Dr Harry Cohen, deliverer of professional excellence, sent a stern message: “One of the most frequent cliches used by the development lobby is that what we conservationists say is ‘misinformed and emotional’. Yes, we are emotional; as doctors we are concerned about the life and health of this and future generations.”
Across decades as obstetrician extraordinaire, he never wavered from this stance expressed in a letter to the WA Goldfields Magazine in 1995. Bringing babies safely into the world was one thing; spreading messages of universal kindness and consideration for others, giving babies a decent chance in life, was another.
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