Salient. Official Newspaper of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association. Vol 40 No. 26. October 3 1977

Women in Nazi Society (cont.)

Women in Nazi Society (cont.)

Dear David,

This week I went on a Botany field trip so was able to peruse a few more pages of Salient (Sept 12) than usual, at my leisure.

Lindy Cassidy's history lesson entitled "Women in Nazi Society" held my attention to the end. A quick-march through a forest of statistics on women's education revealed Lindy's "stinging nettle"—the current legislation based on the findings of the Royal Commission on Contraception. Sterilization, and Abortion.

Ms Cassidy then utilized scare tactics i.e. referred to the Economic Crisis, before making the ludicrous statement that "In NZ . . . women are losing the right to control their reproductive lives". But we all know that contraceptives have never been more freely available or widely used in this country.

Lindy then intimates that in Nazi Germany morality and personal happiness were secondary to children. It seems that Lindy thinks that children i.e. young people, should be second to Lindy's brand of morality and personal happiness.

Lindy, I use the one civil liberty left to me as a woman in New Zealand, to protest, and suggest that NZers are putting morality to the fore (Royal Commission) by advocating a respect for young human life.

Yours,

Rosemary.

PS. You may have noticed that it was the National Party which won the last election. It was the Labour Party which was offering the baby bonuses.