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Monday, November 16, 2009

Assisted suicide bill faces likely defeat

Life

C-384, a private member’s bill that would legalize assisted suicide in Canada, seems to be headed for defeat when it is put to a vote on second reading – or approval-in-principle – sometime in the next few weeks. But pro-lifers are warning that this is no time for complacency.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada

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Written by Derek Miedema, a researcher at the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada

Member of Parliament Francine Lalonde is currently engaged in her third attempt to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide. Her private member’s bill, Bill C-384, would see doctors fulfilling requests to die for those over age 18 who “appear lucid.”

Introducing her bill into the House of Commons on May 13, Ms. Lalonde began by saying:

“Mr. Speaker, the time has come for this Parliament to find a way to decriminalize medical assistance in dying, which is of such vital importance to those whose suffering can no longer be relieved except by this ultimate compassion”.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Canadians uninformed on abortion: poll

Life

Close to half of Canadians may say they prefer the legal status quo on abortion, but more than nine-in-ten appear not to understand what that status quo involves, a new Angus Reid Strategies poll suggests.

Christian Influence in Society

What does the Bible say about becoming involved with politics? Is there a reason why Christians should vote or care about an election?

Family Policy Conference, March 11

Join us in Ottawa on March 11 for the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada’s annual Family Policy Conference.

In addition to exploring ways in which families are beleaguered or bolstered by current public policy, the conference will feature presentations by special guests Miriam Grossman, MD, author of You’re Teaching My Child What?, Brian Lee Crowley, PhD, author of Fearful Symmetry: The Fall and Rise of Canada’s Founding Values, and Wade Horn, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Check Imfcanada.org for more information and registration.

Listing of Pregnancy Care Centres

Pregnancy centres provide loving counselling, practical assistance and a variety of resources to pregnant women. For more information about these services available across Canada, please click here.

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