Disregarding the vulnerable

Madam, - In his column of September 1st, Vincent Browne asks: "What is it about our society that the most vulnerable..

Madam, - In his column of September 1st, Vincent Browne asks: "What is it about our society that the most vulnerable. . .are the most disregarded?"

Madam, - In his column of September 1st, Vincent Browne asks: "What is it about our society that the most vulnerable. . .are the most disregarded?"

Perhaps he might remember this plaintive plea the next time he ponders the rights, if any, of the unborn. Despite their significant numbers, they were conspicuous by their absence from his list of vulnerable groups. - Yours, etc.,

AILEEN HOOPER, Norseman Place, Dublin 7.