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That does not mean that all women who get pregnant should be forced to have the baby. There are competing constitutional claims for both the mother and the fetus, a potential rational being, which must be balanced. Sometimes this balance would mean that some women should be allowed to have...
This country's laws have recognized that minors are not completely rational and cannot be held responsible for all their actions. No one is born knowing that sex leads to babies, so no one can be expected to make a rational decision about sex until educated. The state must insure...
-- The dark smoke of riots hanging over the Washington skyline -- smoke giddy with looting and circus, but at last completely rational: a sort of clarity of bitterness.
As the two men, including myself, argued the importance of identifying her as an employee, the women became increasingly angered. Rational argument on both sides quickly disappeared, and we were accused of being sexist, taking a cold and clinincal approach to the event.
A year ago, as a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, Gov. Michael S. Dukakis campaigned across the country touting the "Massachusetts Miracle." Aides to powerful Senate President William M. Bulger, a Democrat, were quietly talking about a campaign for state-wide office. And no rational politician dared make designs...