Bishop Fabbro and the Morgentaler degree.

London, ON -- In a March 30 letter to Paul Davenport, the president of the University of Western Ontario, Catholic Bishop Ronald Fabbro of London calls the decision to award an honorary doctorate of laws to abortionist Henry Morgentaler "inconceivable and appalling".

"By granting this honour to Dr. Morgentaler, the University of Western Ontario chooses to recognize a man who has spent his life advocating that women in Canada have easy access to abortion. Now, he seems to be promoting abortion as a legitimate way for society to reduce crime and poverty; in other words, as a form of eugenics. As a result of his efforts, hundreds of thousands of unborn children have been killed. We live in a society in which the killing of the unborn has now become ingrained in the very fabric of our culture....

"I join with our two colleges affiliated with Western, King's and Brescia, as well as many others in our community and beyond, in expressing my very strong objections.... {A} university renders a valuable service to our society and assists in the promotion of human dignity and our cultural heritage. Sadly, the University of Western Ontario has acted against these high ideals in the decision to confer an honorary degree on Dr. Morgentaler."