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VOTERS for pro-life or pro-choice lined up at Lions Gate Hospital Wednesday evening to place their ballots on their choice
of directors for the North and West Vanconver Hospital Board. The four pro-life directors were voted in, two from West
Vancouver, one from North Van City and one from North Van District.

PRO-LIFE TAKES FOUR HOSPITAL SEATS

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put their beliefs into action.

“I've lost four excellent
board members, especially
Bill Crompton my  vice-
chairman, all of whom have
had a very long service to
our community.

“Democracy is eroded by
apathy,”’ Clark continued,
“and 1 worry about the
future, not only of our
community, but of our
country,”

Speaking on a more posi-
tive note, Clark said, ‘‘I feel
there can be good repercus-
sions from the success of the
pro-life candidates elected, if
the candidates come forward
and work for the board and
with the hospital on a broad
base of concern. Four tal-
ented people were elected
with skills the board can use.

But Clark added: ‘‘My
concern is from experience
— when pro-life was on the
board, they used the board
discussions to put forward
anti-abortion, anti-choice
points of -view. This could
make the board divisive and
unproductive.

“We still have a legal suit
pending against all the doc-
tors who have ever served on
the therapeutic abortion
committee brought on by
two pro-life ex-board
members. And this could
pose some difficulties,’’ she
said,

Newly elected candidate
Colleen Donald said she felt
the election was repre-
sentative of what people
want.

‘YT believe the community
at large is expressing their
coacern and their
dissatisfaction of the pro-
choice position,’’ Donald
said, ‘‘That’s obvious. The
community has demon-
strated they want a respon-
sible position taken.”

Donald said her priorities
on the abortion issue will be
to have counselling and in-
formed consent.

“ft think those are ap-
propriate procedures for a
hospital,’’ she said. °'! think
the (abortion) procedure
should be explained in detail
as to the possible side ef-

‘fects. Having an abortion

isn’t like having a vaccina-
tion. We'd like to discourage
people from having their se-
cond and third abortion.’’
Talking about the fetus,
Donald said: ‘‘We have a
human life. Do we attribute
tights to that life? Do we

‘give it personhood? Abor-

tion is a conflict of rights to
that child. We have to look
at the whole medical, social
and legal ramifications. If
we don’t admit there’s a
human life, then all we have
are the slogans and the

diatribe. The factual infor-

mation is the antidote to
emotional incontinence.

“It’s important to move
away from the polarization
and battling. It's not the way
we’re going to resolve our
problems. If we fight,
everyone loses.**

Another concern of
Donald’s is the balancing of
staff and new technologies,

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technologies have their
place,’’ Donald said, ‘‘but
we must be cautious. Per-
sonal care is the most
valuable in keeping people
well,”’

Hospital president John
Borthwick said the number
of hospital society members
increased this year by about
1,000 members,

“Most of the new people
were recruited by the Pro-
Life group,’’ Borthwick
said. ‘‘The voting clearly in-
dicated it was on the abor-
tion issue. The four (pro-life
directors) are still a minori-
ty, though, but I’m sure

they'll do what they can. —

They'll probably show
themselves more on_ this
issue.’’

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