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...abortion would almost certainly result in a further increase in the already high rate of illegitimate births -- now at 23% of American children born each year -- and teenage pregnancies. Taxpayers would end up footing the bill for some of that; half of all welfare payments go to women who gave birth as teenagers. Pro-lifers maintain that the dimensions of the problem would be smaller than many fear, because banning abortion would encourage people to be more cautious about sex. "Once the law tells us that abortion is illegal, there will be far fewer pregnancies to abort," insists Dr. John...
...There will be a high political price to pay for being anti-choice," promises Gloria Allred, a Los Angeles attorney and women's rights activist. Predictions like that will come true, however, only if abortion is made into the kind of litmus test that it has already become for many pro-lifers. Can pro-choice supporters be made single-issue voters, who will elect a candidate who shares their views on abortion even if they disagree with him on defense, taxes or the environment...
WHISTLER AND HIS CIRCLE, Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul. Etchings, lithographs and paintings representing Whistler's high achievements in those media as well as his influence on other late-19th century artists, chiefly such Americans as Joseph Pennell, Charles Keene and John Marin. Through June...
HEATHERS. There's a disturbing mortality rate among Westerburg High's snooty elite. A rash of suicides? Or is someone killing the prom queens of Ohio? Daniel Waters' witty script touches two stark teen issues: the need to be accepted and the urge...
...Reagan sent the U.S.S. New Jersey to Lebanon, where it fired shells at Syrian and Druze positions with a high rate of inaccuracy. While many military experts argued that battleships simply provide an empty show of force, defenders of the dreadnoughts responded that in some situations they are invaluable in projecting a nation's power and determination. "In peacetime the mission is political presence," says naval analyst Norman Polmar, "and they are very impressive for that." But they are also quite expensive. While cheaper to operate than an aircraft carrier, each of the four active battleships consumes $80 million...