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Tuesday, January 23,'
THE BATTALION
Abortion debate intensifies
Pro-life advocates optimistic on anniversary of Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abor
tion rights supporters are used to
battle. But the ground has changed
for the 28th anniversary of the land
mark Roe v. Wade decision that le
galized abortion.
Abortion foes were energized by
the changed political landscape and
planned to be out in force Monday,
marking the Supreme Court ruling
with marches and protests.
Bill Clinton, who helped the cause
for keeping abortions legal, is gone
from the White House, replaced by
anti-abortion President Bush, who
has nominated an even more staunch
abortion opponent, John Ashcroft, as
attorney general.
“Certainly we can’t count on the
White House now,” said Patricia Ire
land, president of the National Orga
nization for Women. “And we may
not be able to count on the court even
now — but for sure if one more nom-
balance — with many decisions now
being made on 5-4 votes. Any nom
inee, however, would have to be ap
proved by a Senate divided 50-50
along party lines.
“It’s like a shot across the bow —
a warning of things to come that
could impact long past Bush’s term,
even if he’s a two-term president,”
Ireland said.
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Certainly we can't
count on the White
House now.”
— Patricia Ireland
President of the
National Organization for Women
inee gets through that’s anything like
the Ashcroft model.”
As a Republican senator from
Missouri, Ashcroft proposed a con
stitutional amendment that would
outlaw nearly all abortions, includ
ing in cases of rape and incest. He
also opposes most forms of contra
ception.
Republicans also control Con
gress now, and Bush could appoint
one or more Supreme Court justices.
Just one appointment could tip the
First lady Laura Bush broke from
her husband’s views last week and
said she did not think the 1973 Roe v.
Wade ruling should be overturned.
But that gives little comfort to abor
tion rights supporters.
Regardless of what his wife
thinks, “Bush has signaled that he is
going to act on his personal convic
tions that a woman should not have
the right to choose,” said Gloria
Feldt, president of Planned Parent
hood Federation of America.
Abortion opponents are more up
beat than they have been in years.
They include Norma McCorvey, the
“Jane Roe” of Roe v. Wade who now
runs Dallas-based Roe No More
Ministry, a speakers’ referral service
for the anti-abortion cause.
“I think the majority of pro-lif
ers are really looking forward to
President Bush getting into office,”
McCorvey said. “I think we all
have the same dream: We’d like to
see Roe v. Wade overturned.”
Abortion opponents think it is just
a matter of time before abortion is
outlawed again. “I think pro-life peo
ple — and I think that’s a majority in
the country — certainly feel better
now,” said David Osteen, executive
director of National Right to Life.
McCorvey, meanwhile, dismissed
Ashcroft’s statement at his Senate
confirmation hearing that he would
not try to make abortion illegal.
“I would like to think that
[Ashcroft] didn’t really mean that,”
she said.
But neither side is taking any
thing for granted.
Monday’s marches and other
events by abortion opponents were
being countered with efforts by
abortion rights groups to mobilize
their forces against Ashcroft with
radio ads and Internet campaigns.
Americans in general remain split
on abortion. An exit poll in the pres
idential election found more voters
favored keeping abortion legal, 55
percent to 42 percent.
TX school
financing
examined
AUSTIN (A P)—The state's
share-the-wealth school finance
system needs to be examinedanii
possibly changed after this leg
islative session, acting Lt. Goi
Bill Ratliff said Monday.
“1 think everybody knowstli;:
the plan that 1 authored in 199:
had a shelf life,” said Ratliff,wit
chaired the Senate Educalr
Committee when the so-callec
Robin 1 food plan was adopted.
House Speaker Pete Laneyam!
Ratliff are discussing appointk
an interim commission afteri
Legislature adjourns in Mayt
“totally dissect the whole
school funding mechanism an;
see if they can arrive at a substitn:
by the next session," Ratliff said
Laney was not available fo
comment.
Gov. Rick Perry understaitl
that some work may needtokr
done on the state’s educationt:
nance system, said spokesi®
Luis Saenz. He declined topr
vide details.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) —
College freshmen are techno
logically savvy and receive
higher grades than past stu
dents but they study less, ac
cording to a nationwide sur
vey released Monday.
Freshmen also seem to
have little interest in politics
and are smoking and drink
ing less, according to a study
conducted last fall by the
University of California-Los
Angeles (UCLA), in con
junction with the American
Council on Education.
The survey was based on
responses by 269,413 stu
dents at 434 colleges and
universities.
A record 78.5 percent of
students said they frequently
used computers before at
tending college — a figure
that has nearly tripled since
1985, when the question was
first asked.
Men were twice as likely
than women to rate their
computer skills as above av
erage. Men were also five
times more likely to pursue
careers in computer pro
gramming — 9.3 percent
compared to 1.8 percent of
women — and said they
spent far more time on the
Internet.
“Research has shown
that women feel computers
and technology is a male
domain,” said survey direc
tor Linda Sax, a UCLA ed
ucation professor. “In a
work force increasingly de
pendent on technological
proficiency, women’s rela
tive lack of computing con
fidence is likely to pli
them at a disadvantage."
The survey also foil
the freshmen were more;
eral in their politics—mi
approved of gay rights^
opposed the death penii
— but less interested«
ever in the political proosj
Only 28.1 percentkl
interest in politicalaffairs-
a new record low.
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