rI ARAW Celebrated Nationwide We've always said that the majority of in Cape Cod; and open houses at clinics Pro-choice supporters were politi Americans are pro-choice, and national everywhere were only a few of the ac cal: they went to house meetings, poli polls have consistently agreed with us. tivities. tical skills workshops, strategy sessions. For one week last month, voices were Many television stations around the Others were educated, at workshops, raised all over America to proclaim it country broadcast special shows on the meetings, and special programs. Clergy again. The occasion-Abortion Rights issue; radio stations aired talk shows; united to discuss the issue. Large num Action Week. The time-the week of newspapers ran stories on abortion bers of citizens came together at rallies in October 22~28. The location-from rights. the bigger cities. small towns to large cities, in almost Congresspeople were picketed, hon We made our voice heard. We were every state in the country. ored and deluged with mail, depending visible and vocal. It was a good begin on their stand on the issue. ning. Let's build on it. The "invitation" to the public to parti cipate in this extravaganza of abortion rights activities was contained in a full page ad in Newsweek, signed by NARAL and other endorsers of the week. On a similar note, the week ended with a full-page ad in the Sunday CONGRESS VOTES New York Times, appealing to the American people to get involved in the abortion rights struggle. The ad. spon sored by NARAL, was signed by a num ber of pro-choice physicians, lawyers. clergy, and other prominent citizens. In New York City, the week began with a candlelight vigil by Religous Leaders for a Free Choice. Culminating the week was NARAL's postcard cam paign, proclaiming the message "I'm pro-choice and I vote" to legislators on federal and state levels. Most NARAL affiliates participated in the drive. Al though final tallies are not in, postca.rds sent are expected to total close to a mil lion. Activities during the week were as di verse as the locations in which they were In this Congressional session, the die of the tussle: poor women, military/ held. Fundraisers took place in Los An House and Senate have played tug geles, Chicago, and Madison, (Wis military dependents, Peace Corps vol of-war with our rights. Anti-abortion consin}. Rallies in Phoenix, marches in unteers, District of Columbia residents, amendments were tacked onto the unli federal employees, welfa.re recipients, Manchester, New Hampshire; semin keliest bills, and appropriations dead Social Security retirees ... For details, ars in New Jersey; annual meetings in lines came and went-with the abortion turn to page 4. Sioux Falls, South Dakota and at least question unresolved. Caught in the mid- 5 other states; political skills workshops J 2
National Right to Life Committee, in through Ireland and the U.S. No abor sota funding restrictions which define its most recent fundraising piece, makes tion, no contraception, no divorce, no medical necessity as life endangerment, an urgent plea for funds to replace choice. His message to woman of the when certified by two physicians. The r monies spent in legal fees. Apparently, laity was: "your place is in the home." judge in the lower court decided in favor the group has had to spend a consider To women religious, he said "your place of abortion funding. Lynn I. Miller ar able amount to defend itself because of is in the schools, not on the altar." As gued the pro-choice position in both investigations resulting from NARAL the head of the Catholic Church, Pope courts. complaints to the FEC and to the Justice John Paul ~~I spokesper Reproductive Services v. Walsh chal Department ! The mailer refers to pro son for tf1e Church. While wer-e-cognize lenges a Missouri statute that prohibits choice people as "the forces of eviL" and respect his position on these mate abortion funding unless continuation of Clearly, the anti-abortion group is get ters, we question whether he is actually )Xegnancy would result in "cessation of ting edgy, as pro-choice power increases sf)eaking for the Church in this country. life~" The lower court ruled that the stat and becomes more visible ... Politicians An AP-NBC News poll, taken dpripg the ute Violated Title XIX, and ordered the and public: take heed. -~ visit~: indicates that American state ~o fund according to HEW regu / .r~- . o ics support the Pope, but not the lati~o. NARAL Board member Frank According to a study by the isel doctrine he espouses. Some of the re- Susm n argued the pro-choice position. Permanente Medical Center in lifq'r- suits were as follows: The ree-judge panel which heard the nia, women who have abortions usi · g case will rule on them within the next 66% approved of artificial birth con- few months. the latest medical techniques face "lit e or no risk" of suffering unusual nu be ~ 50% approved of abortion on de/1·t Massachusetts has become the ftrst. of miscarriages in later pregnancies. B mand state to consider a Belloti law. Since the comparison, the study found t t approved of divorce Supreme Court outlined what type of women who had pre-1973 abortion "/ parental involvement they would be (with now outdated methods) may face ld appear the Po n Paul II likely to accept, state legislatures will be a higher complication risk because of iT7-.t-...... ,TT1:UHf> American Ca- the scene of renewed efforts to pass possible scarring of their reproductive such bills. organs.
