June 1, 2008

Rob Allen, on Thank you for not thinking:

I am ashamed that I once was a York University student. This type of behaviour is what one might see in former communist nations, not in a country where we respect the fundamental freedom of speech.
Rob Allen, Calgary
National Post
Published: Friday, May 30, 2008
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/topics/story.html?id=550930

 

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Joanne Byfield, on Two anecdotes on a Saturday morning:

A longitudinal study? What country would have a very detailed data base of health history for women who have had abortions over the past 20+ years? It would have to be a country that pays for almost all abortions. That would be Canada.
We are in a unique position to study the health effects of abortion. Canada’s publicly funded health care system has covered the cost of hospital abortions since the 1970s and most provinces pay all or part of the costs of private clinic abortions. We have, from these billing records, the health care histories of these women and our government could, without any violations of privacy, do a study of the short and long term effects of abortion.
There are so many studies which have linked abortion to many physical and psychological problems yet we continue to treat abortion as health care. We know that most women have abortions, not because they are “medically indicated” but because they didn’t plan to get pregnant and feel unable or ill-equipped to have a baby. All too often, those who should help and support them through the crisis they face–their partners, their families, their doctors and their friends–push them to “fix” the problem with abortion.
Let’s do the study and see how the quick “fix” turned out.

 

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Harry834, on Hypocrite, and proud of it:

Cell phone use might be dangerous, but it’s no where near the crime of murder. Murder is more than dangerous - it’s evil, it’s barbaric, it’s unacceptable. Cell phone use during driving doesn’t even come close.
You want to give murderers a “period of adjustment”? When would it right to start imprisoning them?
And isn’t their remorse more evidence that they knew it was wrong, that it was murder? Were they really “tricked”?
Also, what do you say about the women who had abortions and DON’T regret them?:
http://www.imnotsorry.net/newstories16.htm
How do value the one versus the other?

 

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Ricardo Di Cecca, on York U ain’t for learnin’:

George Jonas said it best:
“Some put the question in terms of a woman’s right to control her own body. That would be valid enough in the realm of smoking, diet, liposuction, or sex - but abortion? Abortion means controlling someone else’s body.”
National Post, May 19, 2007.

 

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Suzanne A., on Women’s rights versus freedom of speech:

The university student leaders of today often become the “movers and shakers” of the larger society of tomorrow. We should be worried that student leaders such as those at the YFS do not see this as an issue of free speech. It boggles the mind that their “my way or the highway” way of looking at the issue of “choice” is to deny students the opportunity to receive information regarding the dangers and horrors of abortion. Why are pro-life groups being denied the same rights and freedoms as other groups on these campuses? It makes no sense at all.
On the other hand, the leaders at the YFS might make ideal candidates to work at the Canadian Human Rights Commission, given what’s been going on there the past several months.

 

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Anonymous, on "Fetus incubators":

“…women must not become incubators for fetuses once again”???
How about “Women should stop allowing themselves to be sperm receptacles for horny irresponsible men”, if you want to put things that coldly.

 

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Suzanne A., on Just legal, not safe or rare:

Planned Parenthood’s site claims that “a short video about abortion procedures is under production”. Sure, bet you it isn’t anything like the gems that Fr. Frank Pavone has on youtube. If people want the real story, they should check them out. Viewer discretion is advised - seriously. A pregnant women would not give abortion another thought when faced with these. Or 3D ultrasound. Informed consent - right.

 

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Elizabeth, on Medical opinionist to the stars:

Another example of how our culture views fetuses as disposable. A heroin addict showed more moral stamina than a medical doctor who had taken a vow to “do now harm”. Frances is beautiful and I am sure Courtney has never once regretted this decision. How can pro-choicers look a nice kid such as her in the eye and still support the ending of such life?
I was a child protection worker and was continually thankful I worked in the one province that does not have abortion. Even when dealing with babies born with addictions, developmental problems and literally named after drugs I could never comprehend the idea that they did not have a right to be born and to live.
It reminds me of a pregnant friend who was told by a doctor that her fetus “most likely” had down’s syndrome and she could terminate. “Terminate what?” was her angry yelling response, before telling her husband that their marriage was over if he even considered the doctor’s heinous suggestion. (Her son was born without any disabilities, by the way).

 

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Blaise Alleyne, on Holy cow:

Sorry, have to disagree here.
1) 10 to 16 year olds aren’t “little nippers” that get planted in front of the screen. A 15 or 16 year old in high school will most certainly be planting themselves in front of a screen, rather than being babysat by it.
2) There is no distinction made between TV and computer screens, between passive and active things! How much of that time is spent vegging in front of the TV versus interacting with their peers and socializing online? How much of that time is spent doing homework on a screen? In the 21st century, a “screen” means nothing; you need to talk about what’s HAPPENING on the screen to make any sense of it. Anything else is just stretching for a headline.

 

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Michelle M, on Ads are deceptive?:

I would like to suggest that we all start a little complaint campaign of our own– about any public health advertising that points to the effectiveness of condoms in protecting against std’s. Let’s ask for actual stats– let’s see some figures, breakage rates etc.; let’s insist they be specific about their failure to protect against HPV. Let’s see the journal articles cited. I want some cold, hard facts, here.
How about Life Canada revamping the ad to list at the bottom the actual number of abortions committed in Canada after, oh, say, 20 weeks or even 24 — culled from Stats Can, in bold black and white. Let’s be as accurate as possible, then, and make sure we call them *reported* numbers.

 

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Suzanne A., on Ads are deceptive?:

So the ASC can’t accept the truth of statistics - very clear, objective, measured facts? We also know for a fact that there is no law against abortion in Canada, ergo, abortion is legal right up until the baby is born. What is deceptive about stating the facts? There is no subjectivity involved with Life Canada’s ads - they are based on facts. But then, in a world in which relativism reigns supreme, perhaps facts don’t mean anything anymore. Sigh.

 

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Loretta Westin, on Sex change for 12-year-old girl:

How wonderful that there were ‘caring’ individuals nearby to ‘counsel’ her in this direction.
Nova Scotia high schools provide ‘counseling’ from gay and lesbian activist/counselors WITHOUT THE PARENTS KNOWLEDGE (privacy issues, don’t you know!) to teens expressing ambivalence about their sexuality. These counselors communicate with their ‘new friends’ outside of the school, encouraged by school staff to take over the ‘problem’.( I personally know of this happening)
A child is expressing SOMETHING which may or not have anything at all to do with their sexuality, which may in fact have quite a bit to do with getting attention, and the schools hand them over to the ‘attention getting ‘ experts, who help them ‘find themselves’.
We’re screwing up.

 

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Suzanne, on Saving money on special effects:

But then you might end up with a horse’s head on human legs - not quite as impressive as the buff (if somewhat creepy) centaurs in the Narnia movies.
Seriously, though, this is atrocious. The UK is digging itself deeper and deeper into the mire of amoral, unethical reproductive science. How much longer before the insanity comes over this way across the pond?