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tyresiasI wish mainstream media would pick up more the emerging trend to call the "pro-life" movemement what it really is: anti-choice. I'm pro-chocie not pro-death. I don't think abortions are the only route for pregnancy or even the only way to go if a woman has an unwelcomed pregnancy. "Against abortions, don't have one" but don't take a name that downplays your true views. Otherwise, I find it interesting to read an article that points out both side of the debate have a hard time gathering to discuss this topic.
Montreal pro-life event looking for new site
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/11/17/oratory-conference051117.html
Organizers of a national anti-abortion conference scheduled to start Thursday are looking for another site after priests at Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal said it couldn't be held there because of security concerns.
About 300 people are registered to attend the conference sponsored by Campaign Life Coalition and Life Canada.
The Holy Cross Fathers, the Roman Catholic order that operates the oratory, announced on their website Wednesday that they would pull out of the three-day event. "In the past three days, we have been informed that protests on our grounds are being planned against the 2005 pro-life conference," said the message from Rector Jean-Pierre Aumont. "We have come to the conclusion that we cannot guarantee the safety of people on the grounds of Saint Joseph's Oratory during this event." Aumont's statement noted that the oratory has offered "an open space for spiritual and peaceful meetings" for 100 years.
A conference organizer, Luc Gagnon of Campaigne Quebec Vie, calls the move cowardly and ridiculous. Gagnon told CBC News that the church is afraid of even the smallest opposition, choosing to end its involvement with the conference instead of making waves.
The conference will go on despite the loss of its main location. Arriving participants are being advised to go to the oratory as planned to find out where events will be held. The new location will not be publicized, Gagnon said.
MPs Stockwell Day of the Conservatives and Dan McTeague of the Liberals are among the scheduled conference speakers.
Montreal pro-life event looking for new site
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/11/17/oratory-conference051117.html
Organizers of a national anti-abortion conference scheduled to start Thursday are looking for another site after priests at Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal said it couldn't be held there because of security concerns.
About 300 people are registered to attend the conference sponsored by Campaign Life Coalition and Life Canada.
The Holy Cross Fathers, the Roman Catholic order that operates the oratory, announced on their website Wednesday that they would pull out of the three-day event. "In the past three days, we have been informed that protests on our grounds are being planned against the 2005 pro-life conference," said the message from Rector Jean-Pierre Aumont. "We have come to the conclusion that we cannot guarantee the safety of people on the grounds of Saint Joseph's Oratory during this event." Aumont's statement noted that the oratory has offered "an open space for spiritual and peaceful meetings" for 100 years.
A conference organizer, Luc Gagnon of Campaigne Quebec Vie, calls the move cowardly and ridiculous. Gagnon told CBC News that the church is afraid of even the smallest opposition, choosing to end its involvement with the conference instead of making waves.
The conference will go on despite the loss of its main location. Arriving participants are being advised to go to the oratory as planned to find out where events will be held. The new location will not be publicized, Gagnon said.
MPs Stockwell Day of the Conservatives and Dan McTeague of the Liberals are among the scheduled conference speakers.
