Word: invalidism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Imaginary Invalid...
Rationales used at that time were "based ondiscriminatory and sexist interests that the Courtwould no longer recognize," says Brandt. Thedevelopment of safe techniques and licensing lawshave rendered invalid such concerns about women'ssafety and the legitimacy of practitionersperforming the procedure...
...Going to a psychiatrist or marriage counselor, for example, is still strictly taboo, and making such a step public can be politically damaging, if not fatal. Kitty Dukakis, wife of Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis, thinks it a "sad commentary" that President Reagan referred to her husband as an "invalid" last August, after baseless rumors circulated that he had once sought counseling. "Everyone who needs help should be able to get it," she says. "It should never become a political decision...
Committee members said the case could prove invalid if the fraternity's lawyer is able to prove that Zeta Beta Tau does not qualify as a student organization because it did not register with the university this fall. The student disciplinary committee would then have no jurisdiction over the case...
...right to pass measures that would be objectionable to many others," said Julie Novkov '89, one of the authors of the proposed amendments. One of the amendments calls for agendas to be posted 48 hours before meetings, or for the decisions made at the meeting to be declared invalid...