Word: prohibitive
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...staff makes the sweeping statement that society "has no claim on the individual...that trumps the individual's right to privacy in decision making." No claim? Didn't the staff just say that it would prohibit third-trimester abortions...
...staff proclaims that "it is unfair to force [the pro-life] position upon those who do not share this belief." But if it is fair to prohibit mothers who believe they have a right to third-trimester abortions from having these abortions, then the real issue is not whether the mother should be allowed to decide for herself but whether the young fetus is morally equivalent to the older fetus...
Despite its size, Jardine still attempts to run the class like a seminar. Even though students are seated in a circle, numbers prohibit a completely discussion-oriented class...
...federal government and the state of Massachusetts have adopted extensive legislation to stem obscenity. Explicitly or by judicial decision (such as in the recent case of U.S. v. Thomas), such laws have been found applicable to computers. In addition, laws such as Massachusetts Chapter 272, Section 48, specifically prohibit the provision of obscenity to minors. Further intrusive-as well as far more expansive-legislation is simply unnecessary...
...legislation being protested: making it illegal to transmit "indecent" materials to minors, or discuss where or how to get an abortion on the Internet. The ACLU says it will challenge the bill in federal court, contending that the bill's wording is so vague that it would prohibit transmittal of novels like "Catcher in the Rye" and other forms of already-permitted free speech. Acccording to TIME's Joshua Quittner, "The protest shows the solidarity of online providers against a truly Kafkaesque piece of legislation." Quittner is not disappointed by the relative gentleness of the protest. "The online community...