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...statutory exemption will prevail on appeal. Says Harvey Silverglate of the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: "It's virtually impossible to convict the parents in the face of that exemption." Silverglate and others think the Twitchell conviction -- particularly if it is overturned -- could ultimately prompt nationwide efforts to repeal legal exemptions for spiritual healing. While that would be a tremendous blow to the Christian Scientists and other religious groups, it would, say child-advocacy groups, be an important step toward granting the nation's children a fundamental human right. Says Jetta Bernier of the Massachusetts Committee for Children...
Although a repeal of the law--which was sponsored by Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.)--is unlikely, AIDS Institutes affiliates said Harvard's withdrawal from the conference would be an important symbolic gesture...
...week of stormy rallies led the council to repeal the motion on the grounds that an on-campus ROTC would violate University and council rules forbidding affiliation with groups that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation...
After her session with Gorbachev, Prunskiene said she felt that "significant steps toward agreement" had been taken. But by the next day it was clear the basic issue had still not been resolved. TASS observed that Lithuania had failed to repeal the act of independence. Soviet officials later added that at least a "suspension" of the declaration was required. Baker tried to keep the pressure on by urging Prunskiene to consider suspending the independence declaration as a way to open a dialogue...
President F.W. de Klerk promised major changes in apartheid last week -- but not yet in the system's mainstays. The reformist politician said he would pursue repeal of the Separate Amenities Act, a 1953 law that provides for segregation of public facilities. Disappointingly, De Klerk pledged reform but not repeal of the laws that define residential apartheid, reserve just 13% of the nation's land for the black majority, and classify all citizens by race...