HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-10-30, Page 7Shut down clinic
Dear Editor;
On Oct. 1, the Ontario Court of Appeal
ruled that Morgentaler's acquittal last fall
was a miatrial. Since the Court of Appeal's
ruling, both Premier David Petersen and
Attorney General Ian Scott, continue to
claim that the: provincial government can
do nothing \ to close the abortion "clinic"
because Morgentaler is appealing the case
to the Supreme Court of Canada. This
claim is not true. Section 457, Subsection 7
of. the .Criminal Code of Canada provides
the remedy. In accordance with this
provision, the obvious way for the govern-
ment to prevent repeated lawbreaking by
Morgentaler and associates, while charges
are pending before a court, is to apply to a
Provincial Court judge for bail conditions
which would prevent the abortionists from
continuing their illegal operation.
Tbe attorney general has stated that
there is no point in applying for bail
conditions because a previous application
has been refused, Again, this is a grave
misrepresentation. The Ontario govern-
ment applied to the Provincial Court for
,bail conditions in July 1983, after the
abortion "clinic" in Toronto had been
closed by the police. At that time,
Provincial Court Judge David Scott, denied
bail conditions because he was satisfied
that it was unlikely Morgentaler would
reopen the "clinic". In fact, Morgentaler
did hot resume abortions until more than a
year later,' that is, after he was "acquit-
ted" by a jury that acted so improperly
that, to quote the Ontario Court of Appeal,
"there has been n9 trial according to law".
Today fife sithation is considerably•
• different from that of 1983; Morgentaler is
operating the abortion "clinic" in flagrant
violation: of the law. Therefore; there is
little or no doubt that any reasonable court
would grant bail conditions, based on
charges already laid or to ;be laid, to
prevent the accused from continuing to
violate the law while the matter is before
the courts. The only possible conclusion is
that either the attorney general is using his
office to promote his pro -abortion stand by
protecting Morgentaler or he is unaware of
how to enforce the Criminal Code. Either
way, he should be removed from office.
If Mr. Peterson and Mr. Ian Scott
continue to ignore the remedy of bail
conditions to prevent repeated lawbreaking
• by Morgentaler and associates, the prem-
ier and attorney general are inviting other
lawbreakers, like those selling child porn- .
ography and narcotic drugs, to follow the '
Morgentaler precedent. These lawbreakers
also could appeal all the way to, the
Supreme Court of Canada and be, free to
break the law for years. Meanwhile the
/lawbreaking
is being desensitized .to their
/lawbreaking and' immoral practiees.
Premier Peterson should be made to
know that the,citizena of this province are
• net so ignorant as to be unaware that he
and Attorney General Scott are protecting
Morgentaler.
• , Yours truly,
Paul L. Dodds
• Legal Counsel.
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Farmer of the Year, you should enter the
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have donated a trophy to be awarded to a
resident of Bruce County who is a member
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The award will be presented at the federa-
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on November 1 at the Chesley Community
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