FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1989
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CS PRAISES WORK OF MOTHER'S CHOICE
FORD,
TODAY (FRIDAY) WHO GAVE THEIR
PRAISED ENERGY
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID THE EFFORTS AND DEDICATION OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE MOTHER'S CHOICE.
A FACILITY
THAT REQUIRED "JUST ONE YEAR AGO, WE SAW
ALMOST BRIGHT, CHERRY TOTAL RENOVATION TO BECOME HABITABLE. TODAY, WE SEE A
WHEN SAID
HE ADDRESSED SOME 150 HOME-LIKE ATMOSPHERE," SIR DAVID GUESTS AT
OF THE AN OPEN HOUSE MARKING THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY CHARITY'S INCEPTION.
AGO, MOTHER'S CHOICE
SINCE ITS OFFICIAL OPENING EIGHT MONTHS HAS PROVIDED A "HOME" FOR 45 YOUNG WOMEN, RANGING IN AGE 27 YEARS. COUNSELLING HAS ALSO BEEN PROVIDED FOR THE GIRLS FAMILIES.
ORGANISATION
WAS
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MOTHER'S CHOICE, MRS
TASK OF THE SAID THAT A MAJOR DAMAGED FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS.
FROM 13 то AND THEIR
HELEN STEPHENS, RESTORE то HELP
AND HEARTACHE IN THE "WE HAVE SEEN SO MUCH GRIEF
SHE SAID. THESE PREGNANT GIRLS AND THE FAMILIES SUFFER TOO,
LIVES OF
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DESIGNED KONG WHO
HONG
MOTHER'S CHOICE, OF WHICH LADY FORD IS THE PATRON, TO OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE TO ABORTION TO YOUNG WOMEN IN BECOME PREGNANT OUT OF WEDLOCK.
GOVERNMENT,
THE BY IT OPERATES IN PREMISES PROVIDED TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ONGOING SUPPORT.
RECEIVED
STATISTICS SHOWED THAT OVER 100 ENQUIRIES WERE JUNE LAST YEAR, WHEN THE FACILITY WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED AND HAVE BEEN ACCOMMODATED SINCE THAT TIME,
THE BABIES
BUT
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SINCE
45 GIRLS
THE GIRLS MOTHER
ΤΟ BORN APPROXIMATELY 40 PER CENT OF LIVING IN MOTHER'S CHOICE ARE KEPT IN THE FAMILY OF EITHER THE OR THE FATHER.
RESIDENTIAL FOR ADOPTION BY THE
THE REMAINDER ARE CARED FOR BY THE MOTHER'S CHOICE CHILD CARE UNIT UNTIL THEY ARE PLACED IN HOMES SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
"THOUGH THE LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS IMPRESSIVE, THERE IS STILL SO MUCH TO DO, BUT WE THOUGHT OUR ONE
IN THE PAST YEAR
LOOKS
YEAR
BIRTHDAY WAS A GOOD TIME TO THANK
ALL THIOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN
THEIR
I
SUPPORT,' MRS STEPHENS SAID.
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