11 SEPTEMBER 1971, Page 23

Legal abortion

From Dr D. M. Potts Sir: I was interested in the thoughtProvoking advertisement insert by Life in The Spectator. The poster makes the point that humane people condemn atrocities and Implies that legal abortion is a form of atrocity. I confess to being struck by the fact that the only Part of the United Kingdom to Which the 1967 Abortion Act does not apply is Northern Ireland.

D. M. Potts D. M. Potts 8 Langbourne Avenue, London N6