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CONGRESS VOTES New York Times, Appealing to the American People to Get Involved in the Abortion Rights Struggle 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.
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