ABORTION

court fray

THE TWO sides in the B.C. Supreme Court bat-
tle over Lions Gate Hospital’s abortion policies
went into a court hearing this morning with a new
player on the scene — a representative of the pro-
vincial Attorney-General’s department.

Documents filed in court
this week, indicate that At-
torney-General Brian Smith
opposes the civil suit launch-
ed by former LGH_ board
members Michael Whelton
and George Carruthers and
that he will take steps to
quash the sunt.

A letter contained in the
case file shows that Smith
believes the sum launched by
Carruthers and Whelton 1s
not in the public interest and
that he has told their lawyer
“Should your chent attempt
to proceed with if, steps will
be taken to have the matics
dismissed

As the legal authority to
perform abortions is granted
by the Criminal Code, the
suit cannot proceed without
the Attorney General's con
sent unless Carruthers
Whelton Chave an interest
gicatcr than that of
general public’!

Sro)eh

lawyer lo get

and
the
has appomled oa
involved

the hearing today to ask that
the Catruthers Whelton

with

Sul
be quashed on the grounds

threat

© othe sunt does not have
tty consent oof the Al
formes, Cocneral

© Whelton and © arcutheas
deo onot have standing
because Chey are no longer

directors of the hospital, and
* Caruthers and Whelton
arc seeking to caforce come

By MARK HAMILTON

nal law ina civil proceeding.

Carruthers and Whelton
have indicated they intend to
press to have the proceedings
continue

The two former directors
reopened ther B.C. Supreme
Court action earlier this year
after the tederal courts
struck down their applica
tion to have the issue heard
at that level.

The two men are attemp-
ting to have the court declare
that abortions that have
been “carned out at 1 GH
were unauthorized and an
order restraining the hospital
trom spending public moncy
on such procedures

The two are calling for a
much narrower interpreta
the covering
than

laws
the

bon oof

abortion once now

used by the hospital

For thousands
of Canadians,

arthritis research
is paying off.

Our
pockets. nylon

by

MAJOR SAMUEL
Fame, pastor of North
-Vancouver’s Salvation
Army church, examines
some of the damage done
whoever broke into
the Lonsdale church
overnight Monday. A
small amount of money
was Stolen.

A9 - Friday, June 29, 1984 - North Shore News

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