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Dear Editor:

T hope Mr. Lautens gets down on his knees every day to thank his Maker that he happened to be born male and will

never have to suffer the consequences of

an unwanted pregnancy. (Say it again: abortion wrong, Sept. 29).

While he has stretched to the limit the reaches of emotionalism with his extreme and unrealistic example ofa late trimester “vacuum extraction,” his attempt to reit-

erate his position reminds me of

Shakespeare’s words “Methinks thou doth protest t00 much.”

1 would like to know where this type of misleading information comes from. The fact that Mr Lautens uses this as an example in his column explains weil the danger of propaganda in the hands of the uninformed, The type of procedure Mr. Lautens refers to does not happen in

Canada. During a live birth, a vacuum extractor is sometimes used as an alterna- tive to a high forceps delivery, but it is a very high risk procedure and it is never used as an abortive procedure.

Two wrongs don’t: make anything right, but as human beings one may only make the best choice for the situation they are presented with. Personaily, I would very much like to see an end to child abuse and violence everywhere. Sexual assaults are violent. A neglected or starving child is child abuse. The social consequences of child abuse and violence are enormous. I wish that people would put their valuable energy and resources into preventing child abuse and prevent- ing violence that occurs as rape, incest, and forcing one’s will upon another. Will Mr. Lautens ever find himself’ pregnant against his will? No.

is on abortion

Yesterday a religious group of people chose to protest against abortion by pick- eting and demonstrating on the streets. Did their placards state “stop rape” or

“stop incest?” No, once again they choose to demonstrate with slogans that equate to closing the barn door after the horse has run away. Alas once again the campaign supported by these demonstra- tors has litte to do with life and has the most to do with the control of women.

In order: for women to have any chance at equality or self determination, they must have reproductive choice. Mr. Lautens’ approach and the approach of those demonstrators yesterday only pro- motes more violence against women. The time has come to rethink that approach. Sandra Frederiks North Vancouver | SandyGuy@telus.net

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" Dear Editor: . Thanks People! “On Sept.. 24 at. about - 10:30 am, I fell off my bike - on the tril from the Lynn Headwater park to the Rice

Lake parking lot. Many peo- .

ple ‘coming along: the trail ‘helped “and ‘offered to help. All yc your acts of kindness were “Most. reassuring * and heart- warming ‘and I would like to

thank ‘you all. In. particular Mr.” Ken, Legg, , who got-

everything t under control, He asked some runners to phone

for assistance, helped me get _

comfortable as best-as possi-

ble and kept-an eye on me... while. we were. waiting, I do» .

"Dear Raitor: ”

not have the names’ of other - 1 was not at my best

‘atthe time. The two young

people from the GVRD, who gave first aid, did an ‘excellent job, <as‘did. the ambulance

ttendants whom they called

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Collins was a ‘must-read’

Dear Editor: Re: Mr. Chivo's letter to the editor, Sept. 8, “Collins ‘ ranting’ is very much missed.” Right on! I agree with Mr. Chivo. Asa long time North Shore News reader, 1 also miss Doug Collins’ rantings. The brief, “incom-

plete” list of subjects in Mr. Chivo's letter that --

Mr. Collins has ranted about in his columns

was all too short. Point i is, at any given time in Canadian his- . _ tory, since General Wolfe did his thing on the

Plains of Abraham (thar caused a major rant), every right-thinking citizen of this country bas ranted vehemently about the same subjects. Most, “not all” of the parties listed in Mr. Chivo’s letter are funded from the public

Recently two men wied to ‘force a woman

“into her own car.and drive off with her. She >

escaped and the men were caught. .

, Reports of attempted child kidnapping are.

increasing with alarming frequency throughout the Lower Mainland. “In the face of these facts some North Shore

: women, even a member of the Nortls Vancouver District council, are attempting to taise funds for .. “erate provocative nu

charity by exposing their bare skin before'a cam-

y era for a special calendar.- | > ’ ©. People wake up! You don’t hold’a candy in... front of a child, then beat him or r her fors reach-

ing out for it... - Who can tell what will excite some

will have on house guests 0 or family members? :

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“govei ment burning bylaws. Where loca! municipal or 4

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ness. . “+=.” Oh yes, we see lots of bare skin at beaches and

: ranc children, - “destroyed. -

rson . - There are more legitimate and better ways of

; ‘drive him to some insane action which will be the * *~eause of horrendous tragedy? Who knows where -

such calendars will appear, or what effect they . ”. West Vancouver

purse. These same parties frequently, if not constantly, raise the public ire with their witless actions and bureaucratic idiocy. That is when “the Collins” usually gets booted and spurred and commences to rant.

Politically correct Doug Collins aint. His sometimes controversial views and opinivns on the passing parade have ruined many a morn- ing coffee for me. But, regardless of your stripe, his piece was always a “must” read; sure- ty that’s what the whole damn thing is all about?

Personally it was good to hear from the old ranter again.

Syd Rose - West Vancouver

No excuse for this nudity |

, . Quite apart from the obvious, what charity ° "ean benefit through such human de;

dation. Even Adam and Eve, alone in the world, covered themselves when they discovered their naked-

other places during the summer and at pools

throughout the year. Whether that is good and - bad, who can say. But there. is a difference between a certain degree of cover up’and delib-

le posing of females either ane or in groups.

Come on women, smarten up! Think of the | xample you set for your sons and daughters z and * and © have. those pictures

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