Vatican Reiterates It’s Stand

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Nothing really new here. Still against women’s right to choose, still against stem cell research, still against contraception. The only new and noteworthy statement is, The document bans the morning-after pill, the IUD and RU 486, saying these can result in what amount to abortions.

Make-Believe Time Over. . . For the Moment

From Kirk Makin at the Globe: The Canadian Judicial Council has tossed out a complaint against Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLachlin that alleged she improperly played a role in a recommendation that abortion doctor Henry Morgentaler be nominated for the prestigious Order of Canada. Announcing its decision this morning, the CJC said that the [...]

Let Them All Debate . . . Or None

More on the leaders’ debate. We at Birth Pangs are all about choice. We think all the party leaders should debate. There are only — what?– 18 of them? OK. Sure. Four leaders ‘debating’ is usually chaotic enough. Fourteen more mostly nutbar fringe candidates all shrieeeking at once? *shiver* To save us from that horror, [...]

Bristol Palin couldn’t have been pregnant then because. . .

The New York Times reports: The 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant, Palin said on Monday in an announcement intended to knock down rumors by liberal bloggers that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover up for her child. Bristol Palin, one of Alaska Gov. Palin’s five children with her [...]

Red Rover, Red Rover, Let Ken Epp Come Over

This is a genius idea. Now, once the Green party has its first sitting MP, Elizabeth May insists there’s no more reason why Green party should be excluded from the leaders’ debates. But if having a sitting MP is all what’s needed – then why can’t CHP arrange it so that one of the Conservatives [...]