Not all doctors:

Dear Editor:

We must take exception to
the impression given in the
Vancouver Sun _ article
“Doctors Sign Up Against
Pro-Life Takeover”, that 100
per cent of Doctors dre in
favor of abortion. There are
every bit as many doctors
opposed to abortion as there
are for it.

It seems to be a con-
tradiction, that abortions,
presumably done to preserve
the health or life of the
woman, are increasing
proportionately with the

LGH should respond

progress and sophistication
of medical treatment.

As to contraceptive
education being the solution
to prevention of abortion,
the Badgley Report states
that 84.8% of women having
abortions were’ con-
traceptively experienced.

Members of the com-
munity, who, in conscience
feel that they cannot stand
by silently while their tax
dollars are being spent in
violating the right to life,
have every right as citizens
of the community, to elect

favor abortions

members to the hospital
board who have the same
philosophy.

Also, may we state that
the legal protection of the
right to life of innocent
human beings is not simply a
“single issue”. It is the Basic
Issue — upon which all other
issues of human rights and
justice depend.

Walter J. Kazum, M.D.
Stanley Croft, M.D.
Peter C. Quelch, M.D.
Ivan Nohel, M.D.

to the entire community

Dear Editor:

The annual confrontation
between pro-choice and pro-
life advocates is shaping up
with the approach of the
Lions Gate Hospital annual
meeting scheduled for
September 17.

It is vital that we protect a
community resource as
important to our welfare as
the Lions Gate Hospital
abortion facility.

Help is needed in the
efforts to defend the status
quo at the hospital.

The hospital's function ts
to provide facilities for
medica] procedures which
are accepted as legal and
ethical ty the medical
profession.

Not only are pro-lifers
costing the hospital time and
money in challenging just
one of the many treatments
done at Lions Gate Hospital,
their persistence in Carrying
a basically political fight into
a basically non-political

arena forces a reaction from
people who believe that
hospitals should continue to
do their jobs; and _ that
abortion is a difficult choice
which should be a matter
between a woman and .-her
doctor.

As the law stands, LGH is
trying to do its job. Let us
make sure they are allowed
to continue doing so —
responding to the full
medical needs of the whole
community and not to the
lobbying efforts of a vocal,
well organized minority
group such as pro-lifers.

The cut off for mem-
bership is set one month
before the annual general
meeting, bul we urge you to
submit your membership fee
of $6.00 for new members
before the end of July to
ensure that your fees are
received and processed on
tame.

Any North Shore
resident’ over 19 years of

age is eligible to register as a
member. New members may
use the form provided and
send it with $6 to the
hospital or 10 the North
Shore Women’s Centre, 3255
Edgemont Blvd., Room 205,
North Vancouver. Current
members will automatically
receive a notice of the
meeting and are urged to
attend the meeting.

We feel strongly that no
Single interest group should
be allowed to usurp control
of a facility so essential to

the people of North
Shore. PI to sym-
pathetic friends and

neighbours about this issue,
sign up your family, and if
you wish to volunteer your
help on this matter, call us at
987-4822.

Juha Covell
Chairperson
North Shore
Centre

Womea's

- A7-Sunday News, July 27, 1980

THE NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER HOSPITAL SOCIETY
15th Street at St. Georges, North Vancouver, B.C. V7L 2L7

Att: Secretary

I enclose my membership fee

C) Life Membership $25.00

C1 New Annual Membership
1979-1980 $1.00
1980-1981 $5.00

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TOTAL $6.00 .
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