NEWS & VIEWS

    A few days after the Florida and California Supreme Courts made opposite rulings on the rights of the unborn, Canada’s Supreme Court, has ruled that the fetus is "persona non grata." In a 7-2 ruling, they judged that they cannot determine the rights or lack of rights for an unborn child. To make any judgment concerning the unborn would be, in the Court's opinion to "intrude on the rights of women." They failed to mention the rights of the child. This vacillating ruling stems from a 1988 ruling which made it legal to have an abortion for any reason up to the time of delivery. The Liberal Parliament sees no reason to change the earlier ruling, much to the dismay of pro-life groups. The decision of the Canadian Supreme Court edges that country just that much closer to the abyss as the culture of death envelops our neighbors to the north. To deny human rights to an unborn is to deny human rights to those already born. The results: Just wait and see, but God forgive these decision makers for waffling on such a vital issue as the culture of life!

Information for this article gathered from the Catholic World News Service

November 4, 1997 volume 8, no. 23         DAILY CATHOLIC