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APPENDIX 1:
23 June 1992 at page 1100
St Peter and Pauls .Presbytery-
Telephone 062 815372
RECEIVED . 4 .
13 APR 1992 4._ -
Ms Rosemary Follett, M.L.A. 9 ..5 h
Chief Minister
1 Constitution !venue
CANBERRA CITY A.C.T. 2601 44
Dear Ms Follett,
Firstly, I would like to point out that I have tried to extend to you the courtesy of addressing you properly. :his is in marke contrast with the discourtesy with which you addressed me in your letter containing your pre-eleeticn propaganda.
Secondly, much more importantly and the purpose of my writing, I wish to address the issue of the proposed abortion clinic for the A.C.T. On the personal level, I wish to express my concern for yourself, that your conscience will not be burdened with a decision that would result in the killing of even one additional unborn child,and for this : will pray.
I wish to express my utter contempt for those elements in your party who so carefully concealed .from the public, in the lead-up to the recent elections, their intention of bringing forward this proposal. They then showed their complete disregard for voters by announcing it post-haste after the elections. Nor is it any defence to claim "it is in the platform"; there are many things in the platform and the gullible public is not to know which of them is to be suddenly sprung on it, unless they are openly canvassed during an election campaign.
I am not assuming that you were party to that deceit, even though such an assumption could be justified, unless there were evidence to the contrary, when you are such an important member, as understand it, of the Left faction which put i t forward; you yourself will know whether you are deserving of contempt or not. I would hope that you were not so completely captive to your faction that it can compell you to violate your conscience. You might say, rightly, that if it comes to a vote in the Assembly you will have a conscience vote, that is not sufficient. Because of your position you can, and should, kill the proposal.
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