Kentucky's legislature, which meets And in California, medicaid fundin~ Information for the study was gather every two years, will be considering an continues under an order from the state ed between 1974 and 1976. The preg omnibus abortion regulation bill, which Supreme Court. When the legislature nancy records of 31,917 women were is modeled on the recently overturned reconvenes in January, the House will used. Akron ordinance. again consider whether to accept a Sen The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ate-passed change in the state law. More The Pope's final message, delivered heard arguments in two important Med than 100,000 abortions for poor women on Respect Life Sunday (October 7) in icaid cases in October. Hodgson v. are funded annually in California. Washington, came as no surprise to Board of County Commissioners chal anyone who had followed his progress lenges the statutory validity of Minne- At the National Conference on Abor tion sponsored by Notre Dame Univer sity on October 15-17, Father Hes burgh's opening speech included these NARAL STAfF Executive Director, Karen Mulhauser; Associate words: Dh·ector of Administration, Kay Harrold; PAC Coor "We have witnessed the fact that po dinator, Harriet Matthews; Field Services Coordinator, Jonelle Davis; Field Services litical candidates who agree 95% with Coordinator, Jane Pinsky; Campus Organizer, Dianne Piche; Resource Specialist, Catholic principles of social justice in Naomi Cahn: Coordinator of Field Press, Janet Beals; Membership Development, most issues of public policy have been Shelley Caro; Computer Analyst, Chris Whitaker; Business Manager, Shirley Carty; defeated by their opposition on this one Office Manager, Dorothy Clift: Office Assistant, Maggie Weinfurtnec Editor, Rebecca issue and have been replaced by can Saady Bingham. didates who, agreeing superficially on this issue of abortion, disagree with us November 1979, Volume 11, Number 9. Published monthly. NAHAL Newsletter (ISSN on almost every other issue bearing on 0164-7362) is published at 825 15th Street, NW, Washington. DC 20005. Second class justice and equality. postage (permit #432970) paid at Washington, DC. Membership rate in NAHAL is " ... The issue itself is too important to $15.00 per year, of which $5.00 is for the NAHAL Newsletter. be resolved by pressure politics.'' ·' I I / I Countdown Has Begun
A campaign fever has hit the NARAL and in the states via the monthly News the campaigns and voters to the polls in office, infecting the Executive Commit letter. In addition, the next 11 issues of November 1980. It is often bewildering tee and the staff and rapidly spreading the Newsletter will include important po to see crises in every direction-violent throughout the Affiliate networks. litical information about: delegate selec life-threatening attacks against abortion Initiated after the spring Board meet tion for the Republican and Democratic clinics, restrictive legislation, religious ing as a political organizing plan for a conventions, reports on these conven leaders working to impose their morality few key states, the IMPACT 80 plan has tions, Presidential candidates' positions through legislation, and mounting Con grown to encompass all of NARAL's on abortion (see below), "how to's" on gressional support for a constitutional program areas. Starting with a postcard getting involved in local politics and amendment to outlaw abortion. It is dif ficult to know where to put your ener "We have one year to strengthen our campaign so ) gies so that you can make a difference. ( One of the beneficial aspects of the cam it will have an impact on the 1980 elections.'' paign fever is that it becomes consider ably easier to know how to put your campaign to tell politicians that we are much more. All NARAL members will time, money and energy to the best pro-choice and we vote, NARAL has also receive important information uses. now reorganized to treat the issue of about Congressional races in their states Political action is the key. We cannot abortion rights as a political campaign. in special NARAL-PAC issues of the change minds, nor is it the best use of The tools for NARAL · s campaign Newsletter. our time to try. What will advance our house meetings, phone banks, button Keep up with the political informa cause is to convince politicians that pro and bumpersticker drives, canvassing- tion. Save the Newsletters for reference choice is a political force and that we are familiar to other successful political or pass them on to a friend. Find out the can, and will, help candidates who help campaigns. It is now November 1979, answers to the monthly voter quiz. us. and the countdown has begun. We have Every good campaign is organized so Most Americans know that abortion is one year to strengthen our campaign so that efficient use of time maximizes the a personal decision-a matter of indi it will have an impact on the 1980 elec use of available resources, including vidual conscience and not a decision to tions. A lot can be accomplished in 12 energy and money. When the abortion be made by judges, priests or politicians. months; but our campaign needs acti rights campaign fever strikes you, you'll The irony of the abortion-as-a-personal vists and these activists must know how find that you, too, will be able to decision movement is that in order to to get involved. give time to the projects most likely to remove politics from the abortion deci Good campaigns depend on the col achieve our goal of getting workers to sion, we must first become political. lection and dissemination of accurate in formation. NARAL members will contin ue to receive the necessary factual infor mation regarding activity in Congress Candidate Positions on Aportion November 1979, marks a year until abortion il~gal and make the woman 1. Cengressman John Anderson the 1980 general election, when·.tl'le and doctor subject to criminal prosecu- 2. Senator :Howard Baker people of this country will choose a new tion for murder? . 3. Governor Jerry Brown President. B. Do ·· you suJ>port an effert to 4. George Bush NARAt, in its effert to inform its amend the U.S. Constitutioll througti 5. President Jimmy Carter membership of the positions of those the Constitutional Convention process? 