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No. 3453.
PERTH, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1970.
Row Over Abortion taw FlaresInLondon LONDON: Some members of Parliament here are now campaigning to get rid of the conscience clause which allows doctors and other medical staff to opt out of legalised abortion operations in Britain.
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This was stated during get rid of the consciencr sors of the act have put forward proposals for an angry argument in the clause? Will he make House of Commons over clear that he will resist removing abuses under it, is there not an over. pressures?" persistent abuses of the which, "Of course there are whelming case for an inAct Abortion though now nearly three people campaigning both depe/I,dent and impartial years old, continues to ways. There are people inquiry? If there is nothcampaigning to get rid ing to hide, why is the cause controversy. the act altogether," minister resisting it?" of socCrossman, ichard R Crossman said the act ial services minister re- Crossman replied, and had not run long enough sponsible for the act's added: sufficient provide ' think the act can to I cperation, was asked for "a categorical assurance only be operated if we evidence to show whethconscience abide by the conscience er it needed amending or the that clause is not to be re clause because that was not. Another member, Sir the essential basis on moved from the act." He replied: "I give tha' which we got the agree- Gerald Nabarro, said the assurance. It is an es- ment of the medical pro- minister's remarks in March had caused "widesential part of the act. fession." spread offence to people What I have said is that Insensitive Looting? No, these kids are just tidying up ( messing up?) as last Sunday's Fair at Clontarf Boys' who object to your exinevitably the operation Town drew to a close. This stall was all finished half -way through proceedings — indicative of the in permissiveness Stevas John St. cessive Earlier, of the clause creates sergood response, which was, in fact, an all-time record. The Brothers and boys at Clontarf thank al l Crossman this field." ious problems of region- had attacked who supported in one way or another their Fair. Crossman, denying the for his recent remark al inequality. who those Aborthe said for but charge, that, "These problems bear heavily on the hospitals tion Act, "20,000 illegiti- opposed the Abortion the individuals, doing so week-long series of lecwhich are doing their mate children would be Act neglected to see much of this excellent tures and discussions by values social the all there were share (of abortions) a5 alive now with work our State, the prcminent experts. These in against those which are consequences." The min- in it. He insisted that embraced many facets of better." for answer that revealed long-term had ister his not. health and its mental Hick Father The Mass 20,000 of the 76,000 abor- Britain was adequate Many tensions in modern society must take the blame ev spoke at culminated a treatment. Consequences tions carried out in family planning and thai, "As a result of the 1969-69 prevented illegiti- abortion "should be re- for much of the mental distress we see, Father Barry garded only in the last Hickey said last week. working of the con- mate births. science clause, those St. John Stevas des- resort." Father Hickey was is not easy to see it in with conscience should cribed the :.ninister's reHe was cheered when speaking at a special ourselves." take note of the conse- marks as 'insensitive." he announced that to try Mass at St. Mary's CatheFather Hickey, tracing quences of their actions." "Whether you realise it to check some of the dral to mark Mental the background of menLater in the debate or not, it caused great abuses of the act being Health Week. tal deficiency and disNorman St. John Stevas, offence and distress to carried out by expensive tress treatment, said its He continued: "For in- history was not a happy Catholic M.P., who led many thousands of ille- private abortion clinics the long fight against gitimate citizens," he he had arranged for gov- stance: one, for, in the olden legalised abortion in Par- said. "Can you make it ernment officers to visit • The value we place days, many mentally diliament, said: clear whether it is the them without warning on success, on getting to tressed persons were "While I accept Mr policy of the government for spot checks. the top, on making mon- considered possessed by Crossman's sincerity, to promote abortions In ey and achieving posi- the devil, or of being in will he realise that there order to avoid illegititions of power, even if league with him through are those behind him . . macy? others suffer. We don't witchcraft and the like. who are campaigning ti "Since even the sponThe mentally derangeu have to look closely to see the harm to the were publicly ridiculed, health, to peace of mind and often forcibly res- and, often to mental trained. The late 18th and 19th harmony — which recenturies saw more husults. • The so-called "sex- mane treatment. These POPE PAUL VI has urged rethe for ual efforts revolution". From conditions were now defurther as "illness," and union of Roman Catholic one extreme, rejecting scribed to the work ')f thanks Churches, sex, prudery Orthodox and of fear and Parisian Phi* men like but has warned against many are now extolling mistaken forms of inter- it as a pleasure in itself, ippe Pinel, the door was communion which, lacking to be enjoyed for its own opened to more thorough t he details of true doc- sake. Tensions will oc- and scientific research trine, could lead to allu- cure when sex is torn into treatment methods He said the causes of sion and confusion. from its rightful context John Donovan mental unbalance were NO FIXED TERM SHARES. — of speaking human relations was The Pope biological, sometimes at St. Peter's Square on love, ma:riage and famS AVINGS—MINIMUM $5 OR genetic, or congenital, INVESTMENT —MINIMUM $1000. the death of Russian ily. someenvironmental — I INTEREST COMPUTER CALCULATED ON DAILY Orthodox Patriarch • Intolerance of pea times a combination of B ALANCES PAID TWICE YEARLY IN APRIL AND Alexei of Moscow and All ple who are unlike ourOCTOBER. . 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