'Baby M' attorney: give baby to father HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - The court-appointed attorney for "Baby M" urged a judge yesterday to grant custody of the infant girl to her biological father and deny visitation rights to the surrogate mother who gave birth to her. The surprise recommendation came during the emotion-packed opening of the second phase of the trial that will test for the first time the legality of surrogate parenting. The custody phase of the trial began with William Stern test- ifying that the baby he fathered is "the most important person in my life" and the lawyer for the surrogate mother contending that she can provide the most loving home. Attorney Lorraine Abraham, appointed by the court to represent the infant's interests, said she recommended against visitation rights for the surrogate mother "at this time." However, she did not say the surrogate mother should be denied all parental rights. Abraham told the judge her decision was based on findings by a psychiatrist, social worker and psychologist who interviewed the surrogate mother, Mary Beth Whitehead, her husband, Richard, and Stern and his wife, Elizabeth. Abraham said the "overwhel- ming weight" of her experts' findings compelled her to join in their recommendation but did not elaborate. Outside the courtroom, both attorneys said they were surprised Abraham made the recommendation before testimony was presented. The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 3, 1987 -- Page 3 MSA chooses two students for RPC Anachronism As much as yesterday's "heatwave" of 40 degrees was odd for this time of year, so was LSA Sophomore Heston Chu's ice cream break on the Diag. Speaker stresses languages By STEVE KNOPPER Two University students - one graduate and one undergraduate - have been appointed to the University's Research Policies Committee, replacing two of the four students who resigned in protest last term. An additional two graduate students will be appointed to the committee within the next week or two, according to Michigan Student Assembly representative Ed Kraus whose committee appointed the new members. The new appointees, LSA junior Jackie Victor and Rackham graduate student Ed Hellen, were appointed last week and attended their first RPC meeting last Friday. Committee chairperson George Carignan said, "There is no doubt that student participation (on the RPC) has been a major plus," adding that the four students who resigned conducted themselves in an "outstanding" manner while they were on the committee. Carignan said the RPC would have welcomed the students back after they resigned. The "impact had been felt" from the students' resignations, according to Kraus. He said MSA began looking for replacements immediately after they resigned, however Kraus cited winter break as one reason students were not chosen until last week. The Dec .19 RPC meeting, when the committee voted to release its majority report on research guidelines, was the only meeting not attended by students. According to Carignan, the vote may have been tied, instead of in favor of the committee's draft, if the students had remained on the committee. Carignan said he did not vote, but would have if a tie had resulted. MSA MILITARY Research Advisor Tamara Wagner said the students knew a tie vote could occur, but chose to resign to make a greater statement. Marisela Velez, one of the graduate students who resigned, said, "We felt we really couldn't change things. We were really disgusted with the policy." The four students - Velez, former MSA military research advisor Ingrid Kock, and history graduate student Eric Caplan and physics graduate student Michael Massey - had criticized the committee's refusal to consider extending the "end-use clause" to all sponsored research, not just classified research. The end-use clause prohibits research which could kill or maim human beings. The RPC, formed in 1981, discusses research-related issues at its monthly meetings and presents its decisions and findings to Vice President for Research Linda Wilson and the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs. Newly appointed Hellen said he favors openness in research and the end-use clause, and that classified research does not promote the "fine, scholarly tradition at the University." "I really don't think Universities are appropriate places to do weapons research," said Hellen. "Universities should do things beneficial to society." Victor, who also favors the end- use clause, said the concept of "academic freedom," in which a University scientist is free to research any topic, belongs to a pre- nuclear weapons era way of thinking. as By JEN Dr. Fern grabbed her welcoming French, and on "the lan night. Ramirez Higher Edt event in thi important key t+ NIFER WEISS Chicano History Week. She posed Ramirez immediately the question "What is the meaning audience's attention by of success?" and examined the them in Spanish, importance of language. English to a discussion Ramirez is Dean of Student