6. Barry Cammer candidates running for President, re- C. Do you support public:: funding for 7. John ConnaJly cently sent a questionnaire to the .. an- abortion servi<;es for indigent women_ S, Congressman Philip Crane nounced candidates. The unannounced when the procedure is deemed medical- 9. Senator Robert Dole candidates who have indicated intetest ly necessary? 10. Benjamin Fernandez in seeking their party's nomination for D. Which of the following circum· 11. Alexander Haig the Presidency will also receive the stances do you think necessitate public 12. Senator Edward Kennedy questionnaire. funding for abortlen serVices? Rape, in~ 13. Senator Larry Pressler The questions were simple and cest, mental health, physical health, fet(ll 14. Ronald Reagan · stn'lightforward: damage, disease, age, .other? 15. ··Congressman Harold Stassen A. Do you oppose amendments to The cC~ndidates to. whom question- Responses to the questionnaire wHI be the U.S. Constitution that would make naires were sent are: covered in an upcoming Newsletter. 4
This is the way things stand in Con • Defense Appropriations: In Sep • District of Columbia Appropria gress so far: tember, the House passed the appro tions: The House adopted anti-abor • Labor-HEW Appropriations: priations bill for the Department of De tion language disallowing the use of any Since June, the House has insisted upon fense, including a prohibition that will District revenues for abortion services- its position that Medicaid funding should allow women in the military and military even the 85% of the District budget that be allowed for abortion only when the dependents to obtain coverage for abor is raised through local taxes! Reacting woman's life would be endangered if tion services only if their lives would be strongly against this emasculation of the fetus were carried to term. The Sen endangered by continuation of the preg "home rule" /states rights, the Senate ate has disagreed strongly, insisting that nancy. The Senate is due to act on the soundly rejected the House language. the language of existing law should be bill this month. Since it is anticipated that The abortion issue is now the sole issue continued. Current law allows funding the Senate will not accept the House in dispute in the Conference Report of in cases of life endangerment, in cases of position, another fight in a House-Sen this bill. It, too, failed to meet the end of rape or incest, or when two doctors have ate Conference Committee seems like the fiscal year deadline. certified that a woman would suffer ly. • Department of Defense Authori severe and longlasting physical health Existing law for the military, the same zation: This bill establishes the defense damage if the pregnancy were contin as the HEW language (see above), has programs for which funds are then ap ued. Although this language (which has eliminated over 95% of the abortion propriated (actual dollar outlay). Two been law for the past two years) has cut coverage formerly provided. The De anti-abortion amendments were threat off over 99% of all federally funded fense Department opposes any restric ened by Reps. Charles Dougherty (R abortions, the House maintains that it is tions on abortion coverage for military PA) and Robert Dornan (R-CA), but too broad! personnel/dependents. were not offered at the last moment. As the only issue on which the House • Foreign Assistance Appropria This bill did make it through the Con and Senate cannot agree, the abortion tions: The House of Representatives gress unsullied by anti-abortion langu funding question has prevented the kept intact the same anti-abortion lan age! mammoth Labor-HEW appropriations guage adopted in 1978-a blanket pro • Department of Education: A pro bill from being passed prior to the end of hibition against any coverage of abor choice victory resulted when the House the government's fiscal year-Septem tion for Peace Corps volunteers. Action Senate Conference Committee over ber 30. has not yet been taken by the Senate. whelmingly rejected the inclusion of two anti-abortion amendments that had
STATEMENT OF OWNI':RSHIP. hllANAGE=Mr;:NT AND CIFICULATION been adopted by the House. That bill < .IOLO '" ·~·~··~YI->~ //{"'l"/Trd ~~ J9 t'~ "- JOSjJ A, ·~8UGArl""' "0 1. eATO <>r r•LUO I l. ~Urrllst. l•oh pub~Ym not]eiJ rh.on 10 d•y• prror ro October I Uhllcollom lu.nngono1'1p!..J>ecorul·dus,nrryotyourofllc,o bills missed the September 30 fiscal year ; ;:;:~~:·:::• ~~~ 010~ 0:~::,';,.14 :,•; 1,~d:::~;~,:~ r~e =~~:,":\~!~~!: :~~.m, !WI~ Sot>\~ loilnuol) deadline. As a matter of fact, nearly all 4 ('""'f'"'' urformot.Jon furnl!hod rn nom lOBwl!h lllfl.'rmobon fLIIOIIhOd on •PI'fKabi< Form 3S41 S'TATEMF~'T OF MAJUNG&COND-CLAS51"1,18UCAT!ON5.1f ~~~ll~ot•on h.oo ""adolJuo.a! en1ry ~men If pubbcouon )J2! ·~dltllrnal appropriations bills missed this deadline entry olrrcet, Wln!'lll< lllfDrmtll~n bl rlmr \liB with 1be r,ndmso of )' ;)o V • C '0>0 O Alabama India no Nebraska Rhode Island Howell Heflin + + Birch 6ayh + + J J. Exon - Claiborne Pell + + Donald St~wart + + Richard G. Lugar - - Edward Zorinsky - - John H. Chafee 0 0 Alaska Iowa Nevada South Carolina Mike Gravel + + John C. Culver + + Howard W. Cannon + + Ernest F. Hollings + + Ted Stevens 0 0 Roger Jepsen -- Paul Laxalt -- Strom Thurmond - - Arizona Kansas New Hampshire South Dakota Dennis OeConclni - - Robert Dole 0 0 John A. Durkin - George McGovern + + Barry Goldwater 0 0 Nancy Landon Kassebaum + + Gordon Humphrey -- larry Pressler - - Arkansas Kentucky New Jertu:!y Tennessee Dale Bumper< + + Wendell H. Ford -- Bill Brodley + + Howard H. Baker,Jr 0 0 David Pryor + + Walter (Dee! Huddleston -- Harrtson A. Williams, J-r t + Jim Sasser + + California Louisiana New Mexico Texas Alan Cranston + + J. J Bennett Johnson - - Pete V. Domenlci - Lloyd Bentsen + + S. L Hayakawa + + Russell B. Long - - Hanison H Schmitt + + John G. Tower + + Co:>lorado Maine New York Utah