19 JANUARY 1991, Page 22

Sir: Whatever the limitations of Mr Gar- ston's imagination (Letters,

5 January) I read Candida Crewe's piece about chir- opody with great interest. I took an equal interest in Amanda Craig's article about the licensed abortionist, though I thought the conflicting philosophical approaches of the two medical students deserved fuller cover. I suppose my interest derives from

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my possession of two feet, and having been at one time a foetus. If you carry a similar day in the working life of a rectal surgeon in a future issue, I will address it with the personal involvement of one who possesses a rectum, even though Mr Garston may have made other arrangements.

C. N. Gilmore

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