The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, December 15, 1971, Image 7

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, December 15, 1971, Image 7

Newspaper Page TextON HE BATTALION some beinj ors. n 3HSA'i ty pro- v union fupany Wednesday, December 15, 1971 College Station, Texas Page 7 Federal court strikes abortion law; prosecution continues WASHINGTON — A three- Hjp, federal court has struck Texas’s anti-abortion law, lake no W criminal prosecution under id slo,. tie statute still continues and ilould be halted by injunction, the ie that i»pre ,ne Court was told toda y- Him, Sarah Weddington, attor- for parties who attacked the ititutionality of the law, told jke court that women with un- wnted pregnancies are still suf- ur'g o'dfering irreparable harm despite tie three-judge court’s decision, because, she said, the criminal prosecutions have not been stop ped. The lower court struck down the law, holding that it was un constitutionally vague and that it deprived single women and married couples of their right whether to have children. At the same time, the three- judge court declined to enjoin the prosecution of James Hubert Hall- ford, a Dallas doctor charged with performing an illegal abortion. Mrs. Weddington, saying that ‘The Constitution as I see it gives protection after birth,” said wom en should have the right to choose whether to continue or terminate a pregnancy. The Texas law held void by a lower court allowed abortions only in instances where the mother’s life was threatened. At the same time, she said, it was the women who is cast as the victim under Texas law, adding that self-abor tion in the state is no crime. “In our state the offense is not mur der, it is abortion.” In addition to Hallford, par ties to the appeal of the injunc tion review are a childless Dallas couple and a unmarried woman who was pregnant at the time the suit was originally brought. She has since given birth. The married woman said she had no neutral- chemical disorders which made pregnancy a threat to her phy sical and mental health if not to her survival. Mrs. Weddington asked the court just how a doctor should determine how vitally survival was affected. She asked whether the poten tial shortening of life by un wanted pregnancy could be consid ered survival. Those appealing for an injunc tion argued that women still suf fer harm because of the require ment that a physician consult two others and get the approval of a hospital abortion board. They said this constitutes harmful delay and subjects what should be a personal matter to a panel of physicians. In the Texas case, assistant state attorney general Jay Floyd argued that the interest of the state was compelling in protecting the rights of the unborn child. Floyd agreed that women had a choice of pregnancy but said the choice must be exercised before pregnancy occurs. He acknowl edged, however, that the Texas law before it was stricken by the 1 PARTS BREASTS lb. 58* THIGHS lb. 48 DRUMSTICKS ; vm l. 48* PICK-O-CHICKSIIST lb 53* FRYER LIVERS ... 58* GIZZARDS lb 48* SLICED BACON = vs 69* SLICED CHEESE 'VVV 67* DELICATESSEN & SNACK BAR HOFFMANS . HOT PEPPER CHEESE b 59 KOSHER SALAMI « 75 POTATO SALAD « 45* HOT BBQ CHICKENS « ?9 BREAST OF CHICKEN . 69* CHIQUITA GOLDEN RIPE BANANAS PEPSI COLA PACK 16-OZ. BOTTLE PIUS DEP. 0 SNACK CRACKERSaS« . oz .ox 39* DANISH GO-ROUNDS K Tc G H G oo^So v r29* MOP & GLO Fl °°. R .5. A . Rt 32.oz.98 TISSUE NORTHERN FACIAL 4 ^ 38* FRESH DAILY FROM OUR OWN INSTORE BAKERIES ORTED ICED WHITE 8 INCH TWO LAYERS NAVEL 0RANGES. S . UNK . IST . S ' EDLESS 4 LBS$ '** PEPPERS STUFFING SIZE GREEN BELL EA. 10 CUCUMBERS... lONGGRHN SLICING LA. 10 SKAGGS ALBERTSON'S ICE CREAM ALL FLAVORS Vi GAL. BAKERY lower courts made no provision for pregnancy resulting from rape in which the woman had no choice. Floyd also maintained that the father might also have rights in determining whether or not a pregnancy should be terminated. Dorm housing duringholidays to be arranged A&M students who plan to re main on campus during all or part of the Christmas holidays and in tersession period need to make special housing arrangements. All but three residence halls will be locked at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, Housing Manager Allan M. Madeley announced. Schumacher Hall, Ramps D. and E. of Hart Hall and White Hall will be available for student holi day housing. A holiday resident should contact present occupants in any of the three halls and ob tain signatures indicating permis sion to use the room. Nominal rent charge will be paid at the Housing Office, where keys will be issued. Madeley emphasized that stu dents found occupying one of the holiday halls or a closed hall on an unauthorized basis will be sub ject to disciplinary action. Details on hall checkout proce dure, to be completed before 5 p.m. Dec. 21, and intersession room accommodations can be found in Housing Office notices posted in each hall. Halls will be unlocked for spring semester occupancy at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9. Delayed reg istration begins Jan. 10. Spring classes commence Jan. 17. Poor response to drive aiding needy families i _ _ Appeals from the A&M Student Y Association to help needy fam ilies this Christmas have for the most part fallen on deaf ears, according to a Monday survey of the project. Logan E. Weston, coordinator of campus religious life, reported only 60 of the 185 needy families listed with the YMCA have been adopted by the university commu nity. Forty of the 60 adopted fami lies were taken by Corps of Ca dets units, Weston said, and the remainder by campus groups, lo cal citizens and social organiza tions. Last year all 86 families listed were aided. Weston explained this year’s list is more than double the 1970 list because the schools are com pletely integrated and visiting teachers have a much better in sight into the needs of families with school-age children. Weston said some of the needy families have 15 to 18 children with a great need for Christmas help. Donations have been “very scarce,” he admitted. The only food items donated are two cans of cranberry sauce. Clothing items are 15 shirts, 15 pairs of pants and three pairs of shoes. Persons who do not wish to adopt a family are urged to as sist through food, clothing, toys or cash. Contributions can be brought to YMCA Room 102 or the All Faith Chapel, which is open 24 hours. Items left at the chapel will be sorted and delivered by campus personnel. AGGIE PLAQUES Plaster Accessories Finished - Unfinished Working- Area Free Instructions GIFT - A - RAJVIA Redmond Terrace College Station OUR SPECIALTY 1/5 Carat Eye Clean Diamond For Senior Ring, $40 plus tax C. W. 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