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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. Women have made
able achievements.
“But who will stand up
generation when they are
their rights? We don’t want
young women alienated fra
inism."
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the parking fee increases and asked the Board of Regents to not approve the increases in their present
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