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...Beausset’s comment (“Adopt a Conscience,” Oct. 31). When I was eight years old my parents adopted my sister, Kim, who was three months old at the time, from Korea. Within two years we learned that she had cerebral palsy and mental retardation. Thanks to many years of advocacy by my mom, great public school programs, and many wonderful people, Kim now has a terrific situation living in a group home in Wellesley. She works at a retail store and has a wonderful social life. Had she not had the very good...
...value freedom of expression, even when that expression offends others, there must be limits: activists have a responsibility to express their opinions without creating a hostile or pernicious environment for other students. Unfortunately, Harvard Right to Life (HRL) has acted irresponsibly by running a poster campaign that harms the mental health of rape victims...
...Ultimately, this student will either choose to go through with the pregnancy or to abort the fetus. Regardless of what others may believe about the morality of her decision, she does not deserve to be attacked by her fellow students. Her mental health, already unstable as a result of sexual violence, can only be further damaged after she reads posters which accuse her of murder. These posters make her feel more isolated from other students during the time when she most needs social support...
...seek to create a tolerant and comfortable environment for all students. The real world, as many of us will soon find out, is not always so tolerant or comfortable. But just because rape victims may encounter hostility outside of campus does not mean that campus organizations should compromise their mental health while they are at Harvard...
...call on HRL to educate without endangering students’ mental health. Only then will the abortion debate become the rational, respectful discussion which all abortion-related organizations should seek to create...