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Dear Friends,
Do you realize that slowly, bit by bit, small things are evolving to help the pro-life aspirations? It may not be blazed all over the press, but then the media do not like good news, but the government has put in much more funding to the palliative care and ‘end of life’ policy. Maybe it is better not to have huge splashes of improvements, but like the old Indian proverb – ‘Slowly, slowly catchee monkey!’ – what the Labour Life Group are lobbying for, is actually coming into being. Isn’t that wonderful news?
The meeting held in Westminster by CARE was well attended on February 6th. Even though one of our members reported that there was a lot of picketing outside the Central Hall, and speakers were heckled inside, does this perhaps indicate how worried the pro-choice lobby is getting? At our own Fringe Meeting in Bournemouth at the 2007 Labour Party Conference, after many years of not seeing a single opponent either whilst we gave out L.L.G. leaflets or before our Fringe meeting, we were honoured by having a double line picket of young people standing like a guard of honour outside the ‘Royal Exeter Hotel’. What do they fear? Maybe these youngsters are afraid of finding out the truth. No doubt they have been misled, and choreographed by their elder counterparts who for some reason cannot accept that men are part and parcel of fertilization to produce a baby! Debating the ‘Human Tissues & Embryology Bill’ was a chance for both Dan Boucher from LIFE, and Jim Dobbin, M.P. from L.L.G. to deal with their fears and flawed thinking.
On Boxing Day, Dr. Margaret White wrote to me and sent a long article which she wished to be included in the magazine. She has a wealth of experience as a G.P. who had to deal with many, many women who came to her after their abortions. It is a shame when the pro-choice lobby shows no interest in these women having problems, and seem to deny that there is a need to counsel them. Isn’t it great that so eminent a Doctor should choose L.L.G. as a vehicle for her words?
One of the decisions that have been made in parliament, is that all the Labour Party M.P.s are to heed a three line whip when they vote on this ‘Human Tissues & Embryology Bill’ -- and all L.L.G. members can play a part in helping those M.P.s who are pro-life by writing to their M.P. of whatever persuasion, encouraging them to demand a FREE VOTE on this Bill because of the Abortion issues. I hope you did write. It is a bit of a let-down when the Prime Minister cannot see that this is a time when people’s consciences should dictate how they vote! Is somebody pulling his strings? Can that be possible?
It is very encouraging to hear from members who inform me that our L.L.G. News actually is delivered into prisons, hospitals, doctor’s surgeries, libraries and Branch Meetings. Make no mistake, we compliment other organizations who do the ‘Caring’ side or the Legal side, or the Medical side in the pro-life work, by doing our ‘Educational’ bit through our web-site which carries our magazine all over the world. This is borne out by the fact that queries come in from different countries asking for leaflets and answers to questions. Benazir Bhutto , assassinated recently was a great champion of women. She worked for their right to receive an education and to become independent. Our magazines are read by women all over the world. But now, like Benazir Bhutto said at a Conference a few years ago, all countries must work to make women respected, and not become a victim of abortion! If through public debate and education, we can change people’s thinking on the subject of abortion, then I am sure that society as a whole will abhor the thought of killing off their elderly citizens too. Maybe at a future date, there will be men and women of gigantic stature in moral terms, and in government, who will be able to have a better vision than exploiting nature for gain, but instead will want to protect what has been created.
Editor.
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