A8-Wednesday, September 10, 1980 - North Shore News

Independents condemn LGH abort!

FROM PAGE A1

would stop all abortions and
those who support abortion
on demand. _

However, they maintain:
“A more moderate position
has been advanced by the
five independent hospital
directors elected last year by
the Hospital Society.

“These directors have
worked conscientiously both
in a constructive, supportive
manner as well as initiating
new programs in an effort to
make a good health care
delivery system even better.”

FUTILE

The candidates answer
accusations that the abortion
issue dominates board
meetings by stating: “The
fact is that less than eight
hours have been spent in the
last year discussing this basic
issue in a futile attempt to
bring the hospital practice
into conformity with both
the letter and the spirit of the
law.”

These “independent”
candidates say they share the
concern expressed by B.C.
Health Minister Rafe Mair
over the fact that abortions
in B.C. — 33 for every 100
live births — exceed the
ratio of all other provinces
and more particularly that at
Lions Gate the figure is 55
abortions per 100 live births.

And though they say they
are not trying to abolish the
abortion committee, the
candidates adamantly op-
pose the fact that the
committee approves over 99
per cent of all abortion
applications it receives.

Answering the pro-choice
viewpoint on abortion, they
say: “The applicant does not
have the right of choice
under the Criminal Code of
Canada.”

They say they support the
stand of existing board

HARVEY DEIBERT

members who were also
endorsed by Pro-Life, that
“the letter of the law
provides that an abortion
may be authorized only
when the therapeutic
abortion committee is of the
opinion that the con-
tinuation of the pregnancy
would or would be likely to
endanger the health of the
applicant.”

OBJECTIONS
In their press release, the

four list three specific ob-
jections in their opposition

to the current = abortion
policy at LGH.
1. “Abortions currently

granted on grounds of
convenience in defiance of
the directives of the B.C.
Minister of Health, the B.C.
Attorney General and the
Criminal Code of Canada.”

2. “Abortions currently
performed on minors
without parental knowledge
or consent.”

3. “Abortions performed
when the unborn child is
over 20 weeks and therefore
potentially capable of in-
dependent life.”

They add: “We oppose the
concept that a woman has
the right an abortion on
demand. She does not have
the legal right to commit
suicide or murder and she

Concern voiced
about pinball

The “indiscriminate — in-
crease” in the number of
pinball machines in North
Vancouver City has come to
the a.iecntion of one City
alderman.

Alderman Prank Marcino
requested infurmation on
how such machines are
licensed in the City, at the
end of last weck’s council

meeting.

He was informed by the
director of permits and
licences, Frank Mormis, that

such licenses go by the
oumber of machines
Marcino said he was

concerned because he said
he has noticed pinball
machines beginning to
appear everywhere

‘Give us our

gavel back’
Jaycees demand

Four dapper members of
the North Vancouver Jumor
Chamber of Commerce
showed up at North Van
District council mecting
Monday night, demanding
that Mayor Don Bell return
their gavel.

“He stole it — STOLE!”
exclaimed incoming
president Darcy Burk.

Mayor Bell, who had been

guest of honor al the
Chamber's Installation Ball
August 30) admitted he had

“abscondecd with
(treasured hammer

“] asked them to come
here tomght to receive their
gavel back.” said the mayor
He commended them tor the
time and industry they
devote to their organization
and returned thetr gavel

the

DR. DECLAN P. LAWLOR

does not now, nor should
she, have the legal right to
demand the destruction of
the life of her unborn child.”

Harvey Diebert a resident
of the North Shore for 10
years, is project manager for
Lockerbie and Hole Western
Limited and has an extensive
background in hospital
construction and project
management. He is currently
directing the mechanical

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construction of the = ex-
pansion to St. Paul's

Hospital. Married to a
registered nurse who has
been an employee at Lions
Gate, he has. three
daughters.

Dr. Declan P. Lawlor has
practised dentistry for 12
years, with a private practice
in Vancouver for four years.
He has been associated in
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past 15 years and is at
present on the staff of
Children's Hospital Van-
couver and McKenzie
District Hospital. A director
on the board of LGH, he has
served on the _ finance
committee and is a member
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committee. He is married
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Anna Leduc has lived on
the North Shore for 15 years,
where she is active in the-
Girl Guide movement, is a
member of the ladies
auxiliary to the North
Vancouver Youth Band and
is also on school parents’
committees. She is a
graduate of Seattle
University in medical
technology and has worked
in a hospital as a laboratory

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technician. She is past
president of St. Joseph's
Hospital (Victoria)
Alumnae, Vancouver

branch, and is married with
six children.

S. Donald Swaby has lived
on the North Shore for
almost five years and is
married with four children,
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public relations and_ is
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