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...story itself was supervised by Senior Editor Jim Atwater, who has supervised six children of his own. It was written by Senior Writer Otto Friedrich, a father of five, who is now watching his first granddaughter, Julia, 2, grow up. "Being a grandparent lets you relive the emotions of parenthood, but at a remove," Friedrich says. "And it really revives your interest." His interest in the young extends to the world of books. He has collaborated with his wife Priscilla on nine published children's volumes. One of them, The Easter Bunny That Overslept, a classic for 26 years...
...member of NOW, Planned Parenthood, the National Abortion Federation or any other pro-choice group. I am the mother of three children and the guardian of my 50-year-old retarded sister. Until faced with an abortion [June 27], few women could say with certainty what they would do. For those of us who subscribe to God's will, so be it. For those of us who simply cannot handle it, so be it. But let the decision be ours...
...believe the court rulings were so sweeping that there will be little that can be done at the state level," said Planned Parenthood's Wattleton. But last week's decisions are unlikely to cool the abortion battle. "Every time a decision comes down, we pick up more activists," says David O'Steen of the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life. Pro-lifers hope that the composition of the high court could change in their favor if Reagan seeks and wins a second term; five of the pro-choice majority are over 73 years old. More immediately, the movement...
...This is a great victory, a major victory," declared Jane Gruenebaum of the National Abortion Federation. Much to the relief of the "prochoice" forces, the decision shifts the battleground over abortion away from various state legislatures where "prolife" activists had carried their crusade. Planned Parenthood's president Faye Wattleton declared, "The decisions effectively remove the threat that has hung over the continuation of abortion services...
...that the abortion is in her best interests. Antiabortion forces are sure to press for legislation that meets this definition. Nine states currently have some form of parental-consent rule, and eleven others require parental notification. The impact can be dramatic. In Minnesota, according to Planned Parenthood, abortions for minors dropped by one-third after girls were compelled to notify either their parents or a judge...