From Alberta Pro-Life E-Update - May 29, 2008 Last week in a story on the latest abortion numbers from Statistics Canada, the Globe and Mail reporter Hayley Mick quoted Dr. Debby Copes, medical director of a clinic called Choice in Health, who has been performing abortions for 20 years. She said the statistics were meaningless. “I can think of at least 10,000 procedures...
The Ottawa Citizen - Wednesday, May 21, 2008An Ottawa centre for women facing unplanned pregnancies yesterday filed notice of its intention to sue Planned Parenthood Ottawa in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. First Place Pregnancy Centre was one of three charities designated by the Sens Better Halves, a group of Ottawa Senators' wives and girlfriends, to receive funds from the SENSational Tree Raffle organized last November. Read the rest of the article here....
www.arpacanada.ca Statistics Canada has released the figures for the number of abortions performed in Canada in 2005 and the news is both sad and encouraging. Although the total number of abortions is staggering and a shame to our society, it has dropped 3.2 per cent from the previous year to 96,815 (from 100,039). This number does not include other methods of ending a pregnancy, such as the drug "Plan B." The largest drop in abortion rate occurred among teenagers (13 abortions for every 1000). The number of live births for women under...
Update: Largest Canadian March for Life Ever - 8,000 Attend Massive Rally on Parliament Hill This year The National March for Life will be taking place in Ottawa on Thursday May 8, 2008. The theme for this year is "LIFE- The First Human Right." Once again Canadians will be marching on Parliament Hill at noon to bring a message demanding justice and protection for the unborn. The Ottawa Canadian Reformed Church will be hosting a Prayer Service led by Rev. J. Van Popta at 9:30am on May 8,...