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Cardinal worked to save Red leader's life MILAN (NC). — Cardinal Colombo, of Milan, told Chilean Communist leader Luis Corvalan that both he and Pope Paul VI actively sought to save Corvalan's life when he was arrested by Chile's Right-wing military dictatorship. The Chilean leader was released from a Chilean prison last year in exchange for the liberation of a Soviet dissident, Vladimir Rnkovsky, from detention in the USSR. Cardinal Colombo told Corvalan that "we feared for the sufferings and the dangers inflicted on you and many of your countrymen, and we feared also for your life. According to the cardinal, the "only hope for coming to your aid was to have recourse to the Holy See. We did this, well aware of the humanitarian sense of Paul VI, an intrepid defender of man's fundamental rights. "The Vatican assured us nothing would be left undone in efforts to save you." The cardinal also thanked Corvalan for his public statements recognising the important role played by the Church and by Christians in Chile in the defence of human rights. He concluded by hoping that "better days will come when there will be no one oppressed in any country or in any part of the world because of their opinions based on conscience or their religious, social, or political choices." Corvalan has been living in Moscow since his liberation last year.
ouse of Commons backs abortion Bill
Glendalough Fete
The Little Sisters of the Poor are holding their fete at Glendalough this Sunday, March 20, commencing at 1 p.m. Pictured enjoying a game of cards at the Home tinder the eye of Sister Joseph are (left to right): Bill Maxwell, Jim Paterson, Jack Dwyer and Vin Buggin.
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ches, but the Methodist LONDON (NC). — Church took the view that For the second time in "without the provision of two years the British equal opportunity throughHouse of Commons has out the country of terminagiven approval in printions under the National ciple to a Bill to tightHealth Service, Mr. Benen up the 1967 Abor- from no limit to the first 20 anised one cannot," said the yon's Bill is likely to deter newspaper. many women from seeking tion Act and make it weeks of pregnancy. would I t insist that the Such a situation, many the counselling and help more difficult for a woman to get an abor- two doctors who have to au- MPs felt, would be exacer- they manifestly need." thorise an abortion should bated by the Bill. The Methodist Church tion. not be in practice together
ON INSIDE PAGES Labour MP William Ha- concluded that "the amendBy 170 votes to 130 it and that one of them must milton called it "nothing ing Bill tips the balance too Classified gave a second reading to an have been in practice for at but a class measure design- far and is an unsatisfactory Advertising ... 10 abortion amendment Bill in- least five years. ed to penalise ordinary wo- way of dealing with the ma-- Calendar ... 4 troduced by Conservative It would split abortion men tter." in particular." Monsignor McMahon 8 William Benyon, of Buck- clinics from pregnancy ad, For the (Anglican) Churvisory bureaus, which accor' News In Pars ... ... 4 ingham. ch of England, Bishop Grading to opponents of the OPPOSITION % Project Compassion requirare Three readings ham Leonard of Truro, said Appeal ... ... 9 ed before a Bill can go to bill would make private sec- The Department of Heal- he welcomed the Bill as a • Radio and TV ... ... ... 11 the House of Lords for its tor abortions more expen- th and Social Security op- useful means of improving sive. approval. possed the Bill, saying there the law on abortion and reSister Philomena was no nee.s1 for legislation moving some of the more things, this other Among Earle ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 because by administrative blatant abuses that have Sport 10, 12 Bill would reduce the nor- PROPORTION RISING the department had crept into its administration. Theatre ... ... ... ... 9 mal time limit for abortion Introducing the Bill, Mr. actions taken the necessary steps to
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Benyon said that although prevent abuses. the number of women hav"PARTIAL ANSWER" The majority in favour of ing abortions had fallen in Archbishop George Dwynumerical terms — for resi- tightening up the abortion dents of England and Wales law was less than it had er, of Birmingham, president the figure has dropped from been two years ago, when of the Bishops' Conference a peak of 110,568 in 1973 James White's abortion am- of England and Wales, said to 101,003 in 1976 — their endment Bill was given a that the Bill did not answer all the problems, "but even numbers were rising as a second reading by 203 votes this partial answer should 88. to percentage of live births, result in fewer abortions and from 142 per thousand in The present Bill can trace 1972 to 177 per thousand in its descent from the earlier the consequent saving of in1975 and 1976, while the one, since its provisions nocent human life." He stressed that the Carise was even more marked were recommended by a selamong the younger age ect committee set up in con- tholic Church had been in the forefront of those who groups. sequence of that earlier vote. provided unqualified support Opponents of the Bill Like Mr. White's Bill, the for mothers under stress clearly agreed with the current proposal is unlikely from difficult or unwanted view expressed the next day to find its way on to the pregnancies. in the "Guardian" that the statute books without the "We offer shelter, support proposal would make the Government making parlia- and also adoption facilities," "biggest defects" of the pre- mentary time available — he said. which does not seem probsent system worse. "The Catholic Church is committed to the struggle "At present any middle- able. income, well-organised woOutside Parliament the for a totally humane and man can receive an abor- Bill had support from the caring society." tion, but a low-paid, disorg- Catholic and Anglican Chur- (• SEE ALSO PAGE 2)
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