Gary Hart + + Edmund S. Muskie 0 0 Daniel P Moynihan + -t Ja.k~Z Gam -0 Will!am L. Armstrong ~- Wllliam S. Cohen + + Jacob K Javits + + Orrin G Hatch - - Connecticut Maryland North Carolina Vermont Abraham Rlbicoff + + Pi.1ul S. Se.rbanes + + Robert Morgan 0 0 Patrick J. Leahy + + Lowell P Weicker, Jr. 0 0 Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. + + Jesse Helms -- Robert T Stafford + + Delaware Masaachusetts North Dakota Vlrgtnta Joe Blden 0 0 Edward M. Kennedy + + Quentin N. Burdick + + Harry F. Byrd. Jr. + + Wllliam V. Roth, Jr. - - P<'ul S. T songas + + Milton R. Young - - John Warner - + Florida Michigan Ohio Washington Lawton Chiles + + Carl Levin 0 + John Glenn + + Henry M. Jackson + + Richard \Dick) Stone - - Donald W. Riegle, Jr + + Howard M Metzenbaum + + Warren G. Magnuson + + Georgia Minnesota Oklahoma West Virginia Sam Nunn + + David Durenburger -- David L Boren - Robert C. Byrd + + Herman E. Talmadge + + Rudy Boschwltz - ~ Henry Bellman + + Jennings Randolph 0 0 Hawaii Mississippi Oregon Wisconsin Daniel K. Inouye + + John C. Stennis 0 + Mark 0. Hatfield - - Gaylord N€1son + + Spark M Matsungaga + + Thad Cochran ~ - Robert W Packwood + + William Proxmire - Idaho Missouri Peunsylvanta Wyoming Frank Church + + Thomas F Eagleton - - H. John Heinz Ill c + Alan K. Simpson + + James A. McClure 0 0 John C Danforth - ~ Richard S. Schweiker - Malcolm Wallop + + Illinois Montana Adlai E. Stevenson Ill + + M.,x Baucus + + Ch2!t.rles H. Percy + + John Melcher -- Key 1. Vote on Senator Schweiker' s amendment to insert "life endangerment" provision into Labor-HEW Appropriations Conference Report. Defeated 54-33. September 24, 1979. "+" = vote against Schweiker amendment. 2. Magnuson motion to insist upon Senate position in Labor-HEW Appropriations Conference Report Carried 57-31. September 24, 1979. "+" = vote for Magnuson motion. (continued from p. 4) could be paid (Social Security retirees, by be forced to accept the House ver dangered. The House refused to budge military, federal employees, welfare re sion, so angered the Senate that it re on the "severe physical health damage" cipients, etc.). However, the House and jected the House action and sent its own provision. As a matter of fact, it was the Senate deadlocked over the abortion is version back to an empty House. Upon lobbyist for the National Conference of sue on this measure as well. The House its return on October 9, the House again Bishops who gave the final nod that op insisted upon "life endangerment" only insisted upon the harshest abortion position to the rape and incest language and the Senate insisted upon continuing language and a pay raise. would be eased so that the crucial Con the policy of existing laws. An extra The upshot of this tug-of-war was tinuing Resolution could be passed. catch to this year's proposition was the that, on October 12, abortion rights suf Congressional pay raise. The House fered one more defeat as the Senate wanted one; the Senate did not. So, the yielded to the intransigence of the It's time to start House passed its version of the bill and House. The final abortion language on preparing your left town for a 10-day recess on Sep this bill allows funding only for cases of tember 28. The apparent assumption by promptly reported rape or incest, or January 22 activities the House that the Senate would there- when the woman's life would be en- This full-page ad appeared in the Sunday, October 28, 1979 edition of the New York Times. know someone who has had an abortion? If she was lucky, her abortion occurred after 1973, when abortion became safe, legal and an individual choice. If not, ...... she faced the dangers of illegal abortion,. whjsJJ 7 ~iUe~l;Rr··~t~~:!" · mutilated hundreds of wom~.n e~Q~~~~~~.·\Ven~ financed aroUDS<•ate!~a:\f~'lmilli.tib()tiion illegal <);.the government ~.e~·ifthe woman would die or ed by childbirth • . • even if the ould have a child with severe birth defects ••. even if the woman were a victim of rape or incest ••• even though millions of unwanted children are abused physically or psychologically during childhood. Abortion is a difficult and agonizing decision. But it must be an individual choice. Protect the right of all people to make the difficult choices which affect their lives. Protect those you know from the dangers of illegal abortions. Help us fight the harmful and misleading drive of those groups working to make abortions nd illegal for all of us. no matter · · why we are ~~:!~r·~·:;~:~.,l~~····. Max W Adlo. New York. NY Judith 0. Da~f Wtfmms;lon. DE ~\ayne Hon·ltL. Director. FedC'ral ,r..-fedtation Thomas Mall. Jr. Rock!J Htlf.!'·U tiugh W Sa1·age. MD.. fort Worth. TX Rlchdrd Adler. Composer. NetJ..-' York. t'IY Mary Garcin Denycc;,. Che~df.x::akc. ~A and Connlia!wn Seil'icc. ~\d:.,htngton. Thomas J M,"lttimore. M.D.. Neu.' ~'nrk. I'IY Fred lV Schneppe1. M V .. Chula L"f_o;;ta. CA Ela1ne A£i-en M.D .. Slat('n !.-.land :"--Y J. A. D1amond. lVJ.D Et'arl.'>l f/h:. fl'! OC Dr ,lv}arcella ,f\·1axwell. Chctlr. Nn.L' York lily Oehra M Scho(teld. Southfield Ml Thoma.-; E. Allen. M.D., Oak.nwnt. PA LuL'd DfurdJinodc. :\f.S. Bin_qharnton ·"-~'Y AndrE:'U' D. Hunt. ,l\1.0. Fast [ .an:-.my ..f'v!l Commission on lhe Stalu~ of H·'omen. Frank E. Schramm. M.D.. Belh£ehem. I he Honorable John B. Anderson. MPrnbe-r 1 francp.s M Dnur·:ty, Bwuk.lyn. NY Biddy and (Jordon flurlhut. Tonf-}anoxle. Naorn.i j McAfee. :_"afonsL'IUe. MD CA of Cungres~ (fllfnoJS) Doris Duke. Son · .,-ui!le. NJ KS t'·1nureen McCarth .J. St l ows. MO Mef!'fn M. Schwartz. M.D.. St. Lows. MO Bonnie Andnknpoulo5. Dem.. 'er. CO Robtn Chctnd!er 'Juke. Prc:>JJc:n1. natwnal Kdihryn :"'t'aJmo J?on. Unit ersuy Park. ,1'1..10 Bf?alrice ,.11.-JcC!mto' k, Lony 1~/anci. NY Jan Scolast1co. Iowa City, lA Pe~er L. Andrus. M.D .. Kmgwood. TX Ahortion Righ Actwn Leo.yuc /"feu' ,."