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...this page in January, now is the time when vocal support for freedom of choice is more important than ever. The number of abortion providers in America has plummeted and continues to fall as more doctors become targets of extremist pro-life organizations. (Tuesday's huge punitive decision in Oregon against the creators of the "Nuremberg Files" Web site, which posts a "wanted list" of abortionists, is one sign that the courts are beginning to take action, though the judgment will most likely be overturned due to First Amendment considerations...
...HOME: Michael Graves, postmodern architect, designer of the Portland Building in Oregon and the Crooks House in Indiana, has a new feather in his cap: availability at Target. The discount chain commissioned the architect to create a line of housewares after working with him on the restoration of the Washington Monument, which it's partly funding. He brought forth such potential budget wedding gifts as a toaster, kitchen utensils, a patio set and an ice bucket. Next: Issey Miyake redoes the Big Gulp for 7-Eleven...
...everything else. In a hyperconnected digital age, the last thing anyone can afford is an analog connection to a government that doesn't get it, can't keep up and is probably only going to make things worse if it finds you. Gordon Smith, the freshman Republican Senator from Oregon, is worried that a government engineered more than two centuries ago risks irrelevance in the Internet age. He and Democrat Ron Wyden held a series of bipartisan town meetings earlier this month, thinking they might be a good antidote to the bickering. But what Smith heard from voters surprised...
...staff sidesteps the critical fact that the Web site in question aims to incite violence against innocent citizens who perform a legal medical procedure. In so doing, the site weakens its claims to First Amendment protection, and we hope the Federal court in Oregon considers this question more seriously than the staff...
However, regardless of the Oregon federal court's decision, it is clear that the longer violence against abortion providers goes relatively unchecked, the harder it will become for women to have access to a safe and legal abortion. According to the National Abortion Federation, 84 percent of America's counties have no abortion clinics. Many of the doctors cited on The Nuremberg Files list have bravely said they will continue to do their jobs in the face of possible attacks, but they need help...