Pending
      final
      funding
      approval
      and
      scheduling
     
     
      details,
      the
      Ad
      Hoc
      Committee
      on
      NRT
      and
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      Student’s
      Union
      will
      announce
      an
      October
     
     
      schedule
      of
      events.
      The
      schedule
      will
      feature
     
     
      feminist
      and
      journalist,
      Susan
      Coles,
      from
      the
     
     
      Canadian
      Program
      Service,
      as
      Public
      Forum
     
     
      presenter
      as
      well
      as
      three
      panel
      presentations
      and
     
     
      workshop
      sessions
      in
      each
      county.
      The
      panel
     
     
      presentations
      will
      precede
      the
      workshops
      and
      will
     
     
      include
      expert
      presentations
      on
      the
      medical,
      legal,
     
     
      and
      social
      realities
      and
      implications
      of
      NRT
      on
     
     
      ~
      Prince
      Edward
      Island.
      All
      sessions
      will
      be
      free
      of
     
     
      charge.
      ‘
     
     
      Advisory
      Council
      Chairperson,
      Linda
      Gallant,
      says,
     
     
      "Public
      consultative
      sessions
      are
      both
      necessary
      and
     
     
      timely.
      A
      public
      forum,
      county-based
      panel
     
     
      discussions,
      and
      workshop
      opportunities
      will
      help
     
     
      *de-mystify’
      confusing
      technologies
      and
      procedures
     
     
      such
      as,
      in-vitro
      fertilization,
      surrogacy,
      and
      sex
     
     
      manipulation.
      .
      We
      hope
      that
      Islanders
      will
      get
     
     
      involved
      in
      an
      issue
      that
      affects
      all
      of
      us
      in
      our
     
     
      society."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      preparation
      for
      the
      Advisory
      Council’s
      submission
     
     
      to
      the
      Royal
      Commission
      in
      October,
      council
      and
     
     
      staff
      members
      held
      consultative
      meetings
      with
     
     
      interested
      women
      and
      women’s
      __
      groups.
     
     
      Chairperson
      Linda
      Gallant
      says
      more
      input
      is
     
     
      needed
      and
      looks
      forward
      to
      the
      fall
      information
     
     
      sessions.
      "The
      public-at-large
      must
      be
      given
      the
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      obtain
      current
      and
      understandable
     
     
      information
      about
      the
      social,
      ethical,
      health,
     
     
      research,
      legal
      and
      economic
      implications
      of
      NRT.
     
     
      The
      Island’s
      public
      interest
      must
      be
      considered,
     
     
      recommending
      what
      policies
      and
      safeguards
      should
     
     
      be
      applied."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      East
      Prince
      Women’s
      Information
      Centre
     
     
      (E.P.W.I.C.).
      is
      enthusiastic
      about
      the
      fall
      line-up
      of
     
     
      planned
      activities.
      Leslie
      Howes,
      E.P.W.I.C.’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Coordinator
      and
      member
      of
      the
      Ad
      Hoc
      Committee
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      on
      NRT,
      says.
      "We
      are
      pleased
      about
      the
      campaign
     
     
      to
      involve
      Islanders
      in
      the
      current
      debate
      on
      NRT.
     
     
      The
      fromat
      serves
      the
      function
      of
      getting
      the
     
     
      information
      out
      as
      well
      as
      encouraging
      one-on-one
     
     
      and
      group
      discussion.
      This
      is
      vital,
      as
      not
      everyone
     
     
      will
      be
      granted
      an
      opportunity
      to
      appear
      before
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Royal
      Commission.
      Now,
      those
      that
      present
      may
     
     
      do
      so
      with
      valuable
      input
      from
      the
      voices
      of
     
     
      interested
      Islanders,
      representing
      both
      the
      rural
      and
     
     
      town
      centres.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
      President,
      Andrea
      Ledwell,
     
     
      agrees
      and
      adds,
      "Education
      on
      the
      issues
      of
      the
     
     
      future
      of
      human
      reproduction
      -
      the
      technological
     
     
      advancements
      and
      how
      we
      really
      feel
      about
      the
     
     
      process
      of
      bringing
      humans
      into
      the
      world,
      is
     
     
      crucial.
      Not
      enough
      is
      known
      about
      NRT
      and
      the
     
     
      medical,
      scientific,
      and
      legal
      terminolgy
      often
     
     
      surrounding
      this
      topic
      makes
      for
      an
      intimidating
     
     
      experience
      for
      most."
      Ms.
      Ledwell
      states,
      "It’s
      time
     
     
      we
      get
      involved,
      ask
      questions,
      and
      make
      some
     
     
      decisions
      about
      the
      future
      that
      NRT
      will
      play
      in
     
     
      our
      lives.
      The
      NRT
      Information
      for
      P.E.I.
      will
      be
     
     
      a
      healthy
      opportunity
      to
      begin
      the
      process
      of
      public
     
     
      debate
      especially
      if
      we
      are
      to
      make
      informed
     
     
      decisions
      about
      our
      futrues
      and
      the
      futures
      of
      our
     
     
      children."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Details
      of
      the
      schedule
      of
      events
      will
      be
      published
     
     
      as
      they
      are
      finalized.
      Please
      contact
      the
      P.EJ.
     
     
      Advisory
      Council
      on
      the
      Status
      of
      Women
      for
      more
     
     
      information.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Patricia
      Thompson
      ED.D.
      visits
      U.P.E.I,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Home
      Economics
      Department.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      4,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
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