--ue/ !.:on. Unh'crsity Park. MD Rober/ W.. McCoy. Golden ~·atley. J'vJ()' D.1rbara Seaman. Author, Net.L' York NY Deedee Appel. Uc.erictnd Park. KS York·. NY rrank Jackdlune. Chdir. US. Student Sue Cdtol McKnlf;ht, Cincinnati. OU Gdd Sheehy. Author. New York, NY James H. Arms/rang. MD. Ka/iope/1, MT Lorraine Duorin. -.?.ocfw>,tr>r. NY AssoCiation. Wa~hiny1or1. DC Janet Meeks. Fall.' Church. VA De€jah Sherman-Peterson. S~dltle. WA Judy Armstrong. Birmingham. AL Ro~e E!berl. P1e':> tent. Amencdn Elhical M1chae/ A Jackson, ,"'JD., Washinylon. DC Deborah J. Menke Wd.::.hlnaton. DC Ubhy Shre!les-. Sioux Falls. SO MichaelS Amoff. M.D.. Blooming/on, IN Union. New 'r. ·rk, I"l'Y Thco Rf'LY'H'nd Rnger Wilf1am Johnson Corinne Woollen ,"\}jfier. To~gano,\ie. KS Sharon J. Simms. Petaluma. CA. The Honorable Les AuCoin. M('mber of :'\fancy Elfe(son. \!buquerque. NM Ph.D .. Scarsdale. NY Kathy A Mitchell. Washington. DC Kansd~ Smith, Detwil. Mt Congre.'>s (Oregon) ,lohn D. E//io/1. C Jlumbw SC The Recerend Hobetl Edwards Jones. The Ret'erend Hou 'ard .r..1oody. New York. Anne T. Standish, Concord. NH Fran Avdfione, Ea5;t Bn.msu.'td<... NJ Lfnda Elliott. Col :mbfa. ~C Temple Hdls. MD NY Tom Stickler, Lexington, KY Ban13 K. Baines. M.D._ Minneapolis. MN GJur ia Emerson "'ew \-'ork. {'jy Babette Jo.scphs. E.sq .. Philadetph1a PA Connte L. Moo~e.LJ. Charleston. V/\i Ralph T. Streeter, M.D .. lndianapofls. IN Sandra L. Baines. H..N.. Minneapoits. MN Rabbi Jerome! .r-..J Epstein Director of Sally JuJso11. Soulhlield. Ml Lloyd L. f\1oiain. tditor. I he Humanist, Martha Stuart Neu...· York. f't'Y Stacey Barbas, Redford. Ml Rrgwn:... Un.i/( i Syndgoguf' of Amenca. HenryS Kahn. MD. At/an/a. GA Carmel. CA. Su?anne Surtit'an, Detroit. Mf TerriL. Bartfell. Franklin. TN New York. Nr Barry M. Kamm.">ky. M 0 SunnyL'afe. CA Kdlhieen Morris. ,'")'orth Springfield, VT Ro11ald F Swanger, MD, C/eceland 011 B11/ie Bay/eo. Soulhfwld. Ml llaroldM Ericks, ·1.Sr M 0 Rll'elda/c CA Nancy /11. Kanniaincn. Rochester. NY Kdrerl Mufhauser. Executive D1wctor, D. P Swart?. MD., Albany. NY Janet Beals. Arlington, VA Dian~ Erwin. R '.,Santa F(', 1"-YM f<:rislin M Kan, Royar 0dk. Ml Nat1onal Abortion Rights Action League. Charlol/e Ta{/. Dallas, TX The Honorable Anthony C Beitenson, Leslie A. Falk, MD., PhD :"'a.shl'llle TN Kay .J. Kat2. Nat10na! Capital Tay-Sach~ V/ash1ngton. DC Do1olhy Tdqer. New York, 1'/Y Member of Congrc.'>s {California) Mary B. Farmn 3[rmmgham. AL Founddfion. ~i!ver Spring. ND Lonny Myers . .MD .. Chicdgo, JL Geri Gafldghcr Tatters. Rochester. NY Betty M. Benjarnin. Minneapolis. fi.1N G. Fenichd. MD Philaddphra. PA Raymond H. Kaufman. i"1.D .. Houc:;ton. TX Denise Nadeau. f\I.D .. New York. NY David P Thompson. M.D .. Portland. Ok Michad Beryamu1. M.D.. Tamarac. FL Jeanne H. Fe1to' Ph.D Honnfulu. f-fl }\.fay Lee Keane, Philadelphia. PA Frances Nathan. /'-few York. NY Anne Tresedc:1. Esq., San Franctsco. CA Robe1t B. Benjamin. MD Minneapofis. MN Edythe First. rou·1er Chau. NctL' York Oty Edgar B. Keemer. M.D., Detroit, l'-'11 Holly Near. Sin get. Ca[iforn1a Michaef Truppin. M.D.. New York, NY Irene Bergman. Pror!orsvifle. VT Commis">ion n·1 the Slatuo.., o( Women. Cheryl Keis/e1. Southfield. Ml Betsey Neville·Bnghl. Hillsboro, 1'/H Joan L Ullyul. MD.. Author. San Franci:..co. Sam Bergman. M.D .. Proctorsur/{(', VT New York. NY Dr and Mrs. Charfes Kef/e1. Hillon. NY Anna Niedeiman. AUan.tfc City, NJ CA Robert W Berlmer. M.D.. D~dn Yale Stephen Fleck :\:'D., Neu Hdt'('n, CT Sandra Kelle_y, Project Director, ReUyious Julia Norton. R.N., Rexford. NY Annen D. Vartaman, Sterlmq Heights. Mi Unil'er.'>Jfy School of Medicine. New Charles Ffowcr'-. Birmingham. AL Ledder~ for a Free Chowe. Scarsdale, N'/ William Obrinsky. M.D.. Staten Island, NY Marta Vh,as. New York. NY Hat.'en. CT Dauicl Frost, MD M.P.H. 1/art.sda/e. NY Ftances Kis::,/ing. National Coordinator, .Sendlor Bob Packwood. Mcmbt>r of Vnginia Sparks Volker. Birrninghdm, AL Rcb<>cca Saady Bingham. Hyatbuil!e. .MD Martha Wren GJ.nes. Alfanla GA Abor!wn R1ghl..s Action Week, New York. Congress (Oregon) Garry H. Wachte£. M.D.. Tamarac. FL The Rf'L"('rend Reatrfce Blair. NeLl..' ~'ork. NY Richard B. GamNe, Chair. Tfw Pathfinder NY Painter, M.D.. AOunta, GA E1.•elyn Wasserslrurn. President. a·nai B"rith Jack B!iek... Rochestc::r, NY La1'onne Fund. Camhl,cige. MA Amy Kt.aben. Columbus. OH Allen S. Palmer. MD. Bridgeton MO Women. Inc.. Washinylun, DC Marlene Bluestein. M.D .. Mddfson. WI Meuitt f. Garland Jr., M.D., /'.J.P.H J.c.1n Kfefnboiud. Sdnla Fe, NM W. Brdd[ord Paaerson. M.D., Brookline, NA The Honorable J1m Weauer. Member of Gar.LJ Bont. MD .. Czwendfsh. VT Ba1t1rnore. MD Lew1s II. Koplik. MD. Albuquerque. NM llarriel Pe/Pei, Esq .. New York. NY Congress (Oregon) Phyllis AnnP Bont. Cauend1sh. VT Enrique Gerbt. ,\J 0,, Southfield, M/ Kermit Krantz. MD .. Kansas City. KS Daoida L. Perry, V.,iashington. DC Robert L. Webber, Santa Barbara. CA Bat bar a Boyce. Churcht'i!le. NY Lee Gidding. Rn,·ky Hill, NJ Uta Landy. Ph.D., Executiue Director. Dianne Piche. Wa.<;hington, DC G. Roger Weeden. Jr .. MD.. lliorr, NY Curt1s Boyd. MD.. San/a Fe. NM Ruth Bader Gin.-,-lwrg, Esq.. Colu.m.b1a National Abortion Federalion, New York. Jane Pinsky. Washington. DC Nargarel Wem[urtner. Arlington. VA Sa.">sfe Y. Brame. Detrort. MJ Unft,ersity. Net..L· York, NY NY Isabelle Katz Plnziet. Esq .. ACLU Helen S. Weingarten, Neu..! York, NY Donald F. Braylnn M {). Bakersfield. CA Dir~clor. Arthur Godfrey. t.. nlertainer. New York, NY Kathy Lanford, RN. Brandon. MS Women s Rights Project. New York. NY The Honorable Ted Weiss. Member of Rabbi Balfour Brickner. Union ofAmerican Morris Gold. MD Lynwood. WA Elizabeth Lansing, Sanford. NC Maureen Pizlali. R.N., St. Clair Shores, Mf Congress (New YoEk) I febrew Conyreydtlons, N('w York, NY. Louis R. Gomherq. San Francisco. CA Lorraine Ldlhrop. Charlc.c;lon. IL Thomas F. Piau/, M.D.. Amherst, MA Carol Werner. Washmgton. DC Brtty Lea Brout, Pres(dent. National Betty Gonza/e,-.. f\.N., New York, NY Frances Lear. Los Angeles, CA L ChaJ/es Powell. Jr.. MD.. Galveston. TX Westside Women ·s Clinic. Sanla Monic:a. \A/omen's Conference, American tthic:a/ I o1s Gorgen. SccJtia, NY Barbara Leufn. Madison, WI Howard S. Prauer. M.D., Houston. TX CA Union. New York, NY The Honorahle S Wifiiam G1een. Member Joan Levine, Buffalo, NY Pam Pronko. Taylor, fv11 Kenneth F Whitaker. MD.. B1enlwood. TN Martha Buck, Washinylun. DC of Congre'i.'