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MontanaMT The University of MMontana ontana Kaimmq q Our 98th year, Issue 46 Kaimin is a Salish word for messages W ednesday, N o v em b er 29,1995 Late-term abortions debated federally Sonja Lee of the Kaimin Abortion rights advocates and opponents in Missoula are question­ ing how a bill which would make “partial-birth abortions” illegal at the federal level might influence the validity of all late-trimester abor­ tions. The “Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act” H.R. 1833 which passed in the House of Representatives is now in the House Judiciary Committee. The bill defines partial-birth abor­ tion as “an abortion in which the per­ son performing the abortion partially delivers a living fetus before killing the fetus and completing the deliv­ ery.” A physician knowingly perform­ ing a partial-birth abortion would be fined or imprisoned for a two year WHEN KSENIJA Radovanovic parents sent her to the U.S. three years ago to escape the violence in Bosnia she only expected to maximum. The bill makes an excep­ be gone several weeks. Radovanovic is know spending her time at The University of Montana, studying English as a second tion if the procedure is necessary to language. save the life of the mother. Missoula Right to Life is working to put public pressure on Congress to War delays homecoming fop Bosnian student see the bill pass in the Senate. Janet Radovanovic said, she never knew what intensity for centuries,” Lauren said. Seagraves of Missoula Right to Life M ercedes D avison of the Kaimin nationality or religion her friends were Although working toward a solution said she is encouraging people to and life was normal in the former in the region will be difficult and long- make phone calls and write letters. lasting, Lauren said, it does not mean Ksenija Radovanovic didn’t go home socialist country of Yugoslavia. And she Even if the procedure has not been doesn’t understand how her fellow citi­ the world should give up on making used in Montana at this point, for Thanksgiving because her home is peace. in Sarajevo, Bosnia. zens could split into separate nationali­ Seagraves said, the issue is important ties and not be able to live with each It’s not right, Lauren said, to throw because a number of clinics in It’s been more than three years since up our hands and say the situation is so she’s seen her house, which, she said, another. Montana do late-trimester abortions “I don’t know how to divide them. ‘A’ complex that our actions won’t make a and could adopt the procedure in the sits right on the front lines of battle in to *L’ is Serbian and ‘M’ to ‘Z’ is difference. future. the war-tom city. Croatian?” she said. “As soon as any person says th at... Deborah Frandsen, director of “When the fighting started, no one But the differences in nationalities you simply let the world careen out of Planned Parenthood, said the proce­ really thought it would last,” control,” Lauren said. dure, which has not been done in Radovanovic, a UM student getting her have a long history. Paul Lauren, a UM history professor, And the politics behind America’s Missoula, is used in the second master’s degree in English as a second involvement won’t go unnoticed in the said the problems basically stem from trimester and only under particular language, said Tuesday. year before the next presidential elec­ the differing languages, races and reli­ circumstances. It is used typically to With only a bathrobe and her home­ tion. gions of the Bosnians, Croatians, and save a mother’s life or when a baby is work, Radovanovic left her home in “It’s not strictly a partisan issue,” Serbians. The boundaries between grossly deformed. Frandsen said par­ Sarajevo in May of 1992. She hasn’t said Michael Laslovich, a UM professor them have been drawn and redrawn tial-birth abortion is both a miserable returned. in political science. and difficult decision for a mother. “I was sure I was going back in time throughout the centuries. But it is a political issue, Laslovich “For members of Congress to think for finals,” Radovanovic said. “The rivalries in the area are ancient they know best about these situations Growing up in Sarajevo, and have been proceeding with varying See “B osnia” page 8 is the height of hypocrisy,” she said. The bill could have terrible effects on any doctor who performs second trimester abortions because it is writ­ ASUM president fires SPA co-director ten vaguely, Frandsen said. Because personnel policy and for these reasons Erik Hadley said. doctors are held responsible, E rica C urless she was discharged from duty.” Skomogoski said she complied with Frandsen said, many will stop doing of the Kaimin Skomogoski said she wasn’t surprised her job description by researching and late-trimester abortions altogether. about her termination because of recent educating the Senate and student body Seagraves said there are people on Student Political Action Co-director conflicts with Lee. on issues such as the Nov. 7 city election both sides of the issue who do not Kim Skomopwj®^ was tired Tuesday by “A research verses action committee is and the $4 billion proposed financial aid care for the partial-birth abortion ASUM President Matt Lee for poor per­ where a lot of conflict came in,” cuts. procedure. formance, he said. Skomogoski said. “I wouldn’t totally lis­ “Every task he demanded I did,” she “Those lfeft supporting the proce- Lee appointed Skomogoski as SPA off- ten to what he wanted SPA to be. I want­ said. dure,” she said, “are the doctors who campus director in September with ed to take action with students and get Skomogoski said she did not attend are making money off it and the pro­ Senate approval. ASUM personnel policy them involved with issues and that’s not the Nov. 20 City Council meeting because abortion activists who are breaking requires the off-campus director to repre­ what he wanted.” the discussion on the disputed housing out that we’re after them when, in sent UM at Missoula City Council meet­ Some senators and SPA members said ordinance was in committee and the fact, the wording is carefully con­ ings, the state legislature, Board of they felt the conflict became personal other issues dealing with students were trived and they’re not in any danger.” Regents meetings and other political after Lee introduced a bill to change not on the agenda. Cyndie Aplin of Missoula Right to forums. SPA’s focus and prevent the off-campus The SPA committee passed a resolu­ Life questioned, “how can we actually In Lee’s termination letter, he wrote director from attending Regent meetings tion Tuesday objecting to Skomogoski’s be doing this to a human when in fact that Skomogoski was discharged for per­ without presidential approval. The dismissal. The Senate will vote on the bill a person doing this to an animal formance problems and cited her failure Senate voted down the bill Nov. 15 and tonight before Lee appoints former would literally get the book thrown at to attend the Nov. 20 City Council meet­ Skomogoski attended the November ASUM Business Manager Tye Deines. them?” she said. “People in this soci­ ing as an example. regents meeting in Bozeman. “I know it can’t change anything,” ety would value an animal’s life in “I thought she could do the best job “In my opinion, he tried to change her Skomogoski said. “I think it’s nice to this particular case over a human’s but now I’ve changed my mind,” Lee said. job description and when that failed he know my committee and some senators life for the sake of rights.” “I think it was clear she had not followed fired her,” SPA member and former Sen. think I did a good job.” 2 Montana Kaimin, Wednesday, November 29,1995 Opinion Bosnia, Missoula both deserve peace The theme of peace seems to be recurring these days. On Monday, President Clinton announced that the United States would be sending 20,000 troops overseas to Bosnia. The reason: to try and keep peace in a war that has ravaged the country and claimed thousands of lives in the process. Closer to home, this week marks the first annual observation of Peace Week, as declared locally by the Jeannette Kaimin Rankin Peace Resource Center. The idea is to bring the community editorial together through various events that _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ celebrate peace, and commemorate those who work toward it by making it part of their lifestyle. Do these two events have anything in common? Sure.