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PERTH, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1969.
(Registered at the G.P.O.. Perth ior transmission by post as a Newspaper.)
U.K. it 110Rill UNDER FIRE
The British government, saddled with a legally inadequate Aborlion Ad which it itself encouraged, dug in its heels defensively in the House of Commons and rejected suggestions that the new law be amended or impartially investigated. R ichard Crossman, secretory of state for social services, who is the minister directly involvel, faced a barrage of questions from members. The questioners echoed the growing public and medical concern regarding sensational reports in mass media alleging racketeering by very expensive private c linics outside the National Health Service and reports of actual or planned invasions from Europe and the U.S. of abortion seekers under the new permissive British law. Crossman warned the over which the governgovernment would take ment has no control and a "very, grave view" of of which neither he nor people coming from ab- the medical profession road specifically for ab- approve. ortions (though the posFOR ACTION BY sibility of checking is DOCTORS doubtful). He said he had written to private Crossman insisted it is clinics licensed for ab- not for him but for the profession itself ortions to tell him im- medical to deal with such clinics. mediately if there were He also said the private any truth in rumours of sector is now taking charter flights being or- 40ri- of abortion cases, but also said he is reluctganized for foreigners ant at present to increase Wanting abortions. He National Health facilities later admitted he had so by opening more abortion clinics around Brifar had only one reply— tain. Which rejected the A spokesman for the rumours. British Medical Association said later he would welcome early talks with R EJECTED Crossman on the way Questioned among the Abortion Act is workOthers by a leading Cath- ing. Another association olic anti-abortionist Nor- spokesman agreed with man St. John-Stevas, he Crossman's concern for said he did not think clarifying the confusing such an invasion likely situation but did not and added he had no evi- agree with Crossman's belief that only minor dence of it at present. The minister, who difficulties need remedyhimself supported the ing. new act, rejected as "most unwise" a suggestion that the law be amended or that he Should order impartial Inquiry. He appealed to the press to stop publishing sensational stories based on little fact.
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Bob Santamaria ANGLICANS SAY NO" TO MERGER Gets A Hearing
OPTIMIST Stevas told him he was optimistic in thinking that those operating "these rackets" would give accurate replies, but Crossman not think said he did they would lie and added required that they are by the law to report each case in detail. Crossman also warned doctors of the grave consequences of contravening the Abortion "spirit of the Act" and stressed that there tionce of any is no eviwide abuse of the act and that it is Working well. Hut he admitted there are things taking place in small private clinics c oncentrated in London
Mr. Bob Santamaria attended a series of meetings in Perth over last weekend. is society Saturday evening he permissive the down addressed an Occasional breaking Dinner, given in his moral fibre in England. honour, to commemorate and Australia is followthe 30th Anniversary of ing a similar course. Mr. Santamaria said it the establishment of the National Civic Council. is a fashionable academic The Dinner was attended myth that after the death of Stalin the Soviet by 140 people. Sunday, Mr. Santa- Union was becoming inmaria addressed a large creasingly middle class, gathering in the Subiaco that Kosygin and BrezhTown Hall. He attacked nev are practical busithe so-called "sexual re- nessmen who have given volution" in which adul- away the old revolutiontery is treated as equal ary nonsense and with to fidelity, divorce to whom we can do busimarriage, pre - marital ness. and extra-marital sex as The decisive Soviet inthe norm. If the pill fails tervention in Czechoslothere is abortion, if you vakia was compelling become bored of women proof that, while this there is homosexuality theory may be charming. and if old people bother it bears no relationship you — euthanasia. This to fact.
The project for the reunion of the Anglican and Methodist C hurches in England collapsed on July 8 after 14 years of intensive and often controversial effort.
Anglican and Methodist clergy identical status in each other's churches and to which many Anglicans objected because The vote of the Angli- they felt that Methodist The Methodist con- much and saw Anglican rejection as a stimulus can bishops and other ministers must be orference in Birmingham and challenge for still chief churchmen after dained by bishops. voted 77.4°o in favour further studies of differ- referendums and earlier The Methodists were, ences. Others but the joint Anglican a severe blow saw it as votes among the laity on their side, generally to ecumen- and clergy was 263 for ready to accept the preconvocations of Canter- ism and institutional re- and 116 against the plan, sent Anglican episcopal while the Methodists orders. bury and York sitting ligion. voted 524 for and 153 simultaneously in LonC ATHOLIC against. GOOD ENOUGH don voted only 69°c in The present vote was SYMPATHY Archbishop Ramsey on a first stage, involvfavour which was 6°. Catholics have been ing intercommunion and told the press that the below the threequarter silent, sympathetic on- mutual recognition of vote was "good enough to look forward to the majority required to lookers, and amid a dra- ministries based on a same proposals being give the plan the go- matic debate of Anglican Service of Reconcilia- put forward again in the leaders on July 9, pre- tion. The second stage ahead and heal the 200- siding Archbishop Michwould have involved full not too distant future. If we did not, we would be year-old rift between ael Ramsey of Canter- organic union. letting down our Methothe two churches. bury received a telegram dist friends." he read to the Both churches were which Both of the Churches' STORM from John nonplussed but largely assembly spokesmen said the deciCardinal Heenan of CENTRE optimistic over the resion here would not Commentators Westminster. It said: sult. bind overseas branches "May God bless your The fiercest contro- of either church but showed mixed feelings. Most agreed that the proceedings. You have versy was over the Ser- would probably affect interchurch talks over our best wishes and vice of Reconciliation, their own thinking on which would have given the subject. the years have achieved prayers."
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