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...Henry Hyde. The law, which initially allowed federally funded abortions only if the mother's life was endangered, was expanded last , summer to include cases of rape and incest. Furthermore, the revised Hyde Amendment requires only that a woman "self-certify" that an abortion is necessary. So, Representative Nita Lowey said recently, "I'd tell my constituents, 'Send a letter. Say you were raped. Say it was incest. Say you have heart disease.' " Lowey admits such advice is "lousy public policy" (and claims she was being ironic when she offered it), but other pro-choice advocates insist that a woman...
...Administration, meanwhile, appears charmed by Lowey's "advice." Fearing a dustup that could scuttle health reform, Clinton is trying to sidestep the controversy by promising to cover "medically necessary pregnancy-related services." If the President thinks he can dance around the pro-lifers with that language, he should think again. "Medically necessary" is a term of bureaucratic art. It dates from the days before Hyde's amendment and was routinely interpreted as permitting abortion on demand. Hyde is ready for war: "No way am I going to let the crucial definitions be determined by the little one," he says scornfully...
...date, what courses to take in school, even how often to have sex with a spouse. One former convert says he was led through a detailed financial inventory to ensure that he would contribute heavily. Despite such extraordinary intrusions, many insist the group has uplifted them. Boston chiropractor Ken Lowey, for one, says that before he and his wife Ann signed up, "there was a real emptiness, no sense ) of purpose in our lives...
...business, we applaud the promotion agency who concocted this farce. If it works, it will be a tribute to American ingenuity. However, we object to the use of the House Dining Halls for the distribution of advertising leaflets, as we almost had indigestion today snickering over them. Stephen Lowey '55 Howard W. Barnes...
...baseball team finished a strong third in the league. Led by former freshman captain Ron Peyton, who not only starred at bat, but pitched, the team included Tony Van Wye at first base, Cook at second, Bob Goldman at short, Mike Porder at third, George Buheler, catching, and Stove Lowey, Bill Dennis and Ted Rose in the outfield...