A chara, - Newton Emerson (Newton's Optic, July 13th), has given us yet another fine example of the infantile irreverence of our MTV/Big Brother generation.
As the Irish High Court deals with an important matter of moral concern, Mr Emerson has nothing more to offer us than a contemptuous sneer at embryonic human life.
A society that tolerates such callous disrespect for core values is a society in trouble. Some things are sacred, and there are times when we really must be serious.
So, let us sweep aside all this cheap comedy and have a little class; and if laugh we must, let us reserve our ridicule for unthinking clowns who will joke about anything. - Is mise,
CATHAL Ó BROIN, Shop Street, Drogheda, Co Louth.
Madam, - As liberals, we support Voltaire's dictum: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it".
We therefore defend your right to publish Newton Emerson's supposedly witty, thoroughly unpleasant article on frozen embryos.
But who will defend the rights of frozen embryos - to life? - Yours, etc,
MARIE-SUZANNE ALTZINGER, EUGENE J. DOYLE, Sweetmount Drive, Churchtown, Dublin 14.