Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-10-23 | Page 13 | Ben Lindsey Puts it up to Grand Jury

BEN UNO LINDSEY Y PUTS PUT IT UP TO TOS I I S GRANO J UR DENVER Colo Cob Oct 23 By U. U P. P Murder r. Murder or oi birth control which shall we sanction Judge Ben Den Lindsey puts this question in writing to to a Denver county grand jury before which he has been summoned to appear at 10 a a. m. m tom tomorrow 0 v. LInsey Lindsey brands as as' positively stupid and utterly jn ineffectual all methods that have hayo been tried to stop stor the murder of unborn infants infants In Infants in- in in the face taco of society's penalties penalties penalties pen pen- for having haYing them Instead of seeking to prosecute surgeons and women In Jn cases of or abortions which Lindsey points out has been futile through the th ages even when of these sinful women were sewed ewed un in bags with snakes es cats and dogs and dropped into th the sea he recommends recommends recommends rec rec- the grand jury bring an Indictment as follows l I 1 Against the state of or Colorado for any asinine legislation that forbids forbids forbids for for- bids the dissemination of the tho truth about birth control under proper auspices and in proper cases It Is far better to prevent the beginning of 11 life fe where it is not desired or where it Is sure to be imperiled than to take that life Ufe by abortions illegal operations after it has once commenced 2 Public officials who think more of or dollars than of babies and refuse to obey the law they have sWorn sworn to uphold by falling failing to make mako sufficient appropriations to carry carryout carryout carryout out the real constructive laws of this state concerning the dependent born and unborn unborn known known popularly as the maternity law and the mothers mothers' mothers mothers' mothers mothers' moth moth- ers' ers compensation law though the law law please remember Is for the child and not for th mother 3 Tho The schools and churches that have so miserably failed in their opportunity to do constructive work through real education andreal and andreal andreal real religion 4 All AIl society in general for Ita Ite cruel and outrageous Indifference tt to th the value of or childhood as against the value of poisonous gases battleships battleships bat bat- and munitions and nd h hate to and war and fear and the force otI of ot violence I