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...respectively. The couples’ nuptial bliss is thrown into doubt when it is revealed that one of them—no one can say which for sure—may be the heir to the Kingdom of Barataria. The heir among them was transplanted to Venice at birth??but not before being engaged to the lovely Casilda (Cambridge Riley), the daughter of the Spanish Duke of Plazatoro (Jim Luiz). However, Casilda is now in love with Luiz (Dan A. Spitzer ’05), and the possibility of marrying otherwise fills her with as much consternation...
...national pro-life movement has utilized what is sometimes called a salami technique in their fight against legalized abortion, by pushing for incremental prohibitions of particularly unpopular practices, one at a time. When certain forms of abortion are outlawed—such as the “partial birth?? abortion ban recently signed by President Bush—it puts all other forms of abortion on the bargaining table...
Silly me, despite the dire warnings from pro-choice spokespersons about how the “partial-birth?? abortion ban tears at the fabric of Roe v. Wade, I wasn’t too worried about the new legislation. I knew that “partial-birth?? abortions were pretty rare, and so it all seemed like a hollow victory for the pro-life lobby. That was until I read the fine print. There is one exception built into the ban—doctors are allowed to perform the operation if the pregnancy puts the woman?...
...have to admit, just as I was pretty clueless when it came to the more serious implications of the “partial-birth?? ban, I also came relatively late to the realization that a woman’s right to an accessible, affordable abortion is no retro issue. The reality is the “right to choose” doesn’t even exist yet for large demographics of poor and minority women. According to recent data published by the Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health and the Alan Guttmacher Institute, 87 percent...
...tired “choice” rhetoric, and examine the reality of women’s agency in the U.S. For now at least, abortion is still safe and legal, but it’s not even an option for many women. Forget the “partial-birth?? ban; we should have been up in arms decades...