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PAGE 6, WHMTY FREEPRESS. WEDNÈSbAY. JUNE 14,1989 Publishd eer ee Py rodc ionMaaer __P.Box72096, Whiby, n. Eî The oly Whtby nwspapr indpendntly wned nd opratedbyhn:56811 2d1lasPostaeIraine55 Whitby residentsxfr0Whitby residents With growth in Whitby and the impact of the new GO Transit station, the Town continues ta make efforts ta operate a bus system that: is adequate ta the needs of residents. .To be added in the future are five new buses, and until their arrivai, four buses will bu rented. The extra buses wiII bu used when a new sohedule for peak hours begins Aug. 21, a schedule designed to in- crease the frequency of service during the morning and "rush" hours when such service is mast needed. And accompanying that sohedule, afthough per- haps farther down the road, is a fee hike - ail the way ta $1 for bath adufts and students, from the curcent 70 cents for adults and 55 cents for students. That's a substantial increase. No matter how the Plroposed inerease too high cast of Whitby's transit compares to that of other municipalities, bus users shouldn't have to bu made ta play catch-up. The recommendation of consultant David Crowley - "Give people the service and then increase the price" - should bu followed but hardly at such an increase. Anather of his recammendatians, that the Town build a bus depot in Whitby, shauld bu adopted, perhaps in next year's budget. Crowley noted that Whitby lias gainéd a reputation for the "dead time" in its system, that is, the time it takes Whitby buses ta travel back and forth.to Bowmanville where they are now stored. It was an awkward decision when Whitby first introduced its new transit buses, now it has become somewhat embarrassing. Modifications were ta be expected as demand for transit is constantly assessed and the adjustments made. And that will always bu the case as Whitby gains new residents and the transit systemn gains new users when other forms of transportation become too expensive or too difficuit. We urge that Whitby transit bu kept relatively inexpensive while it becomes increasingly efficient so that it becomes an even more attractive alternative for more people. Ethi cal problem plagues today's health care system To the editor. When we think of the weaknesses of our health care, we blanie it on the understaffing of nurses, the unavailability of adequate facilities, or the overworked doctors. However, there is a deeper ethical problem that plagues our healthcare system today. It is deep impersonal character it exhibits as it deals with life and death issues of its patients. Al semblance of Judea-Christian values have disappeared in its hollowed Esculapian halls, and what remains is a pragmatic set of secular hurnanistic values which tries ta attain expediency at ail costs. Where does the health of aur welfare pystem stand taday? It is in the state of passive euthanasia. Why? Because it cannot properly respond ta Che pressure and the cancer that is withering away its ethical flesh an matters of life and death. Our health care system is like a persan who knows that he bas cancer, but does nothing to deal with it. Instead, he deludes himself into thinking that if one continues to work and live as if he does not have it, it will disappear. To corne to a proper cure then he must realize where this cancer is rooted and activley seek a proper cure for it, if it is still possible. Where does the root of this moral cancer lie that is slowly but surely illing the ethical heart of aur health care system? One need only examine the laws that dictate its purpose and function. Since the abortion laws were passed, they have not reflected the Hfippocratic oath ta preserve life and restore it to health; but rather have become a cornplex system with a sieve of loopholes ta, be exploited by heartless, insensitive people who wanted to lime their pockets with the gold of credulous, gullible, confused and morally-void clients looking for an easy escape ta their moral dilemma. Where does the root cause of this cancer lie? It lies in the decision made by our legisiators trying ta marry Lets et with it rxpediency and pragmnatism with mora]ity. This unholy marriage bas led to the legisiative stalemate that exists today, je. no law on this issue of life and death. Hence lawless action could be taken on the issue of abortion without any consequence or penalty. Why are our legisiators not coming out with a clear-cut position that would reflect the Judeo-Christian roots that are our Canadian heritage? The ather issue that needs to be addressed is the ethical values that aur secular universities are instilling and forcing in the minds of medical students. Expediency and technique are being stressed as being the ultiniate goal of the H-ippocratic disciple, je. do your job efflciently a.nd do not let your own moral values interfere with the ethical dilemmas that one might encounter. If an abortion needs to be performed, the loyal disciple of esteemed- erudite medical professors and enlightened educators cannot challenge their views or ethica with bis unenlightened, mediocre, puritanical and medieval morality drawn from superstitious Judeo-Christian ethics. He must perform it setting aside bis moral judgment, or he is in danger of being dismissed. Hence to challenge the pseudo-enlightenedl ethics of the system poses a great danger to the sensitive and moral medical student. What the medical educational system is then producing is morally-repressed doctors, complacent demagogues who use the system to amass wealth, or indifferent, inorally-desensitized individuals fulfilling the demanda of their profession. IHow far will this cancer spread? As one can guess, as far as it will destroy the organism it permeates. What is in store next then? Maybe dying with dignity, a euphemistic form for euthanasia, or maybe, the elimination of dysfunctional human beings? Yes, there are other factors that are slowly eroding aur health care system, but we need ta, deal with the heart of the issue which is an amoral system on the verge of passive e"4fhanasia. Yours truly, Judy Morris, President Durham Centre Family Coalition Party Riding Association Thanks... for coverage To the editor. I amn writing ta express my thanks ta you for the excellent coverage that bas been given ta the '1989 Multiple Sclerosis Carnation Campaign.' Our Whitby chairperson, Mr. Bob Rutherford, bas kept me informed of the events and coverage that bas been provided. i- is truly pleased with the support and encouragement you have shown this past month. On behalf of the Carnation Day campaign commiùttee let me. express our thanks for a job well done. We look forward ta working with you again in 1990. Thank yau. Sinoerely, Joe Hogan, Chairperson 1989 Carnation Campaign To the editor: Several weeks ago I read in the paper that Attersley, Brunelle and Herrema voted in favor of placing the garbage dump near the harnlet of Whtevale. The people in the surrounding area are naturally upset about this - they've had their share of dumps in Pickering. Now this week I notice in the paper that Herrema is the proud owner of a 500-acre farni in Uxbridge. I would suggest that if he is so fond of garbage that the dumnp be plaoed on bis farm; undoubtedfly he is NIMBY (not in mny backyard). However, be shouldn't object tao much as be does not tbink others who are having the dump in their backyard should abject. How many years is it that aur politicians have been talking and pondering about what ta do witb our garbage? It seenis in this wonderful age of technology they could have carne up with a garbage disposaI solution. They can put a man on the moon, al sorts of things in space, mostly destructive. So let's get with it, you wonderful, intelligent men, and get on with devising a systeni of garbage disposai that will not pollute our land and our air. Surely there must be someone out there with that kind of intelligence - or is there? 1Franoes Ward Breoklin LETTERS- The Whitby Free Press welcomes letters to the Editor on any subject of concern to our readers. Letters should be brief and to the point - rarely more than 300 words. Ail letters must be accompanied by the name, address and phone number of the writer; however, on request, your name may be withheld from publication if we agree that there is a valid reason. The paper reserves the right to reject or edit ail letters. Send to: The Editor, Whitby Free Press, Box 206, Whitby, Ontario LIN 5S1 or drop through our mailsiot at 131 Brock St. N. "Let's take five of them!"