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- Canada without abortion. By choice.
The idea that abortion is a woman’s right was always just an opinion. There’s no basis in law, in logic or in our constitution. And there’s certainly no basis in early feminist thought. Now, on the 20th anniversary of the Morgentaler decision, it’s time for a new idea to take hold. Introducing ProWomanProLife, a pro-life site by women and for women in Canada.
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- Common Interest - Beliefs & Causes
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- Canada without abortion. By choice.
The idea that abortion is a woman’s right was always just an opinion. There’s no basis in law, in logic or in our constitution. And there’s certainly no basis in early feminist thought. Now, on the 20th anniversary of the Morgentaler decision, it’s time for a new idea to take hold. Introducing ProWomanProLife, a pro-life site by women and for women in Canada.
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- PROWOMANPROLIFE LAUNCHES A T-SHIRT LINE FOR WOMEN
PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF PEOPLE
Because you wouldn’t treat a dog like this
For immediate release
March 19, 2009 (Ottawa) — ProWomanProLife.org is proud to launch a line of T-shirts for women with the slogan People for the Ethical Treatment of People. Available online at www.prowomanprolife.org/shirts, People for the Ethical Treatment of People is the fashion statement for women who think modern morality is upside down when it comes to women’s issues.
“It’s really weird that just when the environmental movement has convinced us to treat animals with dignity, we’ve turned our backs on women and children by offering and funding the ‘choice’ of abortion,” says Andrea Mrozek, founding director of ProWomanProLife. “We worry whether we’re treating everything from owls in woodlands to seals in the Arctic properly. But what about people?”
“It’s a real eureka moment when someone realizes people are people,” Mrozek goes on. “Help share this knowledge compassionately by buying and wearing a People for the Ethical Treatment of People T-shirt.”
People for the Ethical Treatment of People (PET-P), the T-shirt, is a durable, comfortable cotton conversation-starter sure to get people thinking. Freedom of speech may be limited in Canada on abortion—but now women across North America can make a statement without saying a word.
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For further information please contact Andrea Mrozek, founding director,
ProWomanProLife.org at 613-875-5888 or visit us at www.prowomanprolife.org
ProWomanProLife.org is a grassroots, non-religious, non-partisan group of Canadian women who are against abortion.
December 17, 2008:
PROWOMANPROLIFE wins Best New Blog at the Canadian Blog Awards! Thanks to all who voted!
November 30, 2008:
PROWOMANPROLIFE IN THE TOP FIVE
Hey! PWPL made it to the finals! Thanks to all of you who voted. You can vote again (this is the last time) here: http://cdnba.wordpress.com/vote-2008/best-new-blog/
November 27, 2008:
PROWOMANPROLIFE NOMINATED FOR BEST NEW BLOG
Canadian Blog Awards has nominated us in the category Best New Blog. Weeeeee! If you’d like to vote for us, please do so here: http://cdnba.wordpress.com/vote-2008/best-new-blog/.
July 7, 2007
WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE DECISION TO HONOUR MORGENTALER?
At this link--
http://www.4mycanada.ca/Emails/20080703.html
there is plenty of information on who to call and email. Use it!
May 29, 2008
http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=547509
A call from the National Campus Life Network to ensure the York University Student's Union does not ban all pro-life groups on campus. Suggested to do items:
email Robert J. Tiffin, York's vice-president who has publicly disagreed with what is happening. He needs to know his stance is supported and that we (well-reasoned people who happen to be prolifers) feel strongly that he should exert his power over the YFS who are showing clearly discriminatory actions against a group of students.
Robert J. Tiffin rjtiffin©yorku.ca
http://www.yorku.ca/vpaweb/directory/findadm.php?id=4001
Express your concern for freedom of speech at York U and the discriminatory actions taken by a student union who is supposed to represent all student, despite personal beliefs.
YFS President: Hamid Osman president@yfs.ca
YFS Vice President External: Gilary Massa vpexternal@yfs.ca
http://www.yfs.ca/index.php?section_id=150
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
March 1, 2008
Abortion Debate Cancelled by York University Student Union
The York University Student Centre shut down an event entitled “Abortion Debate: A Woman’s Right or a Moral Wrong?” at York University only a couple of hours before it was scheduled to take place late Thursday afternoon.
Margaret Fung, President of Students for Bioethical Awareness (SBA), one of the hosting clubs, describes what happened: “I was told in a meeting by members of the York Federation of Students that debating abortion is comparable to debating whether a man should be allowed to beat his wife. They said that there is freedom of speech to a limit, and that abortion is not an issue to debate. They demanded that the event not take place and shut us down.” Present at this meeting in addition to Fung were Jeremy Salter, Executive Director of the York Federation of Students (YFS), Fuad Abdi, VP Operations of the YFS and also the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Student Centre, and Amir Mohareb, President of the York Debating Society.
SBA, an official York University Student Club, worked with the York Debating Society to organize the debate. The debaters were Michael Payton from Freethinkers, Skeptics and Atheists at York for the pro-choice side and Jose Ruba from the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Awareness for the pro-life side. It was to be an organized debate moderated by the York Debating Society. Both sides were ready and willing to debate, but after it was demanded the event be shut down, dozens of students planning on attending the event were turned away at the door.
Commenting on her feelings about what took place, Fung continues, “The Student Centre has made sure that anyone with different views than theirs can’t express themselves, even if both points of view are represented. They don’t seem to understand that we live in a free, democratic society. A university is supposed to be a marketplace of ideas not a propaganda machine for political extremists.”
This action at York University comes in the wake of statements by the Canadian Federation of Students (of which the YFS is a part) comparing pro-life student groups to the KKK, and announcing their intention to support student unions who ban pro-life student clubs. “Salter also compared pro-lifers to the KKK,” concludes Fung, “And such comparisons are incredibly ignorant and, quite frankly, hurtful”.
For more information, please contact:
Margaret Fung, Co-President, Students for Bioethical Awareness: (416)650-8870, mfung08@schulich.yorku.ca
Maria Smolkova, Co-President, Students for Bioethical Awareness: (647)654-6023, marienka@yorku.ca
