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WHEREAS in spite of the International Marketing Code of the World Health Organization, and in spite of UNICEF’s repeated statements that death from diarrhea is 25 times higher for infants who are bottle fed than those who are breast fed – and in spite of thousands of scientific studies documenting the life-enhancing and life-saving qualities of breast milk, the infant formula industry continues its immoral promotion of dangerous feeding methods, particularly through the distribution of free supplies to hospitals and maternities;
The 33rd General Council: 1 urges United Churches across Canada to initiate volunteer literacy programs and/or support literacy programs already established;
We welcome the fact that 22 countries have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Children and that it is now in effect.
Keywords: Sexuality, Contraception, Abortion, Restorative and Criminal Justice, Gender Justice, Health Care
Encourage the Division of Mission in Canada to continue its education within the church as to the nature. Transmission and prevention of AIDS and the need for information about blood testing Keywords: HIV/AIDS, Health Care, AIDS Support, AIDS Awareness, AIDS Education
WHEREAS during the 1950’s and early 1960’s a series of psychiatric experiments was conducted at the Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal, Quebec...
WHEREAS we believe that the Canadian government’s policy and practice of aid for Central American countries do not respect the situation as we see it through our partner’s experience and from our visits...
BE IT RESOLVED that the 32nd General Council urge the federal Government of Canada to implement and uphold policies and programs, such as the Canada Assistance Plan, to ensure that persons with AIDS, person who test seropositive to the AIDS virus and persons perceived to be at risk of contracting AIDS be guaranteed full access to...
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the 63rd Annual Meeting of the British Columbia Conference of The United Church of Canada petition the General Council to urge the Canadian Government to: 1 Rescind its endorsement of the marketing guidelines of the Canadian Infant Formula Association; and 2 Communicate this request to the Hon. Jake Epp, Minister of National Health and Welfare; 3 Urge congregations to write their member of parliament to affirm the request in No. 1.
Having heard petition #81, the Sessional Committee No. 11 recognizes the theological rationale and preamble, but offers the following resolution...
