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...staff is hypocritical in advocating women's right to choose abortion but not conceding--indeed not aggressively defending--the constitutional right of others to protest that choice in a way that does not physically harm their opponents...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT MUST DO MORE TO CONTROL ITS RADICAL FRINGE | Title: Blocking Clinic Doors | 3/16/1999 | See Source »

...food unit but couldn't because of the legal quagmire it was trapped in during the tobacco suits," says Kadlec, adding that the time is long past when people could claim to have smoked without knowing the risk. "People under a certain age have no claim. The real harm is known, and there may be some suits, but this move makes good business sense. Now it's time for the company to go forward." But don't expect those with smoking-related illnesses to sit back quietly. Legal challenges are expected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RJR Nabisco Splitting Up | 3/9/1999 | See Source »

...other groups" might those be? Coming out has become equated with the experience of homosexuality or transgenderism, but Berry refuses to come out and say it. It is impossible to divide such a metaphor from its common usage; to use the term coming out so irresponsibly is to do harm to the youth and adults brave enough to live their lives in the open...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Conservative Event Reflects Ignorance of Gay Issues | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...tobacco suits seem to have a somewhat stronger base at first; it is the product itself, not misuse by its owner, that causes real bodily harm. Still, legislatures aware of the harmful side effects of tobacco products have intentionally refrained from outlawing tobacco distribution, despite prohibitions on other unhealthy drugs such as cocaine, heroine or marijuana. Furthermore, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations regarding tobacco production specify which products can be legally distributed. Thus, any decision finding criminal fault in production of products that meet these established standards directly contradicts--or perhaps I should say circumvents--the existing...

Author: By Joshua S. Carson, | Title: Don't Sue for Gun Control | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...other groups" might those be? Coming out has become equated with the experience of homosexuality or transgenderism, but Berry refuses to come out and say it. It is impossible to divide such a metaphor from its common usage; to use the term coming out so irresponsibly is to do harm to the youth and adults brave enough to live their lives in the open...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

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