Faith in firearms: Texans will not be parted from their guns

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The stand-off between Branch Davidians and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in Waco, TX, demonstrates concerns by politicians about the access people have to obtain firearms. Arguments that stricter gun laws will reduce violent crimes are countered by the need for protection.

Firearms, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Gun laws, Firearms owners

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Beyond abortion: advances in science leave an old debate in the dust

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Abortion has been legal in Canada since 1988, but a number of new technologies are raising new ethical dilemmas. The Canadian House of Commons has introduced the New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies Act which would ban the sale of embryos and paid surrogate motherhood.

Canada, Innovations, Fetus, Cover Story, Social policy, Pregnant women, Genetic engineering, Fertilization in vitro, Reproductive technology

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Myriam Laberge

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Management consultant Myriam Laberge became a political activist for national unity following the Oct 1996 referendum to determine Quebec's and Canada's future. Laberge has helped create a grass-roots movement that aims to build solidarity across the country.

Appreciation, Behavior, Biography, Political activists, Activists, Canadians, Laberge, Myriam

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