Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 7, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press wednesday january 7, 1976 insensitive Laws pro abortionist quits in anger Ottawa up Claude Armand Sheppard has re signed from the Federal advisory Council on the status of women because of inaction by the government both on Council demands for abortion Law before and the release of imprisoned abortionist Henry Morgentaler. Or. Sheppard Legal counsel for or. Morgentaler submitted his resignation by letter to Marc Lalonde the minister responsible for Federal women s programs. The letter said the government has refused repeated Council recommendations for removal of abortion from the criminal code. Our Barbaric and insensitive abortion Laws symbolize the unjust and contemptuous treatment of women in our it said. They constitute an intolerable perpetuation of injustice and discrimination towards women and i might add towards couples in the letter dated dec. 30 and released tuesday by the Council also said neither prime minister Trudeau nor Justice minister Ron Basford have replied to requests by or. Sheppard for a new trial for or. Morgentaler. The doctor who has admitted performing More than abortions at a Montreal clinic was imprisoned last March. He was jailed for 18 months after a jury acquittal on a charge of performing an illegal abortion was overturned by Appeal courts. He was later tried and acquitted of a second charge of performing an illegal abortion. The letter said the National parole Board made a shocking decision when it ruled against parole for or. Morgentaler in september. And to add insult to injun it has never Given formal reasons for its decision. Or. Sheppard a member of the Council since its for Maton in 1973, said he would be an accomplice of by pro Crisy and inhumanity if he continued in the Post. The 30-member group was set up to advise the govern ment on matters related to women. Am not prepared to serve on a Council appointed by a government which then disregards its most important the letter said. In a separate letter to or. Katie Cooke Council chair Man or. Sheppard said he would continue to Battle for the rights of women and the freedoms of All but . Minister regrets car insurance remark Victoria up the minister in charge of the insurance corp. Of British co Auto plan Pill sugar asked Victoria up the insurance corp. Of British co Lumbia has been asked to find ways to soften the blow of higher automobile insurance rates Premier Bill Bennett said. The Premier told a con Ference the Cabinet has not yet approved rate changes in tile provincial insurance scheme and indicated that in creases of 100 to 150 per cent will not be accepted. The proposed increases Avert announced last week by education minister Pat me Geer the minister in charge of i Csc. Next year s premiums will cover next year s costs plus one tenth of the loss expected to be accumulated by i Csc or. Ben Nett said. The. Corporation s total Defi Cit is covered Over 10 years by paying 10 per cent of it a year. Lumbia has apologized for saying that people who can t afford increased automobile insurance rates should sell their vehicles. I am deeply sorry that my offhand remark made on Fri Day s Csc hourglass pro Gram that people who can t afford insurance should sell their cars has been magnified out of Educa Tion minister Pat Mcgeer said in a statement from Hawaii where he is vacationing. It not Only sounds harsh it sounds he said. It certainly does not reflect my sympathy and concern for the problems people May face in meeting greatly increased payments this coming t ii e minister who announced last week that government operated Auto plan rates would increase by 100 to 150 per cent this year de scribes Lus comments As an unfortunate Way of stating that i Csc does not have any source of funds to subsidize the individual car owner. Or. Mcgeer said the government is attempting to come up with a plan to per Mit people to make time pay m e n t s on insurance premiums during the year. Car insurance plan draws complaints Ottawa up ail official of the Federal anti inflation Board said tuesday the Board has received some complaints about the pro posed rate increases in Auto coverage by the insurance corp. Of British Columbia. Alan Mackey said in an interview that some complaints have been received from . Residents but not in substantial volume. 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