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PERTH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 1 , 1969.
CORCORAN GOES DOWN PGHTING AS ABORTION MADE LEGAL IN SOUTH AUST.
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A DELAIDE.—Abortion became legal in SA in spite of a last ditch attempt by the Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Opposition, Mr. Des Corcoran, to have the Bill thrown out. "It was at the stage The provisions of the new Act practically per- when it was ready to mit abortion on demand. say: 'Well, if they're not There is a conscience prepared to accept this clause, but Catholics and amendment, we'll throw other conscientious ob- the whole Bill out'." But Mr. Corcoran was jectors can still be required by law to take defeated and the amendment was passed by 19 part in an abortion. Mr. Corcoran and his votes to 17. Grounds for abortion supporters made several attempts to prevent abor- under the Bill are: tion on demand, but all • Where continued pregnancy would involve their important amendgreater risk to the ments were lost. mental or physical The final passing of the health of the mother. Bill was dramatic. Mr. Corcoran needed to win • Where there is substantial risk that the over only one more MP child will be seriously and the Bill would probhandicapped by physi- Widespread interest in the Food Seminar held at St. Thomas More Col lege has been shown throughout the whole of Western Australia. ably have been withThe catering world describes it as a major advance in the acquisition of new catering techniques and knowledge. cal or mental abnordrawn. Some of the participants are pictured here with Bishop P. Quinn, Brother M. Davidson, SAC., Director of the Food Centre, Melbourne, malities. In its final form, the a nd Mr. L. Fergusson, lecturer, after the Special Mass to open the Seminar. Fifty-eight religious and lay people in the catering industry Bill is a compromise be- • Where abortion is conattended the seminar. sidered necessary to tween the two Houses of save the mother's life Parliament—the Assemor prevent grave in- ernment's Attorney-Gen- State for Social Services bly (Lower House) and 15 BISHOPS TO BE NAMED SYNOD jury to her physical or eral, Mr. Robin Mill- to set up a committee to the Legislatvie Council mental health. (Upper House). house, but voting was on carry out an independent ADVISERS The Bill also stipulates non-party lines. The Houses did not and impartial inquiry." reach an agreement until that: The announcement retary, Polish-born BishSt. John-Stevas comINQUIRY SOUGHT the early hours of the • Two doctors must, in that 15 bishops would op Ladislaw Rubin. mented: good faith, approve. morning, just before the be added as advisors to "The Commons has IN LONDON: A motion Bishop Rubin said this close of a 16-hour non- • The mother's actual or signed by more than 100 been quick to react to ine permanent secretar- was the first step in the foreseea ble environ- Members of Parliament the demand of the public stop sitting. iat of the Synod of Bish- implementation of what ment must be taken of all parties has been shown in last week's Members rose at 5.50 ops was received with Pope Paul VI had prominto account. a.m. to end the final sesWatch out for The the Gallup Poll, that the into introduced ised in his closing adsion of Parliament for • The mother must have House of Commons, call- Abortion Law should be Christmas "profound happiness" by dress of the Record's second Synlived in the State for ing for an independent rcformed so as to stop i ssue next the year. week, the synod's general-sec- od of Bishops' on Oct. 25. two months at some inquiry into the working ab ises and ensure that Thursday, December HOPEFUL stage of her life. abortion is not obtained 18. of the Abortion Act. "I was hopeful at one • The abortion must be Its sponsor is Norman on demand, but only for Our team of hardperformed in a prestage," Mr. Corcoran John-Stevas, Conser- special reasons." hitting correspondents scribed hospital. said. "I missed by only vative member for A day later, the Aborand staff have preThis last point was Mr. Chelmsford and the leadone vote." tion Law (Reform) Bill pared a whole load of The deadlock was over Corcoran's only import- ing Catholic MP. was presented to the articles . . . just for one word in the residen- ant victory. It will preHouse. It will be debated The motion reads: you. vent abortion clinics betial clause which states "That this House not- on February 13. that only women who ing set up. Read the "Dallas South Australia is the ing the deep and wide- It follows the lines of have lived in SA for two Tragedy", a poignant anxiety bill public spread introduced earlier a Months can have an abor- first Australian State to story of the tragedy over the working of the this year by St. Johnliberalise abortion. tion. which befell the late Abortion of 1967 Stevas defeated. Act calls and It I t is expected the proMr. Corcoran was fightUS President, John F. ing an amendment to abortionists' victory here upon the Prime Minister would end abortion for Kennedy, written supstrike out the word "im- will lead to increased and the Secretary of social reasons. erbly by Dame Dorpressure for similar mediately". John Donovan othy Tangney. legislation in other Had he won, only woStates. Other features men who had resided in The abortion debate worth waiting for is SA for two months imhas been one of the most the segment on Three other bishops Archbishop Martin J. mediately before apply- controversial issues in O'Connor, president of and 13 priests associat"Christmas The World ing for an abortion SA. Over", short stories, the Pontifical Commis- ed with the centre's work Would have been permitHundreds of petitions sion for Social Commu- concelebrated Mass with some true, some ficted the operation. were sent to Parliament nications, as the Pope them. tion, plenty of pictorAs the Bill now stands, and its members. Most of Paul's ial coverage and, of representative, any woman who has them objected to moves concelebrated Mass with course, up - to - the Built at a cost of lived in the State, at any to liberalise the law. minute articles on John Cardinal Heenan $400,000, the centre is stage of her life, can be sport. 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