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That swimming continues to be a man's world is also evident. One female coach recalls being one of very few women present at the World Coaching Clinic and listening to a lecture on the role of the coach as a "father figure." Another young woman remembers sitting at a national meet in a row of coaches only to have the server of refreshments pass over her, mistakenly believing she was a wife or mother. Incidents like this commonly lead to the feeling of being "definitely misplaced," says Thornton...
...Colo., abortion clinic...
...Atlanta abortion clinic offered free abortions to Medicaid-eligible patients for one day only. Fifty women applied, more than double the normal daily number. Some 70 abortion foes turned out in pouring rain to protest at the clinic, many carrying small children...
Missouri. Saturday pro-life sit-ins at selected abortion clinics in St. Louis are symptomatic of the fiery personal confrontations engendered by the abortion debate. A week ago, two dozen protesters at the Women's Clinical Group tried to talk arriving women out of having abortions and blocked the door to prevent them from entering the clinic. Police then arrested the protesters for trespassing. Ann O'Donnell, one of the pro-life leaders, believes at least one woman is dissuaded from an abortion each week. Says she: "When a woman sees that someone is willing to be arrested...
Edith, 37, a staffer at an abortion clinic in Los Angeles, also remembers having an abortion. "It was in 1964, and it was the classic illegal abortion. I was scared to death. It was late at night and cash in hand. When I screamed in pain, the doctor said, 'You really like this, don't you?' I don't want women to ever have to suffer what I suffered...