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Issue: BCMJ, vol. 57, No. 10, December 2015, [1] Page 431 Letters
By: Lorne Verhulst, MD [2]

I am offended by the graphic depiction of child abuse that appears on the cover of the BCMJ. I find it objectionable to use this imagery. The reality is bad enough. Contrived violence on your cover is no better. I see it as equally exploitative. 
—Lorne Verhulst, MD
Victoria

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