abortions i if
mother’s life
endangered

_ Dear Editor: y
_ an |
Re: .. Lions Gate : [Abortion
Litigation |
“Statements in your: ' March 26
Teport on the L.G. H. abortion
case need to be clarified.
Far: from* ‘outlawing | ‘thera-
.. peutic. abortions at the hospital:
(the fear engendered by‘ the’
‘ chairperson of’ the hospital
board as an election issue), the
” Carruthers, Whelton ‘action, if :
successful, would have
restricted abortions.‘to those.
~ rare cases when the tife or phys-
. ‘ical or mental health (as oppos-
‘ed to social, economic, emo-.
ional vor... farnilial health or
_well- being) of the: mother would
“be seriously, and directly .en-
dangered (threatened) . by’. the
continuation of the pregnancy.
This. position’ is: consistent
with the traditional medical
~ concept .
" tion, the ‘letter and- -Spirit. of the,
. law, cand is considetcd: the law:
by. many,

“the . legalits:.. of abortions at.
L.G.H. and the use of the cor-

" poration’ s resources” in connec- -

‘continues -

‘OF therapeutic, abor--

“pro-choice’’-...and.
é ‘E.GiH.-

tion therewith as a_ victory,
however the losers include: the
hospital society which remains
divided, the rule of law which
to be trashed, the
reputation of the hospital in the
community,, the integrity of the

. medical profession, | the. patient

waiting for’ elective ‘surgery
while healthy women abort
healthy babies, the. taxpayer,
and wemen exploited by abor-
tion.

The greatest loss of all,
however, js the lives of unborn
children, the hope for our
community's future.

In‘ suggesting one cannot be
pro-life and pro-L.G.H., Ms.
Clark reveals an abortion -

-mindset that is more consistent
with the operation of an abor-
._tion clinic than a hospital.

* In- maintaining’ ‘an ‘extreme .
position on the abortion issue ©
and in failing to take action to ©
protect our community’s un- ©
born children, Hilary Clark and

her. supporters on the; board of -
have... disqualified ;
inselves from governing Our

; “hospital:

. - George Carruthers

North Vancouver

’ Canadian

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Dear Editor:

Through your newspaper }
would like to express the sincere
thanks and appreciation of the
Diabetes Association
Vancouver Division, to the hun-
dreds of North Shore volunteers
who took part in our Annual Ap-
peal last November.

I would especially like to thank
all the door to door canvassers
who braved the very inclement
weather to,help us reach and pass
our campaign goal of $150,000.

Total funds raised during, our
Annual Appeal to date is $162,000.

A special thanks also to North
Shore merchants for their excellent

Support and assistance.

The funds raised will be spent on
esearch, education programs and
the camp at Lake Cowichan for
children with diabetes

Anyone still wishing to donate
to the campaign may do so by
mailing their cheque to the Cana-
dian Diabetes Association, 1091
West 8th Avenue, . Vancouver,
B.C, V6H 2V3. A tax receipt will
be issued.

Again,
cerned,

thank you to all con-

Valerie M. Thoem (Mrs.)
Campaign director
Canadian Diabetes Association

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“board “only. ‘thinks? -it is justifi able.
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*Your |News’ of’ March’ 12° ar. .-convinced about ‘this justification.

7 ried the headline that school taxes -’Or’are we simply dealing with the:

"in West-Vancouver .would _ rise unmitigated © greed of the teachers’
$800,000 this years. « union? |.

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crease? «0 ‘simply passed by a school board :

In’ West ” Vandouver” we have that foresees our children selling
fewer students, fewer. schools and” matches on the street unless we pay
fewer teachers, so what is the extra’ the teachers what they demand. :
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