WIDESPREAD EVIL

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 99, 23 October 1936, Page 11

WIDESPREAD EVIL

DANGER TO WOMEN

PREVALENT IN ALL 1 CLASSES

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) / AUCKLAND, October 22. '

"We have received'evidence to showi that the practice of abortion is very, widespread, throughout all classes ofi the community," said Dr: T. F. Cprkilll (Wellington), acting chairman, of the. committee set up under the. authority; of the Minister of Health, to consider, the problem: The comroittee: sat mi qamera' todayriri.,-the-'Auckland"Hos-pital Board rooms, but Dr,. CorkiH issued a statement later. The members are to. leave this .evening, toe. Wellington. • ■:.' • The committee had no general statement to make at present, Dr. Corkill said, but one.point, had. been .impressed! on members—namely, the general lack;, of appreciation, of the danger of mi duction of abortion 'not' only to the( immediate life of -the- patient, but/ also to subsequent health. "It is desirable that as much public i'ty as possible be\ given to this.dam ger,'? he - said, "because women's oi> ganisations. have, told us that |ar • too) many women undertake1 the ■- opera< tion: without : full. realisation, "of tha danger involved. : Medical witnessed have also impressed on vs v their experience, of the, evils .which have re« suited from the practice.'.' .

Evidence on similar lines was given at Auckland today. _