it is: now: “after the fact! as far as! the election of: the Lions, Gate
Hospital board is concerned. Unfortunately, the issues of good health
care are often, clouded by emotionalism rather than facts 2-7

The fact ig that at Lions Gute. Hospital the abortion: rate for 1986

was more than: double’ the ‘national average: 34 abortions per. 100 tive,

births :as ‘compared to 16 abortions per-100 Jive: births. (See North
Shore News, June 26). B.COs abortion ritte isthe highest in Canada.
This is of g grave concern to us as clergy and should concern as alee
“The fact is that we have ai Lions Gale Hospital/an excellent he alt
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immersion schools, niay: [say that every word he says

“is the“gospel ‘truth! However, mast Canadians don't
: like the truth — the ones that dq just grumble about
“what they don’ t like but never, stand up’ ‘and do some- :

thing about it,’
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support of, and cooperation w ih, the clergy. at the same: “time we
wish . to #0 on: record’ that' we affirm the sanctity “of human life,
regardless of age.gender or Socio-e onomic¢ statu os
If we are going. to preserve, the ‘sanctity of hu:
mean more than'casting an emotional vole once :
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