Word: refundability
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...grand scheme of things, a one-dollar refund might not seem like much. But in the case of the Harvard University Health Services (UHS) policy that grants students with a “strong moral objection” to abortion a refund on a portion of their health fee, this dollar has more serious implications. It not only undermines the efficacy of University health policy, but also unduly elevates the moral claims of anti-abortionists above all other moral claims...
...Though HRL seemingly encourages students only to opt out “in the interest of principle” and if they have a “strong moral objection,” their decision to send such flyers to all students without disclosing the dollar amount of the refund suggests their intent to cause widespread impact. In targeting the entire student body, HRL seems to betray its stated intentions and actually cause a significant financial effect. By structuring the campaign the way it has chosen to—sweeping house mailboxes to increase “awareness?...
...waiver also does not list the amount of the refund (one dollar per term...
...that the nominal amount of the refund is not mentioned on the waiver has caused some students to consider signing the form in order to get money back for a service they don’t believe they’ll use. THE TERMS OF THE DEBATE...
...Kwong maintains that obtaining this refund is a right of Harvard students...