The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:00:38 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Criminal inquiry needed into botched abortions /opinion/guest-columnists/item/35754-criminal-inquiry-needed-into-botched-abortions /opinion/guest-columnists/item/35754-criminal-inquiry-needed-into-botched-abortions

Do the letters BBAABA and the number 1,500 mean anything to you? Most likely not. But itƵapp my hope that they will stick in your mind. Unsettle you. Inspire you to think deeply, share your thoughts about them, take action if you can.  And pray.

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Guest Columns Thu, 27 Jul 2023 10:43:54 -0400
True north strong and abortion free /item/35204-true-north-strong-and-abortion-free /item/35204-true-north-strong-and-abortion-free

Kevin Dunn is immersed in what he considers “perhaps the most important project of my career as a broadcaster and a filmmaker.”

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 28 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500
Rally challenges 1988 Morgentaler Supreme Court ruling /item/35195-rally-challenges-1988-morgentaler-supreme-court-ruling /item/35195-rally-challenges-1988-morgentaler-supreme-court-ruling

No right to abortion was enshrined in law 35 years ago when the Supreme Court of Canada made its R. vs. Morgentaler ruling, and that remains the case today, said a letter delivered to the Prime Minister today, two days short of the anniversary of the courtƵapp 1988 ruling.

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skorah@catholicregister.org (Susan Korah) Canada Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:54:44 -0500
Abortion ‘buffer zone’ bill defeated in Manitoba /item/33609-abortion-buffer-zone-bill-defeated-in-manitoba /item/33609-abortion-buffer-zone-bill-defeated-in-manitoba

Pro-life forces in Manitoba scored a victory on Oct. 14 when an NDP bill seeking to create a protest buffer zone around facilities providing abortions was voted down in the provincial legislature.

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canadiancatholicnews@catholicregister.org (Canadian Catholic News) Canada Sat, 16 Oct 2021 15:00:00 -0400
Peter Stockland: Best, worst of times for abortion debate /opinion/columnists/item/33479-peter-stockland-best-worst-of-times-for-abortion-debate /opinion/columnists/item/33479-peter-stockland-best-worst-of-times-for-abortion-debate

Even for pro-lifer Catholics labouring in the political trenches, it must seem a blessing in disguise that abortion has so far failed to get off the ground as a federal election issue.

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peterstockland@catholicregister.org (Peter Stockland) Peter Stockland Sat, 11 Sep 2021 10:18:37 -0400
MPs ‘unprepared’ for rational talk on abortion /item/33194-mps-unprepared-for-rational-talk-on-abortion /item/33194-mps-unprepared-for-rational-talk-on-abortion

OTTAWA -- While Canadians are still having conversations around abortion, the latest vote in the House of Commons shows the nationƵapp lawmakers don’t want to hear what is being said, pro-life organizations say.

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Canada Wed, 09 Jun 2021 12:00:00 -0400
Sex-selective abortion bill defeated in House of Commons /item/33168-sex-selective-abortion-bill-defeated-in-house-of-commons /item/33168-sex-selective-abortion-bill-defeated-in-house-of-commons

Conservative MP Cathay WagantallƵapp bill to ban sex-selective abortions in Canada was defeated in the House of Commons by a 248-82 margin June 2.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Thu, 03 Jun 2021 08:24:34 -0400
Sex-selection abortion vote expected June 2 /item/33137-sex-selection-abortion-vote-expected-june-2 /item/33137-sex-selection-abortion-vote-expected-june-2

OTTAWA -- A final vote on a Conservative MPƵapp effort to ban sex-selective abortion is expected to be held June 2.

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Canada Wed, 26 May 2021 08:47:35 -0400
Activist taking ‘once-in-a-century’ case to Supreme Court /item/32367-activist-taking-once-in-a-century-case-to-supreme-court /item/32367-activist-taking-once-in-a-century-case-to-supreme-court

VANCOUVER -- Pro-life activist Mary Wagner is launching a constitutional challenge of CanadaƵapp criminal code in her crusade to gain legal recognition for the humanity of the unborn.

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Canada Thu, 12 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0500
Bill aims to protect Down syndrome babies /item/32365-bill-aims-to-protect-down-syndrome-babies /item/32365-bill-aims-to-protect-down-syndrome-babies

Lucy and Alcido Fank were never interested in having an amniocentesis screening to find out whether or not their baby would be born with Down syndrome.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 12 Nov 2020 09:09:00 -0500