cabrinicollege,radnor,pa. 19087
friday,feb. 1, 1985
Prelude to summer
vol. xxxi, no. 14
Pro-choicestudents march in D.C. by Mary Kate Grimley
The March For Life in Washington D.C. on Tueaday,Jan. 22, memorialized the 1973 Supreme Court ruling which legalized abortion in the United States. Four Cabrini students attended the march. They were sophomores, Karen Rider, Lisa Nolan, Claire Swann, and Mary Kate Grimley. Also present was one of Cabrini's lecturers of Spanish, Josefina Guerra . Rider stated, ''I feel it is my right to fight · for unborn children. They have no power to fight, so someone has to do it." Nolan felt that this was "an important cause," where her voice could be heard. • Rosemarie Heiss, a 1982 graduate of the college, was also active in the march. Heiss believed that the march is just "making a statememt ." ''I've always been interested in it, but I never did anything to support it actively. Here I am making a solid stand," Heiss said. Nellie Gray, president of the March For Life, spoke with President Reagan before the march. The actual telephone call was amplified for the benefit of the participants in the march.
"This is the only kind of battlt! worth fighting," Reagan stated.. "I am proud to stand with you in the long march for the right to life." Present at the march were many political figures defending the anti-abortion cause and an estimated 71,500 individuals from cities from all over the United States. Among the many lawmakers present, the voice·of Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey was firmly beard. "The 1973 decision was based on the fiction that the unborns are something other than children. It is the ultimate form of chi1d abuse, " Smith said. Jesse Helms , a North Carolina congressman, initiated the "Human Life" amendment and the "Unborn Children's Civil Rights Act of 1985" on January 3rd. Helms was unable to attend the march due to illness, but sent a letter which expressed his views on the issue in the simple line, "Youhad your chance mom, let me have mine." Within the course of the march, 28 individuals were arrested. The group enacted a funeral carrying an infant•~ casket on the steps of the Supreme Court Building . They were peacefully arrested due to their persistence to remain .
Pro-choicevs. Pro-life
Even.though the temperature has been falling below freezing, we can at least thmk about spring break or better yet, summer. This wind surfer from Surf City~N.J. is taking full advantage of the fun that can be had during the hot summer months at the shore.
The harsh winter weather often makes us envious of those who can live year-round in tropical paradises. (photo by Mark Viggiano)
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The issue of abortion is one which has attracted national attention from both pu 11 v it:,,. c.....: ,,, t: t: · Ll> own cause with equal strength aiid conviction. An estimated one-fourth of all conceptions are ultimately terminated through abortion. It has also been calculated that there have been over 15 million abortions since the 1973 laws passed. Though tlie number of abortions is increasing, proabortionists stress the increased sophistication of abortion techniques. The advancement of abortion techniques can be understood in the fact that dilation and evacuation can be performed safely into the second trimester of pregnancy. Although the health of the woman has been considered, a great concern of prolifers is the mental well-~ing of the women involved in the abortion. Pro-lifers argue abortions create great mental strains and heart aches for the women which cannot be technologically resolved. As stated by Gray in Progressive Vision, a Washington newspaper, ''The central issue of the abortion controversy i• the humanity of the preborn child. wllose life begins when the father's sperm fertilizes the mother's ovum. Many pro-lifers believe firmly that God is the only Lord o( life. The taking of an innocent life is understood by pro-lifers as being the role of God alone. Contrary to the stand of pro-lifers, the arguments of the pro-choice groups deal mainly with the womans right of choice in the matter. It is their belief that once the choice has been made concerning their own bodies, it will be carried out whether
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it be legal or not. According to the ABC network poll, 52 peuaat 1f '-"1en~ -"iOO individuals polled from all over the United States were in support of pro-choice. This number has increased from the 40 perce~ estimate of four years ago. Surprisingly, in general , the Catholics involved in the poll responded more conservatively than Protestants. Patricia Schwartz a public relations representative from Planned Parenthood explained that the organization's stand is one of pro-choice and not one of pro-abortion . Schwartz confidently stated that "there was no decrease in the number of patients which came to our various clinics on the (Jan. 22). We telephoned all of our patients to make them aware of protests, yet not one chose to change or cancel their appointments." No matter what the number of cases, Gray st~ed, "The killing inside abortoriums is the same kind of war that the axis waged against the Allies in World Warll." The strength of the convictions of prolifers is obviously seen in their annual commitment to the March for Life. Their 71,500 people assembling with a common cause convinces the public of their sincerity. According to Schwartz, "71,500 people is not that many. We could easily get as much support after 12 years of protest ." Aside from the Washington march, There were many local demonstrations natio _nwide where defenders of pro-choiced exhibited their stands.
Blessing our newest addition For a picture story on the dedi, cation mass for Xavier Hall, see the Student Government Association section, page 7.