Abortion Tasmania: Hospital Chaplain’s perspective

Posted on March 28, 2013 
Filed under Australia, Opinion

Bishop John HarrowerBishop of Tasmania John Harrower writes:

“Hospital Chaplain, Reverend Alan Bulmer, has written to Health Minister for Tasmania, The Hon. Michelle O’Byrne, in response to her draft Abortion Legislation for Tasmania.

As I read his sensitive letter, I was reminded again that the pastoral consequences of the life and death of the unborn are a very real part of a hospital chaplain’s ministry. His letter brings the personal aspect of the death of the unborn to the Minister’s attention and asks for the reconsideration and withdrawal of this draft legislation…”

– Read extracts of the letter at Bishop Harrower’s blog, or the full thing here (PDF).