> rf'.'('W York) Lawrence R. Leuy. M.D., Cleveland, OH Dr. Shirley R. Rausher. Brooklyn. NY Dauid L Wh1le. MD.. MPH. Eugene. OH Patricia Hill Burnett, Detroit. Ml Janet Gaynor Gregory, Artfst and David J. Lieberman M.D .. M.P.H., Monroe. Marsha Rawlfns, Logan. UT Patricia A White, Farmington Hilts, Ml Rober/ B. Burton. MD. Rochester. NY Emertame1. Palm Spring::;, CA Ml Carolyn Reed Director. National Judith Widdicombe, R.N .. St. Louis, MO Naomi Cdh!l. Wa."ihington, DC Richard D. Crimaldi, M.D .. Schenec:ldciy Malia A. Use!/ a, A">toria, NY Committee on Housho!d Employment. Daniel C William. MD.. New York. NY Deborah Caitd. Dearborn. MJ NY Nancy Lister. New London, CT New York. NY Marilyn Williams. Birmingham. AL Anthony E Camil/1. MD.. Madison. WI Mrs. Afan F. Guttrr1ach~r. New 'r"ork NY Cynthia J. Little, Chicago. IL Dr. and Mrs. L B. F Affiliates on the Move NARAL of Ohio has a new organizer. Kansas NARAL staffer Terry Dirks NARAL to kick off a statewide fundrais Wendy Winger. Wendy brings lots of or has been traveling to Aberdeen, Man ing effort. The first, given by Mrs. Wil ganizing experience to the job. and that hattan, Levenworth, Wichita, and liam Sloan Coffin, honored NAHAL Ex experience is being put to good use. A Topeka, urging the pro-choice majority ecutive Director Karen Mulhauser. At statewide Organizing Workshop will be to speak out and vote for abortion rights. the other two receptions--one at the held in Columbus on November 17, to A table at the University of Kansas in Westport home of Ruth Lyon and the r teach participants the skills they need to Lawrence was deluged with students second at Marin Sheeley's home in organize in their own areas. CARAL, the wanting to form a campus organization. Woodbury-both Karen and NARAL Cleveland Chapter, plans a similar Kansas NARAL, which is growing rapid President Robin Chandler Duke were workshop for early November. ly, sent 2,000 ''I'm pro-choice and I honored guests. Also attending the On November 3, the Abortion Rights vote" postcards to Congress during events were family planning activists- Council of Minnesota will hold its an Abortion Rights Action Week. including a group from the Heritage Vil nual meeting. which will include In late September, three successful lage Retirement Home-and Connecti workshops, the election of officers, and receptions were held for Connecticut cut state legislators. a dinner. State Senator George Perpich, Chair of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee and a strong pro-choice ad vocate, will speak at the dinner. The 2nd Annual Fundraiser Council, which will move to new offices on December 1, is gearing up for IMPACT 80. In addition to an ongoing postcard campaign, the group plans a meeting with Minnesota Senators Rudy Bosch wttz and David Durenberger. Several other pro-choice groups, including the Minnesota Women's Political Caucus will participate in the meeting to explore the kinds of support they can provide to their legislators in the upcoming 1980 elections. Missouri's Abortion Rights Alliance will sponsor a wine and cheese party for pro-choice state legislators on Novem ber 10. The party will provide an oppor tunity for group members to get to know their elected officials in preparation for next year's elections. Also in Missouri: a new Chapter has been started in Springfield. This makes the second of ficial NARAL group in the state. A vital new coalition in Kansas City, may someday become number three! The ranks are beginning to swell ... Scores of racers for choice sparked the Women's Marathon in Massachu setts, and the $5,800 raised through sponsorship of runners will help bring MORAL's message to more Massachu setts voters. More than 700 sponsors pledged from 50¢ to $10 per mile on the NARAL owes sincere thanks to Christie Hefner, the Board and the staff of The runners for the 6.2 mile race. Everybody Playboy Foundation. The Playboy Foundation sponsored a tremendously suc finished the course. cessful fundraising event on behalf of NARAL and NAHAL of Illinois in Chicago As national committeewoman from on October 20. The event drew close to 300 pro-choice citizens who applauded Alabama, Coordinator Virginia Mc Ms. Hefner, Karen Mulhauser and guest speaker Midge Costanza, dined on Corkle will be going to the National crepes and salad, and were then treated to the Playboy Mansion's swimming Democratic Convention in 1980. pool and electronic games. 10 HOUSE VOTES ALABAMA Florida (cont. I LOUISIANA NEBRASKA 1 Jack Edwards - 6 CW. Bill Young - 1 Robert L. LMngston - 1 Douglas K &reuter - 2 William L. Dickinson - 7 Sam Gibbons - 2 Lindy Boggs - 2 John J. Cavanaugh - 3 Bill Nichols - 8 Andy Ireland 0 3 David C. Treen 0 3 VIrginia Smith - 4 Tom Bevill - 9 Bill Nelson - 4 Claude (Buddy} Leach - 5 Ronnie G. Rlppo + 10 L.A. iSkipl Bafalls - 5 Jerry Huckaby - NEVADA r 6 John Buchanan + - 6 W. Henson Moore - 11 Don Mica AL Jim Santini + 7 Richard C. Shelby - 12 Edward J. Stack + 7 John B. Breaux - 13 William Lehman + 8 Gillis W. Long -· NEW HAMPSHIRE ALASKA 14 Claude Pepper + I Nonnan E. D'Amours - AL Don Young - 15 Dante B. Fasce\1 + MAINE 2 James C. Cleveland + I David F. Emery - ARIZONA GEORGIA 2 Olympia Snowe + NEW JERSEY I John J Rhodes 0 1 Bo Ginn + 1 James J. Rorlo - 2 Morris K Udall + 2 Dawson Mathis - MARYLAND 2 William J Hughes + 3 Bob Stump - 3 Jack Brtnkley - I Robert E. Bauman - 3 James Howard + 4 Eldon Rudd - 4 Elliott