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WASHINGTON--The House agreed yesterday to allow federally paid abortions for poor women who are victims of rape or incest, reversing nearly a decade of more restrictive votes and inviting a veto from President Bush...
...provision agreed to by the House would allow Medicaid payments for abortions when the mother's life is in jeopardy or when the pregnancy resulted from a rape or incest that was "promptly" reported to authorities. Since 1981--and as recently as Aug. 2--the House has voted for language limiting federal aid to abortions in cases in which the woman's life was in danger...
...sometimes the outcome is very bad. Some search for decades to no avail; others learn that their child has been abused, that their mother committed suicide or that they are the product of incest. Even a happy reunion can produce "an overwhelming feeling of anger and confusion, and rearrange everything in one's life," says Linda Brown, co-author of a forthcoming book on the subject, Birthbond...
...uneasy middle ground is precisely the territory that many Americans occupy. Pollsters commonly find that about 40% of the public believe abortion should be available for any reason a woman may choose. A slightly higher percentage typically believe it should be available only in cases of rape, incest or to protect the health of the mother. But a large majority, usually around 70%, regularly say the decision to have an abortion should be left to the woman...
...lawyer, believing that death is the ultimate climax, impale each victim on the cold steel of their lust. Law of Desire draws a bent triangle: a gay movie director, his transsexual sister (Maura) and her adopted child's rightful mother (played by a Spanish drag queen). Revelations of murder, incest, suicide and lotsa hot sex follow, but the tone remains knowing, tender. As Matador is about desire, Law is about caring; the first picture is a morgue shot, the latter a cardiogram. The film is as heartfelt as the tears that seep from behind its hero's red plastic sunglasses...