Word: uhse
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But after experimenting this summer with a program for employees and faculty members that allowed participants with moral objections to withdraw the portion of the health services fee that would go toward that coverage--less than $1.00--the UHS, with Corporation approval, decided to offer the same program to students...
Bisbee said she has counseled about 50 undergraduates seeking abortions each year in the past, but said she cannot predict how many students will approach UHS now that the University will pay for abortions.
Jane R. Clark '77, chairman of the health care subcommittee of the Radcliffe Union of Students (RUS), said yesterday the committee believes the UHS policy respects arguments against abortions while providing adequate coverage.
RUS has maintained an emergency fund for Radcliffe students seeking abortions and maternity aid, and Clark and other RUS members have been active in discussions with UHS about its policy.
Grace Mary Belfiore '79, who objected last year to the RUS abortion coverage, said yesterday she believes the UHS plan is a fair one. "The important thing to me is that I don't have to pay for any part of it," she said.