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...arrive at a dead end. We have two choices--either to assert ourselves as independent, self-respecting, intelligent women or to strip ourselves of this integrity with the hope of attaining social appeal to men. It used to seem we were heading toward an era in which these two elements could be fused, in which we would not have to make a choice. If our intellectual abilities are not desirable to Harvard men, then we can assume they are equally if not more disadvantageous elsewhere. If at Harvard we are not surrounded by men who attribute great value to female...
...recent weeks, it has been proposed by supporters of choice on this campus that the appeals in the pamphlet to one's moral conscience are "inimical to what campus debate should be." As if the pre-born child were irrelevant, the advocates assert that the picture was "designed to provoke an immediate emotional reaction rather than rational debate...
More hard-to-believe testimony comes from David C. Reardon in his article entitled "The Abortion Experience for Victims of Rape and Incest." It uses data from 1979 to assert that "the vast majority of incest victims want to carry their pregnancy to term." If they do, then why is the case of incest so often used as the paragon example of an unwanted pregnancy...
Mexico promptly filed an international trade complaint. But it also took steps to reduce dolphin deaths, and by 1995 the number of dolphins killed by tuna fishermen annually had dropped below 5,000 worldwide--demonstrating, Mexicans assert, that fishing boats can encircle dolphins without killing the animals. The U.S. and a coalition of green groups met with Latin nations in Panama last October to hammer out new guidelines for environmentally sound tuna fishing. Their declaration permits encirclement so long as onboard observers certify that no dolphin drowned during the netting operation, and its provisions became the basis for a bill...
There is, however, a way to avoid all the potential unpleasantness associated with blocking groups. Don't block, just float. It is a simple solution, but it requires a solid constitution on the part of the floater. Very few of us have the courage to assert our independence in that way, to put our faith and our future happiness in the hands of fate. Or is it chance...