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	The media A large part of our work is concerned with monitoring the media who are in the main hostile to the Church’s teaching. Where appropriate, we issue press releases and write letters or phone the TV and radio networks to register our objections and defend our beliefs. Occasionally, our concerns are listened to but these moments are few and far between. Sadly our letters too are rarely used. However we feel it is important that we persevere and strive to make the truths of our faith known. Once in a while, we are able to write and congratulate a paper or magazine, a TV or radio network on their coverage of a given event as for instance the death of Pope John Paul II and the election of Pope Benedict XVI. The committee write “official” letters and make comments on behalf of the Association and members are encouraged to respond in a personal capacity.

	Catholic Times Dear Editor We, in the Association of Catholic Women, wholeheartedly welcome the survey conducted by More showing that 47% of women believe that the upper limit for abortions is too high at 24 weeks' gestation (Catholic Times 5 Feb.) We wish that more women thought so. However, the fear of all who uphold the inviolability of life from conception is that a reduction of some weeks on permitted late abortions will be balanced by the even greater availability of early abortions. We know that there are some politicians who have argued in favour of first trimester abortions on demand in law (though they are easily obtained in current practice). Some babies might be saved, but many more might perish. Humanity is not a thing that creeps up on babies when they start to move and suck their thumbs in the womb. They are human from conception because their parents are human, co-creators with God himself—and being human means having an immortal destiny. Yours sincerely Josephine Robinson