AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 13, 1996 It doesn’t work _|Mustbe a reason | | nos ar, Dear Sin Planned Parenthood doesn’t work. There is na proof that their presence in a community has benefited the health of teens, whether in a drop in the rate of sexually transmilted disease or in decreased pregnancy or abortion rates. If anything their no-stop valuc-free sex-ed and confidential counseling campaign have in- creased the rate of sexual activity among adolescents. And despite whal they do and say re: their neutral position, there is no such thing as a neutral position on children’s health. Either you believe it is harmless for minor children to start using birth control and having sex and abortions - or you don’t. Asa tule, contraception overall does not work with teenagers, And hormonal contraception is an assault to the teenage body, still in its own hormonal crisis and stages of physical develop- ment. Parents not only don’t want their children pregnant - they don’t want them sexually active. I know from working in the third world that Planned Parenthood has a poor track record for genuine concen for women’s health or women’s rights, There are health units and clinics ail over the third world with no antibiotics, no vaccines, no Vitamins, no gloves, but with stock rooms full of contraceptive supplies, funded and staffed by organizations ike Planned Parenthood, UNICEF, and the World Bank. I question the presence of this politically - ac- more control and direction from Victoria? U S e ave e mM a O n e Surely not just to remove one person nearing Tear Sir: ] too would like to say a good word in support of my friends, the Wittkowskis, landlords of the Woodland apartments, | What this so-called anti-poverty society should do is encourage the tenants not to rundown somebody else’s property. I have watched this for years. The anti-poverty group society should preach responsibility and proper behaviour. When people spend hundreds of dollars every month on alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, videos and pora, they are not poor. The Two for school merger | | ree live and private orpanization in our publicly- Dear Sir: most compelling funded health unit. Planned Parenthood is not a Your reporter — whom I haven't met — ap- most. infuriating, government organization and should not-be tak- ‘ : ing up government office space with the associ- pears to believe the main reason for the amal most under-used, BUPE Spa gamation of Kitimat and Terrace school dis- atedamenilics, tricts is to get rid of the present superintendent most fragile, lo have hear it said that what we have now | __ to put the children and taxpayers through most hopeful oesn’t work in terms of genuine concern over | this cast! exercise to get even (The Terrace the rate of teen pregnancics and STDs with the Standard, Oct 30 1996). (Th words present level of sex-ed in the schools, Our own MLA, teacher and former president in all of politics. _ So do we throw more fuel on the already blaz- | of the local teachers union, is our advisor to Be honest. ing fire by giving Planned Parenthood total ac- | Victoria, Can you imagine that he would con- cess ane eee people's wives! Gr do uh lake | done this costly, ill-advised exercise just to lam committed to serving you. a practical look at what ist working and chal- | fie oneman? LL. am gommitted to good stewardship. enge Public Fiealth, parents, and ‘persona Kitimat, with a majority on the interim i” planning”? programs to a total reversal of think- amalgamation committee, walked out of a | am committed to open government. ing? r that kid Id en meeting without waiting to hear from the ex- | am committed to responsible government. _ H wrong lo assume that Kids could enjoy | pensive labour lawyer and then demanded an- life without being sexually active? other arbitrator, Wonderful media, but is this On Novem ber 16 ] think that teens are responsible and self- the way ta govern? ; disciplined and would choose a lifestyle free of Consider reasons to amalgamate: ELECT the health and emolional complications of such Size — neighbouring Rupert, Smithers, early sexual activity - can we not challenge | Queen Charlottes and Nisga’a are much them to this lifestyle, in the same way we fund 1 smatler. TIM DOWN an arpert campaigns against smoking, drugs, Geography — Skeena is already two dis- alcohol? i : . Smithers and the Fraser Valley school boards Nee and Terrace, cut in (wo by the Council were recently successful in preventing Planned Savings — this amalgamation is very costly Parenthood from setting up residence in their | jn time and maney. communities. Were they aware of samething we Services to students — cuts in funding, can 7 ’ are blind to? They simply did their homework. only reduce services, particularly in special S A [ 1) Planned Parenthood espouses a bankrupt phi- | needs (eg. imagine combining students in losophy: it has been tried and found wanting. Stewart, Hazelton, Kitimat into one unit). traordinary adversity? Is this the beginning of Catherine Vandenberg, Terrace, B.C. What reasons are left? Can it be recognition f VINE 4 x of present local good government in ex- , pie on E relirement anyway, I'm not saying there aren’t poor people in Nancy Orr, Terrace, B.C. Canada. There are also plenty of lazy and crazy people who are salisfied ta live like animals and . parasites, We, the working peaple, have to feed ~ them. That stiould stop. Food banks and anti- f- poverty actions are a farce in my opinion. IT’S CUT Young people need a kick in the behind if they AND DRIED. refuse to join society. Victor Cavalheiro Ted Hicks, Sales Manager, is pleased to announce that Let the occupants of the Woodland apartments Tobacco Kills. VICTOR CAVALHEIRO, through his customer satisfaction and other persons like that pay themselves for BRITISH COLUMBIA and sales achievements, has been named SALESMAN OF the damage they do when drinking and fighting LUNG ASSOCIATION THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER. We know that his many and leave our good landlords alone, ; Box 34009, Station D friends and loyal customers join us in extending Bill Homburg, Terrace, B.C. Vancouver, B.C. V6i iM2 : ' "e ’ \ Prote: 731-5864 oF Ly, ' congratulations. 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