MENTAL DEFECTIVES BILL.
OPPOSED BY CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Wellington, Yesterday
In regard to the' Mental Defectives Bill, Archbishop Redwood stated to-day that the church did not blame any reasonable efforts to improve the race, provided they did not curtail the freedom of the individual and .Catholic conscience. Thus the church view with misgivings the present Bill as it introduced a dangerous principle and was likely to interfere seriously with individual right. Catholic experience was that operation was no remedy against inordinate sexual desire. On the contrary, it might easily open the door to immoral practices which would constitute a worse evil than the one to be avoided. An operation might also encourage the abuse of matrimonial relations. The church held that operation was not permissable even with the parents’ consent, except v as a necessary means to bodily health.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3823, 26 July 1928, Page 2
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138MENTAL DEFECTIVES BILL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3823, 26 July 1928, Page 2
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