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No. 2679. PERTH. THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1974
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99,000 in massive U.K. anti-abortion march
LONDON. — More than 90,000 people of all creeds and some of none, walked in dignified silence through the centres of London and Glasgow in the most powerful demonstration yet against the 1967 Abortion Act. In both cities, speaker after speaker at massed By MARIAN CURD, in "The Universe-, London. rallies denounced the Act and castigated the Lane M.P. for Hornsey and Mr. "But I have seen it go Dr. Margaret White, genCommittee's recent findings William Price, P.P.S., at the wrong. I did not vote for eral practitioner and J.P., as, in the words of one Ministry of Overseas Devel- 100,00 abortions a year in mother of three, deplored M.P., a Government Minis- opment. the private sector. the side-effects of the Act, ter, "one of the greatest Six nurses from hospitals including greater promiscudid " I not vote for vast whitewashes in the history in London and Manchester fortunes to be made by ity among the young includof Government inquiries." and representing England, some of the most evil men ing schoolchildren. In both cities it was a Scotland and Wales, head- ever to inflict themselves on Mr. Malcolm Muggeridge day on which thousands of ed the march carrying the medical profession. I said that the Lane CommitBritain's families, the na- wreaths of white flowers — did not vote for abortion on tee had failed to take into tion's ordinary people. many lilies and chrysanthemums demand." account the moral issues of them travelling long dis- — _which they handed in to which, in his opinion, were He condemned the Lane tances. gave up their Sun- No. 10. the only ones that counted: Committee report one as of day to register their abhorand he warned strongly of the greatest whitewashes in rence that such an Act re- COURAGEOUS "the virtual certainty that the history of Government mains on the Statue Book. after legalised abortion, legAnd it was down that enquiries and went on: alised euthanasia is now in street and to the official In London more than "It has seen what it has the pipe-line." 80,000 people. 12-abreast in home of the Prime Minister that were turning for wanted to see ,ignored what t• CONTINUED PAGE 4) • Exchanging a greeting of peace during the Mass for Vocations a procession over two-and- the eyes next two-and-a-half it wanted to ignore and has a-half miles long, walked in celebrated in St. Mary's Cathedral last Sunday by Archbishop Goody, silence from Speakers' argued what it has wanted Cor- hours. ON INSIDE PAGES are Mrs. F. Hickey and her son, Father Barry Hickey, who delivered ner, Hyde Park. to DownIn Whitehall had been set to argue." Calendar the homily of the Mass. ing Street where the Society up four large baskets into Even as he spoke more for the Protection of Un- which the marchers dropped and more supporters were Classified Advertising ...... 10 born Children. organisers of small flower emblems they making their way into Hyde Education File 2 the demonstration, handed had been wearing each em- Park, including several 10, 11 in a letter addressed to Mr. blem symbolising a life lost coachloads delayed en route Letters an aborted child. Wilson. Music 6 from Wales. News In Pars 4 Earlier in Hyde Park, the But these were luckier PLEDGE great crowd, warmed by than some groups from Es- Our Historic Link 9 The letter was strongly weak Spring sunshine, and sex and Surrey who can- Sister Philomena worded. "We pledge," it including contingents from celled their coaches Earle 8 followsaid, "that we will not be France. Belgium and Aus- ing what were afterwards Sport 12 fobbed off with spurious tralia. heard what was pro- discovered to be bogus tele- Theatre 7 The Church was meant to be a classless society and the presence of legislation based on the bably the most politically phone calls. TV, Radio 7 dedicated Religious should not be seen as a division within it, said Father 'findings' of the Lane Com- courageous address to be Barry Hickey last Sunday night. mittee" a committee which made in this campaign so the letter pointed out had far. He was giving the ency to put laity and Leave outside all our excluded anyone who had It came from Mr. Willihomily to a congregation Religious on a different social distinctions and spoken against abortion am Price. a Minister in Mr. that nearly filled St. level. status," he added. Handing in the letter on Wilson's Government. Mary's Cathedral, made -Pointing to the idea of behalf of SPUC were BarIt was an understandNo vote in his eight years up of priests, Religious service as the quality of ones Elles, Mr. Malcolm in Parliament had caused and their parents and able tendency he said, relatives, at the annual to put Religious on a anyone who had a voca- Muggeridge, Mr. William him more anguish than the tion in pedestal, but it could the Church, Deedes. Conservative M.P vote for the Abortion Act, Mass for vocations produce a distorted pic- Father Hickey said: for Ashford, Mr. James he said. celebrated by Arch- ture of "The odd one out is Dunn, Labour M.P. for the body of the "We did what we believed bishop Goody. the one who does not Kirkdale ( Liverpool), Mr. was right when we voted Church. Father Hickey said "When we enter the serve. We are all called Hugh Rossi, Conservative for the Act." that there was a tend building of a church we to a basic service of the world and of each other. "Like Our Lord, we are here to serve by not lording it over people." he said. "Not to accept this task of service in the spirit of Our Lord would be a danger in selecting from among Religious vocations those who are to be leaders in the The new Uniting Church in Australia, Church." announced last week, could have a potential The annual Mass, he membership of slightly more than half the said, was a joyful celeCatholic population, based on most recent bration of the dedication 12 MONTHS published official statistics. , of so many Christian However, with some cent census figures are: families united under Anglican 362,759; Calocal churches already their pastor, the Archindicating that they will tholic 267,990; Methobishop. remain outside the new dist 85,283; Presbyterian He urged those presthe potential mem- 48,367; Congregational body, ent not to fear the bership will not be real- 8,258. change that was taking At..4.. national level, ised. place in the Church, the Uniting Church especially in the life of At a meeting in Mel- would have a slightly Religious. bourne last week, a de- greater ,potential memThe Church had alcisive vote was taken on bership- , (17.1); AngliMinimum investment $100 Ways been different the proposition that the cans lead (30) followed from a previous time in Methodist, Presbyterian by Catholics (27). its history, he said, and Congregational and The difference is acit was a task always for Churches of Australia counted 0 for by the fact A LBANY the Church to find new HIGHWAY would form a Uniting that in W.A. the Methmethods through which amihRik. 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