H Levltas + 2 Clarence D. Long + 4 Frank Thompson, Jr. + 5 Wyche Fowler + 3 Barbara A Mikulski + 5 Millicent Fenwick + ARKANSAS 6 Newt Glngrtch - 4 Ma!jorie 5. Holt - 6 Edwln B. Forsythe + I Bill Alexander + 7 Larry McDonald - 5 Gladys Noon Spellman + 7 Andrew Maguire + 2 Ed Bethune 8 Billy Lee Evans - 6 Beverly Byron - 8 Robert A. Roe - 3 John Paul Hammerschmidt - 9 Ed Jenkins - 7 Parren J. Mitchell + 9 Harold C. Hollenbeck + 4 Beryl Anthony + 10 Doug Barnard - 8 Michael 0 Barnes + 10 Peter W Rodino - 11 Joseph G. Minish - CALIFORNIA HAWAII 12 Matthew J. Rinaldo - MASSACHUSETTS I Harold T. Johnson t I Cecil {Cecl Heftel + 13 J\m Courter - 1 Silvio 0. Conte - 2 Don H Clausen - 2 Daniel K Akaka + 14 Frank J. Guarini 2 Edward P Boland - + 3 Robert T. Matsui + 15 3 Joseph D. Early - Edward J. Patten - 4 Vic Faz:lo + IDAHO 4 Robert F Drinan 5 John L Burton I Steven D. Symms + + - 5 James M. Shannon NEW MEXICO 6 Philip Burton + 2 George Hansen - + I - 6 Nicholas Mavroules - Manuel Lujan. Jr. 7 George Miller + 2 - 7 Edward J. Markey - Harold Runnels 8 Ronald V. Dellums + ILLINOIS 8 Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr 0 9 Fortney H (Pete) Stark + 1 Bennett Stewart + NEW YORK 9 Joe Moakley - 10 Don Edwards + 2 Morgan f. Murphy 0 1 W!UiamCamey - lO Margaret M. Heckler - 11 Bill Royer - 3 Mary Russo - 11 Brian J. Donnelly 2 Thomas J. Downey + 12 Paul N McCloskey + 4 Edward J. Derwlnski - - 3 Jerome A. Ambro - - 12 Gerry E. Studds + 13 Norman Y Mineta 0 5 John G. Fary 4 Normcm F Lent - 14 Norman D. Shumway - 6 Henry J. Hyde ~ MICHIGAN 5 John W. Wydler - 15 Tom Coelho 7 Cardiss Collins 0 + I John Conyers + 6 Lester L Wolff + 16 Leon E. Panetta 8 Dan Rostenkowski - + 2 Carl D. Pursell 7 Joseph P Addabbo - 17 Charles Pashayan Jr. 9 Sidney R Yates + - + 3 Howard Wolpe 8 Benjamin S. Rosenthal 0 18 William Thomas 0 10 Vacant + 4 Dave Stockman 0 9 Geraldine A. Ferraro + 19 Robert J. Lagomarsino - II Frank Annunzio - 5 Harold S. Sawyer 10 Mario Biaggi - 20 Barry M. Goldwater Jr 0 12 Philip M. Crane 0 - 6 Bob Carr II James H. Scheuer + 21 James C. Connan 13 Robert McClory - + + 7 Dale E. Kildee - 12 Shirley Chisholm 0 22 Carlos J. Moorhead 14 John N. Erlenborn - - 8 Bob Traxler - 13 Stephen J. Solarz + 23 Anthony C lfony) 15 Tom Corcoran - 9 Guy Vander Jagt 14 Frederick Richmond + Beilenson + 16 John B. Anderson 0 0 10 15 Leo C Zeferetti - 24 Henry A Waxman 17 George M. O'Brten - Don Albosta - + - 16 El\za.beth Holtzman + - 11 Robert W. Davis 25 Edward R Roybal + 18 Robert H Michel - 12 David E. Bonior 0 17 John M. Murphy 26 John H. Rousselot 19 Tom Railsback + - 13 Charles C. Diggs 0 18 S. William Green + 27 Robert K. Dornan 20 Paul Findley + - 14 Lucien N. Nedzi + 19 Charles B Rangel + 28 Julian C Dixon 21 Edward R Madigan - + 15 William D. Ford + 20 Ted Weiss + 29 Augustus F. Hawkins 22 Daniel B. Crane - + 16 John D. Oingeli 21 Robert Garcia + 30 George E Danielson 23 Melvin Price - + + 17 William M. Brodhead + 22 Jonathan B. Bingham + 31 Charles H. Wilson 0 24 Paul Simon + 18 James J. Blanchard 23 Peter A. Peyser + 32 Glenn M. Anderson + + 19 William 5. Broomfleld 0 24 Richard L Ottinger + 33 Wayne Grisham + INDIANA 25 Hamilton Fish. Jr. - 34 Dan Lungren - I Adam Benjamin. Jr. - MINNESOTA 26 Benjamin A. Gilman + 35 Jim Lloyd + 2 Royd Fithian - I Arlen Erdahl - 27 Matthew F McHugh 36 George E. Brown. Jr. 0 3 John Brademas + 2 Torn He.gedom ~~ ~amu~;t~ ~w_,,tr,~,_ Jerry Lewis 0 4 Dan Quayle - 37 3 Bill Fre.-1 .. ...,_ Jerry M. Pattt:!rson - ·-· 38 + 5 Elwood Hillis 4 Bruce F. Vento - 30 R'obert C McEwen 39 William E. Dannemeyer 6 David W. Evans - - - 5 Martin Olav Sabo + 11 Don,ld J Mitchell Robert E. Badham 7 John T Myers - 40 6 Richard Nolan 0 J2 Jame~ M Hanle>' 41 Bob Wilson 0 8 H Joel Deckard - - 7 Arlan Stangeland ~ 33 (Jary A Lee 42 Lionel Van Deerlin + 9 Lee H Hamilton 8 James L. Oberstar - 34 Frank Horton + 43 Clair W. Burgener 10 Phil Sharp - 3S Barber B. Conable, Jr. + Andy Jacobs, Jr - 11 - MISSISSIPPI 36 John J. Lafalce COLORADO I Jamie L. Whitten - 37 Henn; J Nowak 1 Patricia Schroeder + IOWA - 2 David R Bowen - 38 Jack F. Kemp 2 Timothy E Wirth + 1 Jim Leach + 3 G. V !Sonny) Montgomery - J9 Stanley N. Lundine . 3 Ray "Kogovsek 2 Tom Tauke ·- + 4 Jon Hinson - 4 James P Johnson + 3 Charles E Grassley - 5 Trent Lott - NORTH CAROLINA 5 Ken Kramer - 4 Neal Smith - I Walter B. Jone:s 0 5 Tom Harkin - • MISSOURI 2 L. H Fountain CONNECTICUT 6 Berkley Bedell - I William (Bill} Clay + 3 Charles Whitley I I William R Corter - 2 Robert A Young - 4 Ike F. Andrews + 2 Christopher J Dodd + KANSAS 3 Richard A. Gephardt - 5 Stephen L Neal + 3 Robert N Giaimo 1 Keith G. Sebelius - I· + 4 Ike Skelton - 6 Richardson Pteyer Stewart B. McKinney 2 James Jeffries - 4 + 5 Richard Bolling 0 7 Charlie Rose + 5 William Ratchford + 3 Larry Winn, Jr. 0 I 6 E. Thomas Coleman - 8 W. G {Bill) Hefner 6 Toby Moffett 4 Dan Glickman + + 7 Gene Taylor - 9 James G. Martin 0 5 Robert Whittaker + 8 Richard H lchord - 10 James T. Broyhill + DELAWARE + 9 Harold L Volkmer - II Lamar Gudget Thomas B Evans. Jr. KENTUCKY AL + 10 Bill D. Burlison - 1 Carroll Hubbard, Jr. - NORTH DAKOTA 2 William H. Natcher - - FLORIDA MONTANA AL Mark Andrews Earl Hutto 3 Romano L. Mazzoli - I I Pat Williams + 2 Don Fuqua - 4 Gene Snyder - 2 Ron Marlenee - 3 Charles E Bennett - 5 Tim Lee Carter - 4 Bill Chappell, Jr 0 6 Larry J. Hopkins - (continued on p. 11) 5 Richard Kelly - 7 Carl D. Perkins - 11 HOUSE VOTES (continued) OHIO PENNSYLVANIA (cont.) TENNESSEE VIRGINIA [ Willis Gradison - 2 William H. Gray + [ James H (Jimmy) Qulllen - [ PaulS. Trible. Jr. - 2 Thomas A. Luken - 3 Raymond F Lederer - 2 John J. Duncan - 2 G. William Whitehurst - 3 Tony P Hall 0 4 Charles F Dougherty - 3 Marilyn Lloyd Bouquard - 3 David E. Satterl!eld - 4 Tennyson Guyer - 5 Richard T Schulze - 4 Albert Gore, Jr. - 4 Robert W Daniel - 5 Delbert L Latta 6 Gus Yatron - 5 Bill Boner - 5 Dan