Word: fabric
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...also undoing a crucial 1965 decision, Griswold v. Connecticut. In that ruling the court found that the right of privacy protects the decision to use contraceptives. Abortion is different, Fried replied, because it involves the purposeful termination of potential life. "We are not asking the court to unravel the fabric of . . . privacy rights which this court has woven," he said at the beginning of his presentation. "Rather, we are asking the court to pull this one thread...
...Javits, wife of the late Senator Jacob Javits, had to forgo a lucrative contract with Iran Air. In 1984 Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield's wife Antoinette ran into trouble when Greek businessman Basil Tsakos paid her $55,000 for decorating his apartment, which seemed like a lot for choosing fabric swatches and paint chips, while her husband was simultaneously urging federal support for Tsakos' $12 billion oil pipeline...
...latest Blankie scare was just last September. I arrived safely at school, but my trusty fabric companion was inadvertantly left at home. (Note the passive voice.) "Mom!" I begged on the phone that night. "Send Blankie fast...
...knows that access to birth control is not enough. "When kids are empowered with information and stimulated by hope for the future, it has a contraceptive effect," says Carrera. "Education. Employment. Their own bank accounts. Good health. Family involvement. Self-esteem. These are also contraceptives. It's the total fabric that is important." Carrera also teaches them how to play sports, like squash, that rely on individual discipline and control. "Whenever you posit a single solution to a complex problem, you are not as successful...
...many of the promises of 1969 went unfulfilled. Racism and poverty still tear at the fabric of our society. The United States government continues to conduct illegal and unpopular foreign policy. The revolution envisioned by activists of 1969 never happened--and the rally celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Harvard strike shows some of the reasons...