What is so offensive?
IT IS astounding that some people still find the sight of a breastfeeding mother offensive.
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Much of today's media is filled with endless violence, graphic depictions of countless murders, drugs, corruption, and sex, all glorifying the baser human actions.
The news also spouts the same negativity, with daily reports of drug and alcohol fuelled rampages, domestic violence, child pornography, rape, etc, etc.
Interspersed between these programs are images of scantily clad women exploited by companies and advertising agencies.
One may be given the idea bad behaviour and lack of self control is not only accepted but expected.
So, of all the things to be offended or incensed by in our "modern" society, surely a woman feeding her baby in the most natural and wonderful way is not offensive at all.
Might it be your own mother breastfed her children, perhaps even in public when feeding was necessary?
If all that you are offended by is a mother breastfeeding and lovingly caring for her baby, then your life must be pretty good.
Maybe all that is required is a shift in perspective and attitude, the addition of empathy, and embracing the wonder and miracle of life.
RICHARD MEID, Mt Beauty
Legal euthanasia lies
I HAVE lived in the area for 43 years. I am biological scientist teacher and practising practically trained Catholic in morals.
The first object or effect of the human act can never be murder. It can be self defense as in removing a tumour and the baby may die as second effect.
When we dropped a bomb on Japan it was genocide. We can't be proportional or consequential as each person has the worth of more than Universe.
We can't always predict the future always. Look at Syria. Probably Dresden firebombing was also genocide like Arnenians suffered.
When planes strafed Japanese in PNG in boats to keep safety and security, some men vomited both before and after and were physically upset as it was murder.
We can usually work out the 10 commands and meaning.
A person’s dignity is not related to just how they die, in fact its a fact that there are more people who believe in the spiritual than those who do not.
Sadly some of the remarks about legal euthanasia in Europe are generally lies. Look at the medical scandals that go on – we can't trust the healing doctors now completely.
ROBERT ANDERSON, Wodonga
Forgotten innocent victim
THE first investigative journalist allowed into the Nauruan refugee processing centre referred to the case of the Somalian woman pregnant as a result of an alleged rape.
According to him, the Nauruan police commissioner said: “The investigation into that has come to a conclusion. That was just a set up, in reality nothing happened.”
Having returned to Nauru after reportedly rejecting an abortion in Australia, the United Nations heavies the Turnbull Government and the poor woman is flown back here for further “consultation”.
She and her unborn child are being used as political footballs by a demonstrably pro-abortion United Nations, the Greens and refugee advocates. And you can bet, when it can be distracted from its campaign to bestow abortion on Ireland, Amnesty International, that great advocate of human rights, will claim this woman has a right to have her unborn baby killed.
This case is all about them. It’s certainly not about the other innocent victim, the unborn child. If rape is proven, will the United Nations, Greens, refugee advocates and Amnesty International allow this same woman an “informed choice” to have the guilty rapist extradited to Australia and his life terminated?
