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Page 10» Wednesday, March 10, 1999 Lawmakers consider abortion notification bill AUSTIN (AP) — Of the 84,870 abortions reported to the Texas De partment of Health, in 1997 5,500 were performed on minors. Not one of their parents had the right to know about it. That could change this Legisla tive session/and abortion oppo nents and lawmakers seem confi dent that it will — starting Wednesday, when several abortion- related bills go before the Senate Human Services Committee. “We’re not here to argue Roe v. Wade’’ Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, said of the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. “If this debate was about any other major surgical procedure but abortion, it wouldn’t be such a volatile issue. I wish we could talk about little girls talking to their parents when they’ve got an important decision to make,” said the mother of four teen age daughters. Nelson’s bill would require that a parent give their consent before their minor daughter undergoes an abortion. It is a stricter version of legisla tion proposed by Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, which would only require that a parent be noti fied. Both include a clause in which a pregnant minor could bypass her parents altogether if a judge deemed her mature enough. Pro-choice advocates like Kae McLaughlin say that about 75 per cent of girls under 17 already in clude their parents in such deci sions, and the few who don’t undoubtedly have good reasons. Jasper board upholds student’s suspensic JASPER, Texas (AP) — The Jasper school board has backed a middle school principal’s deci sion to suspend a 14-year-old for wearing a Confederate belt buck le. 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Principal Gwen Gilford asked Letney not to wear the belt buckle to school in deference to the dragging death of black res ident James Byrd Jr. last June. White supremacist John William King has been convicted and sentenced to death for the crime. Two other white men await tri al. Although the Jasper school district considers the belt buck le a dress code violation, Letney said he believes the buckle is a symbol of his heritage and Southern roots. The buckle was a gift from his uncle, hesa:: “1 don’t feel there’sarj wrong with wearing it,”l said last month. “It’s o itage. It’s my right to wear not going to let them laid right away.” Since Jan. 29, Letney has: attending classes at these alternative educatior where students with discipj problems are sent. Koebe: would not discuss why id was sent there. If Letney were to leavetkj buckle at home, he would! lowed to return to school really a voluntary suspen; said Koebernick. A local Ku Klux Klanl Darrell Flinn, attended Me night’s board meeting in suj of the family, who insistfej not racist or Klan meal Flinn, of Vidor, had filed ac plaint with the school boat;! the principal’s actions we:- lawful. Republicans challenge Busk stance on abortion issue To. BUSH WASHINGTON (AP) — Fellow Re publicans chal lenged as “am biguous” Texas Gov. George W. Bush’s stance on abortion. Bush said Monday he would back a constitu tional amendment to outlaw most abortions if more voters supported it. But he said, “America is not ready to ban abortions.” Gary Bauer, a conservative Re publican presidential hopeful, said Tliesday that Bush’s stance on abor tion was far too vague. “I don’t see how a ’compassion ate conservative’ can be ambiguous about protecting unborn children,” said Bauer. “Clearly the governor hasn’t thought this issue through.” Bauer also challenged Bush’s contention that public opinion would not support a constitutional ( BY ban on abortions. “As leaders,” Bauer said role must be to help shape; opinion, not simply reaetto Sen. Bob Smith, R-N.H., seeking the Republicanpre< nomination and has ledfep abortion effort in the SenaieMhnlh^ the abortion issue will requiefted tl crete stances from candidal ne , Tex “I Ih’Ih lichards said Smith, “and you can ov< around moral issues.” Krj seni Brian Kennedy, national j n ] director for Lamar Alexander;!, J r0 on idential bid, said Bush's cod ou | ot | or illustrate his lack of political-jT,-,-, y\ , rience on the national level , e>jr q “The way he fumbled thii® Hie indicates why he may not be to play in the big leagues ofn al politics,” Kennedy said. 1 loward Opinsky, spokes Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz Bush’s vague positions on sues like abortion helped male popular early in the race. ■aine c lEisem 22-year old sentenced to deat for murder of TSU dean HOUSTON (AP) — A 22-year- old was sentenced Tliesday to death for the 1997 slaying of Texas Southern University’s education dean, Irma Malloy. Calvin Wilson McGee showed no emotion as the verdict was read. “It’s such a tragedy that my mother, who would have dedicat ed all of her life to education and to the plight of the black male, would have had her life taken by a black male,” said Darryl Malloy, one of the victim’s sons. Jurors convicted McGee on March 3. They deliberated eight hours before sentencing him to lethal injection. McGee is the first of three sus pects to be tried in Malloy’s Oct. 1, 1997 carjacking death. The 61- year-old woman was shot in the head as the three tried to steal her car in the drive-through lane of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restau rant. According to testimony, McGee ordered her out of the car and ,,, her when she screamed. ® B Malloy, a native of Bayiviiii| Ala., earned degrees from| [Some to ar “ft's such a tragekv De P that my mother ...Joperty would have her taken by a black reim ; C1 s ter dnv male. dentific ~ lour of Oarry! 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