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Letter to the editor
Jan. 20th, 2008 06:18 pmThere was an article in yesterday's newspaper about a topic that has been fairly quiet in Canada for a number of years: abortion.
The issue: the Hamilton Right To Life association bought some advertising in bus shelters, and put up an ad that reads: "9 months: the length of time an abortion is legal in Canada. No medical reason needed. Abortion: Have we gone too far?" Then there's some contact information. The picture is of a clothed pregnant woman, with an ultrasound-style image of a fetus superimposed over the belly.
The ad was pulled by the city's transit commissioner as too controversial/offensive, and yesterday's article was from the president of the Right To Life Association, who happens to be a Catholic priest. The article said (rightly, I think) that the ads should not have been pulled just because somebody disagreed with them, when they were in good taste. The problem I have is that he then went on to defend his subject matter. He talked about the "slippery slope" towards abortion starting in 1969 in Canada, and culminating in 1988.
Well.
( My letter )
The issue: the Hamilton Right To Life association bought some advertising in bus shelters, and put up an ad that reads: "9 months: the length of time an abortion is legal in Canada. No medical reason needed. Abortion: Have we gone too far?" Then there's some contact information. The picture is of a clothed pregnant woman, with an ultrasound-style image of a fetus superimposed over the belly.
The ad was pulled by the city's transit commissioner as too controversial/offensive, and yesterday's article was from the president of the Right To Life Association, who happens to be a Catholic priest. The article said (rightly, I think) that the ads should not have been pulled just because somebody disagreed with them, when they were in good taste. The problem I have is that he then went on to defend his subject matter. He talked about the "slippery slope" towards abortion starting in 1969 in Canada, and culminating in 1988.
Well.
( My letter )