Sir, - In the course of its submission to the Working Group on Abortion, calling for the establishment of abortion clinics, the Adelaide Hospital Society cites medical indications for abortion.Time and again, the Irish Medical Council has effectively stated that there are no medical indications for abortion. No one is cured of anything, or saved from anything, by taking the life of the child. If we needed any proof of this, we have the C case. It will be recalled that the "carers" of the girl in this case accompanied her to Britain for the purpose of an abortion, to save her from alleged suicidal intentions. This was a perversion of the truth. Nearly six months after she was brought to England, supposedly for her own good, she is still under "care".The fact of the matter is that the demand for abortion arises from social, not medical, reasons. It is, in the main, used as a failsafe contraception. It is about saving the lifestyle, not the life, of the mother, and, perhaps, her "partner". As is now clear from the Trinity Report, the fiction that abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother has now been abandoned.The Adelaide Hospital Society knows all this. Further, it is cynical and dishonest of them to speak of their commitment to the sanctity of human life, and in the next breath to speak also of their commitment to the very best healthcare for "everyone", which obviously does not include those subject to the "choices" of others to have them "terminated". Perhaps this double-speak is a consequence of a "coincidence of interest", involving personalities who are also on the board of the Irish Family Planning Association.However, there is no sign of any disavowal of these statements by the Church of Ireland, whose Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Empey, has a leading role in both hospitals. It is hardly an adequate response to say that the church's view is that abortion is wrong except in "some extreme circumstances" (when it would be condoned). Dr Eames will know well that, in the UK, the 1967 Act was stated not to be intended as "an open door to abortion on demand." Everyone knew then, as they do today, what the intention was. He will know also that since that time, five million abortions have been accompanied by 15 million dishonest statements by participants and their doctors. A clever formula of words will matter little to the unborn if there is not a commitment to supporting life.In view of the statement by the Adelaide Hospital Society, and the failure of the Church of Ireland to renounce those statements, the Government should now: 1. Issue a statement confirming that abortions will not be carried out at Tallaght Hospital. 2. Urgently review the management structures for this hospital. 3. State that they will not legislate for any form of abortion, but will instead submit the matter to the people by way of referendum. - Yours, etc., CLLR. Richard Greene, Member, Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council, Former member, Eastern Health Board, Roebuck Rd., Dublin 14.