Telethon Ad (Press, 1 July 1988)
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Summary: Telethon Ad (Press, 1 July 1988)
In a letter to the editor, M. Viney criticises the use of inflated statistics regarding child sexual abuse, suggesting that such exaggerations align with certain feminist agendas aimed at undermining men and the institution of marriage. Viney references Miriam Saphira, the author of "The Sexual Abuse of Children" and "Amazon Mothers," the latter of which promotes lesbian motherhood and is endorsed by Max Abbott, the director of the Mental Health Foundation. Discussion arises around the accuracy of the statistics shared by the foundation during a Telethon advertisement, which claimed that one in four girls are sexually abused by the age of 18, with half being abused by their fathers. Hilary Haines, the foundation's deputy director, acknowledges that these figures were estimates derived from American studies, indicating a lack of concrete data specific to the local context. The letter highlights concerns about the potential impact of such estimates on public perception and the motivations behind their dissemination.
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