guage of success" last Development at GMI Engineering and Management Institute in Flint, spoke on "Chicanos and where students can earn one of three ucation" as the second engineering degrees or a degree in s week's celebration of management. "The only way we can come together and understand each other is to understand ourselves," she told a diverse group of about 10 in the T Michigan Union's Keunzel room. Hispanics and other minorities must maintain their native culture, language, and customs in addition THU LII o success personal insight by looking within oneself and finding their positive qualities. "You are the one who is going to decide what is happening to you. Only you can put the lid on your potential," she said. THE KEY to success, ac- cording to Ramirez, is recognizing that you, as an individual, are limitless. Ramirez suggested two r...thods to help the audience to determine their personal definition of success. The first step involves choosing one word that describes success. Ramirez chose the word 'language,' for a few reasons: She received a Ph.D. in Romance languages, she sees language as the key to communication between people, and, as a minority, understands the difficulty of being a foreigner who does not speak English. Campus Cinema What's The Difference Between A Country And A House? (Laura Flanders & M.J. Sullivan, 1986), Eyemediae, 7 p.m., 214 North Fourth. Laura will be hanging around to answer questions about her documentary on women living in war-torn Belfast, as will Andrea Kirsch to screen and discuss her documentaries about the 1984 British Miner's Strike, the Seneca Women's Peace Encampment, and Grenada. 8MM Film Festival: German Super 8, Eyemediae & AAFC, 9:30 p.m., 214 North Fourth. For details call 662-2470. Performances Academy of Early Music- 8 p.m.,. Michigan Union, Pendelton Room. Come and hear works by J. S. Bach, Frescobaldi and others on Viols, Gambas, Harpsichord and such. Cultural Night- 7:30 p.m., Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room. A folkloric dance performed by "Corazon Juvenil de Mexico de Santa Ana," and the Film "Murals of East Los Angeles" are featured.. Herb David Guitar Studio Revue- 8 p.m., The Ark, 637 1/2 S. Main. This is your last chance to hear exciting music from the teachers at Herb, David Guitar Studios. Speakers Ibdula Dashti- "Preconditions for Appropriate Technology in the Third World: the Case of Nicaragua, 7 p.m., The Pond Room, Michigan Union. Roy Brooks-"The Be-Bop Era," History of Jazz Lecture Series, 7 p.m., Michigan Union. Jeffrey Hsi- "B-Lactamase Inhibitors- Rational Design and Synthesis," Dept. of Chemistry, 4 p.m., 1300 Chem. Bldg. Roslyn Raney- "The Stylistics and Grammar of Verb- Subject Order," Dept. of Germanic Languages and Literature and Program in Linguistics, 4:10 p.m., Rackham West Conference Room. Mary L. Brake and David Ginsburg- "Unusual Light Emissions Produced in Relativistic Electron Beam Plasmas," and "Molecular Genetics of Human Hematologic Diseases," Science Research Club, 7:30 p.m., Chrysler Center Auditorium, 2121 Bonisteel.. Michael Petit- "Child and Family Policy: The Future is Now," noon, 3065 Frieze Bldg. Charles Alpers- "Closed Basin Geochemistry and Paleohydrology Related to Tertiary Climatic Change in N. Chile," Dept. of Geological Sciences, 4 p.m., 4001 C.C. Little. Meetings Union of Students for Isreal- 7 p.m., Hillel. Outing Club- 8 p.m., 2208 Michigan Union. Fur hermore IBM- Career day, all day, Michigan Union Ballroom. Rochester Community Schools- Education positions group information session, 3:30 p.m., Career Planning & Placement. Summer Job Fair- Pre- registration, 3200 SAB. Women In Science- Videotape on careers in chemistry, noon, 2nd floor Comerica Bank Bldg, Corner of Thayer and North University. Revolutionary History Series- Fascism comes to power in Europe- The Capitalist's solution to economic change, 7 p.m., 439 Mason Hall. U of M Rugby Football Club- practice, 8 p.m., The Coliseum, Corner of Hill and Fifth Streets, (996-4529). Continuing Education of Women Career Workshop- noon, 2nd floor Comerica Bank Bldg., Corner of Thayer and North University. Undergraduate Political Science Assn.- Lecture with State Sen. Lana Pollack, 7 p.m.,140 Lorch. Pre- Interviews- General Dynamics, 5 p.m., 1500 EECS; and Frito-Lay, 7 p.m., 1078 EE. Safewalk- Night time safety walking service, 8 p.m.- 1:30 a.m., UGLi room 102 Or Call 936-1000. Send announcements of up- coming events to "The List," c/o The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Mich., 48109. Include all pertinent in- formation and a contact phone number. We must receive an- nouncements for Friday and Sunday events at least two weeks before the event,and announ- cements for weekday events must be received at least two days before the event. to knowing English, she stressed Ramirez said she believes firmly in community, but she feels that in order for a community to work, the individuals involved must be true to themselves. 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