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No. 3556. PERTH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1971.
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British nurses pray for abortion victims
Nurses wanted about moves for euthanasia
LONDON: More than 1000 British Catholic nurses made a pilgrimage to the Marian shrine at Lourdes, France, in reparation for victims of legalised abortion in this county. At the same time, hundreds of nurses and others in Britain attended special vigils and Masses to coincide with the pi lgrimage. A t Lourdes, Father Francis Davys, a diocesan chaplain of the Catholic Nurses Guild, told the nurses that, in addition to making reparation and doing penance for the grave wrong of the promoters of abortion, they should also do penance for themselves for doing too little too late to prevent being legalised in Britain three years ago. He also warned them The pilgrims, who also through, David Steel, a euthanasia may be legal- included 10 doctors and Liberal, said last week: ised in Britain within 40 priests, undertook an "With the benefit of hindthe next few years. all-night vigil at the Lour- sight it might have been des shrine, led by Auxil- wise to include a provisHe said: "There is lack iary Bishop Joseph ion applying the act only of money, staffing diffi- Cleary, of Birmingham. to those normally residculties and the rest, but Legalised abortions are ent in this country. surely the Christian now running at the rate "The commercial traffic ethic will require that of over 100,000 a year in in foreign women, with the conscience of the Britain and are still in- advertising on the Concountry be mobilised for creasing. tinent (Europe) is a dethe sake of its senior citiThe Member of Parlia- grading spectacle, and zens, and that the rate- ment who introduced. the money-grabbing actipayers and taxpayers be and pushed the contro- vities of a few besmirch given the challenge of versial Abortion Act the medical profession." ensuring that the elderly and infirm spend their declining years with the dignity that befits a human being."
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ACC urges legislation on aboriginal land rights SYDNEY: The Australian Council of Churches has asked the Federal Government for legislation to guarantee Aborigines land ownership and mineral rights in all Northern Territory reserves. or effective priority in I t also urged Canberra prospecting and minto persuade State Goving rights. ernments, through its 'good offices and finan- • the establishment of a capital fund for the cial powers', to:
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Urgent Appeal from Broome
nonof purchase Aborigines • provide for Abreserved land with corporate ownerBISHOP J. JOBST, of original groups. ship and control of Broome, is making a spe• compensation for the reserves; loss of all other parts cial urgent appeal for particular personnel to additional buy • to of the Australian consuitable land for Abtinent through a nat- assist in Aboriginal misownership original ional trust fund con- sion work in the KimIt is expected and to exempt such trolled by Aborigines, berleys. lands from provisions in addition to normal that they would be available for six months to of the Mining Acts. Governmental assistance as Australian t wo years. It has asked the GovOne trained nursing citizens. Ministerial ernment's sister with at least a The executive added: Committee on Aboriginal in general Affairs to receive a depu- "The right to use land certificate nursing is required to is not enough. The right tation to discuss the subof ownership and control take over the bush hosmission. The submission urges of the land is vital be- pital at Lombadina Misthat legislation be intro- cause, without it, Aborig- sion from January, 1972. At the Maria Goretti duced to provide North- ines will be without the ern Territory Aborigines right and power of de- Home, Broome, which with corporate freehold cision-making in the de- caters for destitute Abortitle to existing reserves termination of their own iginal babies, a trained nursing sister is also re and to other lands re- future development." quired. Her duties would garded as sacred by Abembrace nursing, superoriginal groups. vising four lay missionIn a statement, the aries, and generally overcouncil's executive said: A LOT HAS been said seeing the standard of "The demand for land about abortion. Our health of the children. rights is an Aboriginal lead story on this page These children come to one, and not simply that tells a sickening story the Maria Goretti Home of white ecclesiastics and about the gross exploita'do-gooders'. We suggest tion and commercialism often for reasons al the time to act is now in what has become an malnutrition neglect. Any person interested before the demand be- abortion racket in in these positions and comes vociferous." Britain. Other points for which What is the Church wishing further informalegislation is urged are: doing to influence un- tion is welcome to con• mineral ownership wed mothers not to tact Bishop Jobst at PO Box 76, Broome WA 6275. rights in the reserves, abort? See Page 4
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