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I Al-WAYS THOU&HT YOU WERE BASIOAU-V MEUTRAh SOIENTIST TYPES WHO OKitY WORRiEP ABOUT TEST TUBES AWP SUCH Debate Continued from Page 1 ganisms, although he distinguish es between basic moral standing and relative moral significance. “Fetuses’ unactualized potential differs from all other organisms,” he said. “I am pro-choice because women have distinctive capacities and some moral significance. There’s a good moral reason for ter minating a pregnancy. ” Nenney discussed the pro-choice viewpoint. “Decisions made about contra ception, abortion and reproductive healthcare are best made by the woman,” she said. "We are work ing to prevent unplanned pregnan cies. I don’t know anyone who is pro-abortion.” Nenney said opponents of abor tion want secular law from theo logical beliefs. “That is dangerous territory for a country that prides religious free dom,” she said. “It’s an intrusion into people’s lives.” Paul asked Nenney about a 1964 Planned Parenthood pamphlet that warned against abortion. Nenney declined to comment on that pam phlet because she had not seen it, but did comment on healthcare’s stance on illegal abortions. “Abortion was illegal then and very dangerous,” she said. “Most healthcare workers did all they T OBI AS Continued front Page 1 “I was a budding journalist and interviewed with Time magazine,” she said. “At that time, there was one track for women — fact-check er.” Tobias said the male employees at Time automatically became ju nior reporters. She asked the inter viewer when she could expect to rise to the level of junior reporter. He told her she could never expect to become a junior reporter. Tobias said some people are to tally unaware of and take for grant ed Title IX, the legislation that equalized male and female colle giate sports budgets and opened prestigious scholarships, like the Rhodes scholarship, to female can didates. Tobias also said the younger could to prevent them then.” Nenney questioned Hope Preg nancy Center’s stance on contra ception. “We are 100 percent absti nence,” she said. “We don’t coun sel for birth control. For singles, there’s an issue of unwanted preg nancy, STDs and issues of the heart. “There's not a condom large enough to cover the heart, particu larly for young girls. Abstinence is the only way.” After Nenney discussed a Texas law that prohibits third-trimester abortions except in the case of a physical or mental health danger to the mother, Paul asked why a child had to die in third trimester abor tions. “Feet first, the child is pulled out and stabbed through the back of the neck with scissors," Paul said. Nenney denied the description of late-term abortions thJt Paul de scribed. “It’s a sad decision,” she said. “These are wanted children. ’’ Nenney urged the audience to read the legislation banning late- term abortion and not listen to the emotional rhetoric of the debate. In conclusions to the debate, the potential for emotional trauma af ter an abortion was discussed. Paul said post-abortive women do not feel they are allowed to grieve the loss of the child, and that abortion has tremendous side ef fects. generation has been alienated from ’60s feminists, just as women in the ’60s were alienated from the suf fragists of the early 1900s. “We were a terrific group of women,” she said. “But we were depicted as unnatural, on this side of monstrous.” After the 150th Seneca Falls an niversary, Tobias and a group of feminists have made goals for the next 150 years. "We need to work for women in the rest of the world,” she said. Tobias spoke about three gener ations of issues. She said first-gen eration issues , from 1967-1975, were issues of equality and fair ness. She said feminists agree on sec ond-generation issues, such as abortion and family issues, but that a growing number of women dis agree on those issues. The third generation of issues Nenney said although;, doubt choosing abortion ous decision, women making the decision, m Nenney said 46 women in America have Melissa Oestrich, pre< College Republicans and political science major ator of the debate, disput statistics in the question swer session and asked \ a description of late-term Varner's ethical theot) ■ questioned by an audience; who theorized that newbca would not have moral sty according to Varner’s thee "In moral terms, there! die ground,” Varner said. Amy Hinze, president; gie Democrats, said ths good speakers from each; the moderation was noti well. “It was very obvious the ator was pro-life,” she said Oestrich, the moderatoti with Paul, saiil she was® not supposed to sitoneiili but Paul asked Oestrichtci her. Oestrich was not ct scheduled Vo be \he mote Noal Janacek, vice pres activities for College Ri said because the room vvded by sides \o show pro-life or pro-choice, heii pie for the question and ail sion based on looks, j are the divisive issues th| the movement, such as phy and surrogate mother! Tobias said three j| won; ^t'tliertojp second waved the lonnnisi mem. The first were m achievement, who had tin sciousness raised through tion; the second werereai followers of Betty Freidan third, women’s liberation^ Tobias said the women ment may be nearing itsendj "If younger women doi the ‘f-word,’ the move; dead,” she said. ‘The with a small’m’ will keep ing. 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