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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-11-21, Page 7The readers write Concernod over Morgontal•r a and this action sets a prece- And who is going to decide dent for others to brazenly that? Hopefully not Dr. violate the law and put the Morgantaler and his law on trial - for example in associates. matters of euthanasia. As I Anyone with whom I have understand it, it is the sole ever discussed abortion, who responsibility of Parliamen- was in favour of it has either tarians to change the laws of been misinformed as to its the land it is the responsibili- reality or refused to ty of courts to uphold the law. acknowledge its reality. The On this ground alone the re- scientific fact is that human cent court decision should be life begins at conception. The appealed by the Province and deliberatedestroying of an in - Mr. Morgentaler must be put nocent human life is wrong - on trial, not the law. be it before or after birth. Bernard De Jonge Pro choice people (simply Exeter, Ontario proabortionists under a dif- ferent name) argue that abor- tion is a religious issue and therefore has no place in government deliberations. There are people from every faith both for and against abortion, it is not a religious issue but rather a moral issue. Also prochoicers con- tinually refer to the fetus as having "potential life". I real- ly don't understand this train of thought as the fetus is already alive (fully formed at 8 weeks) and has been a separate human entity from its conception. Pro choicers state that their organization does not show "horrible" pic- tures (garbage bags full of aborted human babies, tiny bodies literally torn apart Dear Editor: The recent court decision concerning Mr. Henry Morgentaler vs The Province of Ontario has opened up a legal Pandora's Box: im- plications which are horrific in a medical -moral sense. The jury in acquitting Mr. Morgentaler has done more than just acquit a man and his colleagues of some misdeed, the jury has pronounced some legal remifications that God only knows will result. In this trial, Mr. Morgen- taler never denied that he had violated the statutes of On- tario concerning the matter of abortion and the conspiracy to procure a miscarriage. By his actions of establishing abortion clinics, in Quebec and Ontario, Mr. Morgentaler made abundantly clear that his was no secretive, con- spiracy to procure miscar- riages; it was rather a bold, brazen declaration that the law itself was wrong, outmod- ed, violating a woman's right to control over her own body. In the trial proceedings, although Mr. Morgentaler, et al were on trial, it was really the law/ statute of Ontario that was on trial. The defence called witnesses and experts who pontificated on the anti- quarian character of the law, as it presently stands on On- tario's books. The implicatign of the jury acquittal of Morgentaler cast judgement on the law, in ef- fect supported Morgentaler's contention. The decision rendered by the jury bypass- ed the charge laid against the defendants, and by im- plicating the law, the jury has exceeded its legal respon- sibility becoming a Rump Parliament of sorts. The law was re -written by this acquittal of Morgentaler amiammaimisimasir ..works \ Quick Start! It's the fast- est Weight Watchers program ever. And it's a proven success ... because hundreds of thousands have tried it and lost weight quicker in the very first weeks. It's simple and sensible, with appet- izing, easy -to -follow menus. We're accepting en- rollments now for the Quick Start Program. So, call Weight Watchers today. Hurry! All you need is Quick Start, and you'll really .� take off. WEIGHT WATGERS Enroll at any meeting. Registration and First Meeting Fee 518 00 57.00 weekly Iherealter. Senior Citizens and Students Registration end First Meeting Fee 59 00. 54.00 weekly thereafter New Member Registration Times FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL: 1-800-265-9291 Exeter Legion 167 William St. Mondays 6:45 p.m. ickSta/'f Dear Editor, After listening to the media reports on .he Morgantaler trial I am becoming increas- ingly concerned of its possible consequences. So far all that the public has heard is that all those "unfortunate" women who are subjected to the humiliation of an abortion committee and are not "OK'd" must go all the way to the U.S. to get one. Are we going to hear any defense for the un- born children? When you get right down to the basic issue - this is what is on trial here - whether or not the unborn should have a right to live. MR. AND MRS. ROBERT REID Cindy Lou Ann Elliott and Robert Bradley Reid were united in marriage at Hensall United Church on Satur- day, August 18, 1984 with Rev. Stan McDonald of- ficiating. 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But this is the reali- ty of the issue - you cannot deny what is happening. Prochoicers believe that a woman has a right to control her own body agree, but I believe it is more a respon- sibility and an obligation. The fetus is not part of a women's body - it never was and never will be, and furthermore, the control should be exercised long before there ever was a baby to worry about. Then there is the idea that until a certain point in time the fetus is not a person, and nonpersons do not have any rights let alone the right to live, if persons do not desire it. Did you know that in the 1920's the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that women were not persons! Dr. Morgantaler knows full well what he is doing and what his lawbreaking is capable of doing to our coun- try's abortion laws. Accor- ding to his lawyer these laws are obsolete - is humanity becoming obsolete also? Morgantaler's jury, in my opionion, are very confused over the definitidns of necessi- ty and sheer convenience. Look inside a glass jar, as I once did, at a human fetus 10 weeks after conception, and see not just a "blob of tissue" but a human boy - ful- ly formed and tell yourself that this is not a person nor in- deed a human being. Sincerely, Dianna Hardy Dashwood, Ontario ¥ ¥ 4 Dear Sir, Enclosed please find the copy of a letter sent to At- torney General Roy McMur- try. Because this topic is of vital concern in the light of re- cent events, I feel the letter should also be printed. I hope it will stimulate some thoughts on the matter and spark some discussion on society's real attitude toward today's children. Thank you for your consideration. Mrs. Roberta Walker, Grand Bend The Hon. Roy McMurtry, Attorney -General of Ontario, c/o Parliament Bldgs. Queens Park,,, Toronto, Ont. -A‘, Dear Sir; I weep for the children of to- day. In Ethiopia and many other poor countries, millions of children are starving to death. The Sikh children of In- dia and Lebanese children alike face persecution and death, embroiled in the religious wars of their parents. Here on the North American continent, a much more insidious destruction of our children is taking place. The valiant young men and women of the forties fought World War 2 to make this world abetter place for their children. Now, as grand- parents, they can only shake their heads in disbelief at the young adults of today. With all the single-minded dedica- tion of the "Me -Generation," they pursue their careers, seeking TOTAL freedom and independence. Childbearing is not only unfashionable, it is considered burdensome -- a capitulation to the pressures of the older generation. Consider some recent ads in "Flare" and other magazines. One ad in "Flare", November '84, shows a beautiful infant, with the caption "Kevin and Sue made a mistake last year" and goes on to plug male con- traceptives. In another ad, a little girl asks her mother if she will ever have a brother or sister, and is given a Cab- bage Patch doll instead. More children become the victims of family violence and sexual abuse every year. Thousands of children are disappearing, kidnapped and murderead, most never found. Now Dr. Henry Morgan- thaler has won yet another victory against children and the rights of the unborn. He is vaunted as a champion of women's rights, but many of those women wouldn't be alive today if THEIR mothers had telt the same way and ex- ercised their rights not to bear this present crop of career feminists. The pro -choice movement, above all, demonstrates the selfish, perverted attitude of society at large. It's perfect- ly understandable that our children feel a little paranoid, and many turn to drugs, alcohol and suicide in com- plete despair. 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