Daniel - 6 William H H<1rsha - 7 Robert W Edgar + 6 Robin L. Beard, Jr - 6 M. Caldwell Butler + 7 Clarence J. Brown 0 8 Peter H Kostmayer + 7 Ed Jones - 7 J. Kenneth Robinson - 8 Thomas N. Kindness - 9 Bud Shuster - 8 Harold E. Ford + 8 Herbert E. Harris, II + 9 Thomas L Ashley + 10 Joseph M McDade - 9 William C. Wampler - 10 Clarence E. Miller - 11 Daniel J Rood 0 TEXAS 10 Joseph l. Fisher + 11 J. William Stanton - 12 John P Murtha - 1 Sam B. Hall, Jr. - r 12 Samuel L. Devine - 13 Lawrence Coughlin + 2 Charles Wilson + WASHINGTON 13 Don J Pease + 14 William S. Moorhead + 3 James M. Co1llns - 1 Joel Pritchard 0 14 John F Seiberling + 15 Donald L Ritter + 4 Ray Roberts 0 2 AI Swift + 15 Chalmers P. Wylie - 16 Robert S. Walker - 5 Jim Mattox + 3 Don Bonker + 16 Ralph S. Regula - 17 AllenE Ertel - 6 Phil Gramm - 4 Mike McCormack + 17 John M. Ashbrook 0 18 Doug Walgren + 7 Bill Archer - 5 Thomas S. Foley + 18 Douglas Applegate - 19 Bill Goodling 0 8 Bob Eckhardt + 6 Norman D. Dicks + - 19 Lyle Williams 20 Joseph M. Gaydos - 9 Jack Brooks + 7 Mike Lowry + 20 Mary Rose Oakar - 21 Don Bailey - 10 J. J. Pickle + 21 Louis Stokes + 22 Austin J. Murphy - 11 J. Marvin Leath - WEST VIRGINIA 22 Charles A. Vanik - 23 William F Clinger, Jr - 12 Jim Wright + I Robert H. Mollohan + - - 23 Ronald M. Mottl 24 Marc L. Marks - 13 Jack Hightower 2 Harley 0. Staggers - 25 Eugene V. Atkinson - 14 Joe Wyatt - 3 John M. Slack + OKLAHOMA 15 E. de Ia Garza 0 4 N!ckJ. Rahall - 1 James R. Jones + RHODE ISLAND 16 Richard C White - 2 Mike Synar + 1 Fernand J St. Germain - 17 Charles 5tenholm - WISCONSIN 3 Wes Watkins - 2 Edward P. Beard - 18 Mickey Leland + 1 Les Aspin - 4 Tom Steed - 19 Kent Hance - 2 Robert W. Kastenmeler + 5 Mickey Edwards - SOUTH CAROLINA 20 Henry B. Gonzale2 + 3 Alvin Baldus - 6 Glenn English • 1 Mendel J. Davis + 21 Tom Leoffier - 4 Clement J. Zablocki - 2 Floyd Spence - 22 Ron Paul - 5 HE!nry S. Reuss + OREGON 3 Butler Derrick + 23 Abraham Kazen, Jr. - 6 Thomas Petri - l Les AuCoin + 4 Carroll Campbell - 24 Martin Frost + 7 David RObey - 2 AI Ullman + 5 Ken Holland + 8 Tobias A. Roth - 3 Robert Duncan + 6 John W. Jenrette, Jr. + UTAH 9 F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. - 4 James Weaver + I Gunn McKay - SOUTH DAKOTA 2 Dan Marriott - WYOMING PENNSYLVANIA I Thomas A. Daschle + AL Richard Cheney - 1 Michael (Ouie) Myers 0 2 James Abdnor - VERMONT AL James M. Jeffords + Key 1. House defeated Hicks amendment to Omnibus Continuing Resolution which would have allowed funding for abortion for life endangerment, rape and incest victims, or when two doctors certified that there would be severe and longlasting physical health damage (existing law). Applied to Medicaid recipients, military personnel and dependents, Peace Corps volunteers, and District of Columbia's federal payment. (234-162) October 9, 1979. "+" = vote for amendment. Massachusetts Citizens Learn Political Skills The first political skills workshops of about finding a campaign in which to skills building, rather than on issue edu the IMPACT 80 program were held dur volunteer their newly found skills. cation. For that reason, the subject of ing Abortion Rights Action Week in The workshops were divided into two abortion was only touched peripherally Springfield and Watertown, Massachu areas. In the first, a panel of community -to explain why most people were at setts. residents sketched the structure of a tending. Workshop sessions were video Jean Weinberg, director of the pro campaign and explained campaign jar taped for distribution to NARAL mem gram, speaks glowing of the large gon that might be confusing to volun bers who would like to attend or to help groups which attended the workshops teers. "This section," Jean says, "is en with workshops in their areas. and of the overall success of the events. titled 'The Anatomy of a Campaign: The "If these workshops go on for the next ''When over 100 people get together Nuts and Bolts of Electoral Politics.' " ten months around the country," Jean in churches to attend workshops that The second component of the Ses emphasizes, "we will be able to meet the will enhance and/or help develop an sion, "Successful Volunteer Campaign challenges of the opposition by develop awareness of politics and political activi Participation," involved panels of local ing a politically active majority of voters ties, it's very exciting.'' political figures, who described volun who will be visibly involved in key cam According to Jean, most of the people teer tasks, skills needed to accomplish paigns and who can make an impact on attending had never been active in poli those tasks, and actual results of volun the 1980 elections.'' tics. Nevertheless, by the end of the teer participation. evening, most were excited and decisive In the workshops, the emphasis is on 12 Action You Can Take • Brush up your telephone and en majority. The 1980 elections are the velope-stuffing skills. They can make time to prove it. you a valuable campaign worker-for • NARAL Affiliates do not receive the candidate of your choice! money from national membership fees. • Start looking now, for pro-choice Join your state NARAL group as well as candidates you can support in the 1980 national NARAL Help support the elections. Learn their views on abortion; growing grassroots network and be let them know yours. come involved in local abortion rights • Register to vote. Pro-choice is the activity. You can make a difference! New NARAL brochures are now available. "It's Your plains NARAL's role in the abortion rights struggle. "You are visible, vocal, voting" tells how you, as an individual, can make a difference. Free. Inside Abortion Rights Action Week P. 1 Countdown P.3 Congress Acts P.4 Senate Votes P.5 Times Ad P.6 Oregon Spotlight P.8 Voter Quiz P.8 House Votes P. 10 Skills Workshops P. 11 I I • NARAL . 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