Beginning September 26 to November 4, 2012, Cambridge Right to Life and K-W RTL are unting with hundreds of other cities around the world for the largest and longest coordinated pro-life mobilization in history: the 40 Days for Life Campaign. Recognizing that “with God all things are possible,” people of faith are praying that this effort will help bring an end to abortion. Visit http://www.40daysforlife.com/kitchener/ for more details.
On Fridy, June 15th, 2012, the BC Supreme Court released its decision in Carter v. AG Canada. The decision carves exceptions into the law allowing Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in Canada. See LifeSiteNews coverage below: B.C. Supreme Court strikes down Canada’s ban on assisted suicide VICTORIA, B.C., June 15, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that Canada’s ban on assisted suicide is unconstitutional. Justice Lynn Smith issued a 395-page ruling in the Carter v. Canada case Friday morning, determining that the ban discriminates against the disabled. The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, which intervened in the case, immediately urged the Crown to appeal Smith’s decision to the BC Court of Appeal and to seek [...]
PRESS RELEASE May 24, 2012 Cambridge, ON On May 24th, MP Stephen Woodworth will be guest speaker at Cambridge Right to Life’s Annual Coffee & Dessert Evening. While Prime Minister Harper has made it clear that he will not open the abortion debate, that hasn’t stopped Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth from challenging the government to re-examine when a child is considered human under Canadian law. "Cambridge Right to Life has never been under any illusion regarding Prime Minister’s Harper stance on abortion, said Camilla Gunnarson, Director of Cambridge Right to Life, "but we were literally shocked when Mr. Harper stated he was disappointed that Mr. Woodworth’s motion was deemed votable by the House of Commons [...]
Below is an article featured by The Record on the March for Life. March by anti -abortion protesters shuts down Ottawa streets Sean Kilpatrick – OTTAWA Thousands of people marched through the streets of Ottawa today in the annual March for Life demonstration. The protest comes just two weeks after a Conservative MP tried to reopen the national abortion debate. Prime Minister Stephen Harper rejected Stephen Woodworth’s private member’s bill in late April, but that didn’t stop critics from accusing the Tories of using the proposed legislation as a back-door way to rekindle debate over the sensitive topic. While it was difficult to measure the size of the crowd on Parliament Hill today, there appeared [...]
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For many years, Cambridge Right to Life has designated the month of May as Respect for Life Month here in Cambridge. Although our mandate is respect for all life at all times, we choose the month of May to highlight a number of special events taking place during the month. In addition to our planned events, several churches throughout Cambridge are distributing our Respect Life Bulletin Insert to their parishioners. The focus of this year’s insert highlights the fact that the pre-born child is indeed a human being from the moment of conception. We are able to make these bulletin inserts available to your church, free of charge. Please contact us to see if your church [...]
Please join us on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 at 7:00 pm for our Annual Coffee & Dessert Evening in the parish hall of St. Ambrose Church (210 South Street). MP Stephen Woodworth (Kitchener Centre) who is challenging the current definition of “human being” within the Canadian Criminal Code will speak about his Motion 312. Mr. Woodworth's motion states, "Parliament has a solemn duty to reject any law that says some human beings are not human." Tania Rosario will provide musical entertainment. Tania is a Secondary School Teacher and Head of Religion & Family Life at Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School. Tania has been nominated for the 2012 Bernice Adams Awards in the area of music and performing arts due to her [...]
