Word: dubay
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...season and 11th of her career—to right-center to give the Crimson a 1-0 lead. BU overtook Harvard on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third with two scores of its own. With runners on first and second, the Terriers’ Melissa Dubay pounded a triple to right field that landed just inside the foul line. The Crimson avoided further trouble with two consecutive outs at third and second. But, BU furthered its lead in the next inning when Rachel Hebert singled to score teammate Emily Roesch, who had advanced to third...
...game by adding runs to its slim lead. After the Terriers scored twice in the sixth inning, giving them a 3-0 advantage, Harvard showed a late flicker, posing a threat in the final inning with consecutive singles. BU closed the game out moments later, as shortstop Melissa Dubay caught a rocket line drive off the bat of Crimson junior Melissa Schellberg and tossed the ball to Emily Roesch, who stomped on second base for a 6-4-3 double play...
...Wanda Franz, president of National Right to Life, is glad to see Dubay's case calling attention to the mixed messages society sends to men. "He's basically saying that a woman now has the right to engage in sex relations without worrying about having a child she's responsible for. He wants the same right - to be able to have sex with a woman and if she gets pregnant, he shouldn't have to be responsible, since he can't force her to have an abortion legally...
...deadbeat dads," men have a greater financial incentive to pressure women into ending unwanted pregnancies. Some threaten to break up with their partner if she doesn't get an abortion. There is concern that violence against pregnant women is fueled by men trying to avoid a financial liability. So Dubay could argue that allowing men to shed their financial obligations for unwanted children might protect women from all kinds of pressure when they are deciding how to handle an unplanned pregnancy...
...sever their financial ties to unwanted children, is what becomes of that child, particularly as states cut back on health care and social services. "What I expect to hear [from the court] is that the way things are is not really fair, but that's the way it is," Dubay told the Associated Press. "Just to create awareness would be enough, to at least get a debate started...