortion Memorial in Southern Alberta

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In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the R. v. Morgentaler Supreme Court decision which struck down Canada's abortion law, Souther Alberta ARPA made a large display of crosses to commemorate the over 3 million lives that have been lost through abortion since Canada first legalized it. The memorial is located next to Highway 3 in Coaldale, Alberta. It consists of 100 crosses, each representing 1000 children who are aborted every year in Canada. The display has been covered by the Lethbridge Herald, Country 95.5, CKVN 98.1, Lifesitenews.com, and CBC French. It has received a very positive response from many people.
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26 Sep 2007 Dying With Dignity

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By Mark Penninga (French version available below as an attachment) Words can pack a punch. As such, they can be used for both noble and crafty purposes. Advertisers, political spin-doctors, and even Supreme Court judges know this well and take full advantage of the power of words. One example is the concept of dignity. Because dignity seems to be such a favourable word it is being used, and exploited, for purposes as far ranging as Hillary Duff’s latest pop album to the push for legalized abortion in third world countries. But the movement that has most exploited the concept of dignity is the political effort to legalize euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. The term “death with dignity” is being used by right-to-die advocacy groups because they know that associating dignity with euthanasia will soften the public perception of what they are really demanding– state condoned death.
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