Tom Scott makes me laugh. That’s his job but when
he says ‘Newspapers should still be fearless’, I suspect the joke escapes him.
My letters to The Dominion Post about
abortion are never published. My opinions on other topics are occasionally, but
nothing mentioning the ‘a’ word. Thousands of New Zealanders object to our
abortion law and it’s misinterpretation and many write letters, but only rarely
do even the most innocuous make it into print. What reason is there for
their suppression, but fear?
Publishing letters against abortion requires not just professionalism but courage of editorial staff who’ve had abortions or love
someone who has. Readers suffering PTSD following abortions would naturally
react negatively. So would medical staff who do abortions. Same with school
nurses who take teenagers for abortions and lie to their mothers. Pan the camera
wider to include the pharmaceuticals and clinic operators who make billions
worldwide from the trade. Add in the overwhelming evidence of links between
abortion and breast cancer, for instance, which we never read about in The
Dominion Post.
Tom Scott says ‘people need to know stuff’.
Too right. What does it take for a newspaper to publish information or letters
opposing abortion? Fearlessness.
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