The Michigan Daily-Friday, July 13, 1979-Page 13 Judge allows sterilization for retarded girl MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) - The at between the high 20s and high 30s, sterilization and the parents didn't be no comment because of the nature of parents of a severely retarded 18-year- compared to a normal measurement of show a burden of proof," Geltman said, the decision and the nature of the old girl can have their daughter about 100. She lives at home with her "They couldn't prove that contracep- proceedings." sterilized because she would be in- parents. tive sterilization was in her inherent Clifford Starrett, attorney for the capable of caring for a child, a Superior Polow's 37-page decision was issued best interest. We don't think that's ap- hospital, called the opinion "excellent" Court judge ruled yesterday. in the same courthouse that was the propriate. There are other methods of and said "the hospital will do a Judge Bertram Polow approved the scene of the famous Karen Ann Quinlan contraception." procedure as long as it is requested by request of Edward and Luanne Grady "right-to-die" case. The judge agreed Polow said in his decision that the the parents and no appeals are filed." of Sparta to authorize a tubal ligation with the Gradys' arguments that the Gradys need not make public any of Despite his ruling, the judge operation at Morristown Memorial Quinlan decision applied to their case their future actions in the case, such as cautioned that his decision "is not to be Hospital for their daughter, Lee Ann, a insofar as it established that a family's arranging when the operation will be interpreted as authorizing parents to victim of Down's syndrome, also known right to privacy outweighs the interests carried out. consent to the sterilization of incom- as mongolism. of the state. "Lee Ann has the same right to petent persons ... each case must be Officials at Morristown Memorial Nancy Geltman, New Jersey privacy as do all other persons," he decided on its own merits." Hospital, where the operation is to be Assistant Public Advocate, whose of- wrote. "Therefore, that decision is performed, had told the Gradys they fice entered the case to represent the protected by the same privilege as all Richard the Lionheart of England were unwilling to proceed unless they public interest, said she had not seen matters between physician or hospital died of a battle wound in France in 1199. were protected by a court order. the decision and could'not say whether and patient and should be arrived at Legends have romanticized him as a TESTIMONY during hearings before her office would appeal. privately without public disclosure." paragon of chivalry, but the facts of his Polow showed that Lee Ann Grady's in- "WE MAINTAINED the court did not IN A TELEPHONE interview, the life describe little more than a coarse telligence quotient has been measured possess the inherent ability to order young woman's father said, "There will and often brutal soldier. in aerospace awaits you at CA :ICA f5F V;I-*WP" Our Denver Division has many new op- portunities awaiting recent college graduates. Major facilities are located at Denver, CO; New Orleans, LA; Santa Maria, CA. Currently there are 365 con- tracts that involve work in such exciting areas as Space Launch Systems, De- fense Systems, Command and Informa- tion Systems, Payload Integration, Space Satellites, Solar Systems, Space Shuttle and the new generation-Missile System. Opportunities Now Within these areas are many entry- level growth positions that offer prac- tical experience In the advanced state of theengineerngart. Such fields as. Software * Test * Propulsion'- Ther- mophysics * Structures * Mechanisms * Dynamics * Stress * Materials * Mis- sion Analysis * Product Development. Industrial Engineering * Logistics o In- tegration * Systems * Guidance& Con- trol * RF Systems * Communications. Data Handling * Power Systems Payloads & Sensors * Quality * Safety and Manufacturing. Careers Begin Here If you're considering a career in aero- space, you won't find the challenge greater nor the work more rewarding than at Martin Marietta. In addition to job opportunity the com- pany's comprehensive program of em- ployee benefits has a financial value equivalent to approximately forty percent of the employee's income. Included are; Company-paid insurance, performance sharing plan, retirement plan, vacation, education reimbursement and long term disability plan. , Interested graduates please contact Martin Marietta Aerospace. Attn: College Relations, P.O. Box179 (#D6310) Denver, CO084201. Martin Marietta is an Affirmative Action Employer actively seeking the Handicap- ped'and Veterans. NationalSecurity regu- lations require United States Citizenship. L