State House passes parental consent .bill for abortion Senate vote forthcoming; Blanchard threatens veto The Michigan Daily -Thursday, December 7,1989 -Page 3 ai Soviets LANSING (AP) - Unmarried girls under age 18 would have to ob- tain parental permission before get- ting an abortion in Michigan under a bill passed 65-39 in the House after more than five hours of debate yes- terday. Before passing the measure, lawmakers rejected nearly 50 amendments including one to require boys to take some responsibility for preventing teen-age pregnancy by wearing condoms. The Senate is expected to take up the legislation before it breaks for the holidays next week. It already has passed a similar measure. That sets up a promised veto by Gov. James Blanchard, who has pledged to strike down any measure restricting abortion rights. William Kandler, a spokesperson for Blanchard, said he wouldn't change his mind despite a survey by The Detroit News that indicated Michigan residents favor parental consent by a 3-1 margin. "I'm hopeful the governor will think about parents and not his own personal beliefs," said Barbara List- ing, president of Right to Life of Michigan. Margy Long, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of Michigan, said she was encouraged by at least 40 signatures collected on the House floor asking the governor to veto the bill. That is more than enough to sustain a veto in the 109-member House, although the anti-abortion side says it has enough votes for an override in the Senate. The Michigan Legislature has overridden only one veto in the past 38 years. In 1977 it overrode the governor on an obscure administra- tive bill. The legislation allows a girl to petition a probate court to have an abortion if she believes she can't tell her parents or if her parents refuse to let her have an abortion. Opponents of the bill say it's merely intended to make it more dif- ficult for girls to get an abortion be- cause at least 70 percent of pregnant minors in Michigan already bring at least one parent to an abortion clinic with them. Rep. Maxine Berman (D-South- field) said the bill might encourage girls in tragic situations to resort to desperate measures. SAMANTHA SANTA HS/Daily Practice makes perfect Two Jacobson's employees brush up on their gift-wrapping techniques to prepare for the annual holiday rush of shoppers. Remember, the holidays are only two and a half shopping weeks away. Bush veto of visa legislation frustrates Chinese students change stance on treat y, WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) -, Soviet officials appeared at the Malta summit to "walk back" from an earA tier concession on arms control, complicating efforts to wrap up a treaty cutting long-range nuclear arsenals before a summit planned for June, administration sources said yesterday. The complication revolves around submarine-launched cruise missiles (SLCMs). Last September, the So viets withdrew demands that SLCMs limits be included in the proposed Strategic Arms Reduction Treatyr and said they would settle for a sepA- rate deal. But at Malta, the Soviets spelled out new, more stringent condition for the proposed SLCM treaty, and they have been indicating that they want the two deals concluded at the same time, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Soviet President Mikhail Gor- bachev also pressed President Busi on a separate issue, seeking naal arms control talks to ban short-range nuclear weapons aboard superpower navies, said White House spokespe*= son Marlin Fitzwater. Bush rejected Gorbachev's sug- gestion as "unacceptable to us be- cause the United States is a naval power. We depend on the seas for contact with all our allies and with other continents of the world,' Fitzwater said. White House National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft, asked Tuesday about Gorbachev's stance at Malta, said "there was some discus sion of naval forces in arms control and some on sea-launched cruise missiles. But there wasn't really ar exchange of views." Other administration officials sai they were troubled by statements made in a separate meeting betweer Secretary of State James Baker ah Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze that may slow progress toward the START deal to cut long- range superpower arsenals by 30 pe- cent to 50 percent, to 6,000 war- heads apiece. Shevardnadze told Baker that the Soviets wanted the SLCM issue i- cluded in a naval arms control treaty, that they wanted a tough verification regime, and wanted to include both conventional and nuclear warheads, said one source. CORRECTIONS Erica Trass was misquoted in Monday's paper. She actually said she had excellent test scores, an excellent grade point average, and was a National Merit Scholar in high school, so she expected the University to give her scholarships. THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Meetings Michigan Student Assembly Student Rights Commission - 5:30 p.m. in Union Rm. 3909 Rainforest Action Movement - 7 p.m. in Dana Rm. 1040 Earth Day Organizing Commit- tee - 7 p.m. in the Union 4th floor MSA International Students Affairs Commission - 6:1 5 p.m. in the International Center Tagar - 7 p.m. in Hillel Rm. 3 Palestine Solidarity Commit- tee - 7:30 p.m. in the lounge of the International Center Campus Crusade for Christ - College Life meeting at 7 -8:30 p.m. in Kellogg Aud. Rm. 6005; enter in the dental school Michigan Student Assembly Communications Committee - 7:30 p.m. in Union Rm. 3909 InterVarsity Christian Fellow- ship - 7 p.m. in East Quad Rm. 126 Speakers "Government Management of the Soviet Economy: Basic Principles and Prospects for the Future" - Stanislav Emelyanov, director of the Soviet Union's International Institute of Management Sciences, speaks at 4 p.m. in the Rackham Am- phitheater "Tibet: A Current Look" - Donald Lopez speaks at 7 p.m. in the Lane Hall Commons Rm. "Oguma Hideo and the Na- ture of Modern Japanese Po- etry" - David Goodman of the U of Illinois speaks at noon in the Lane Hall Commons Rm. Dana Gioia - the author reads from his work at 5 in the Rack- ham West Conference Rm. "Anthills of the Sahel: Ar- chaeological Survey in Sene- gal" - Sigrid Gabler speaks at noon in Ruthven Museum Rm. 2009 "From the House of Repre- sentatives to the State House To the Court House..." - Ju- dith Meyers, Executive Director of the Governor's Commission to Revise County Government in Iowa speaks about perspectives on policy making at the federal, state, and local level; 1:30-3:30" in the Rackham West Conference Rm. Furthermore Free tutoring - all lower-level math, science and engineering courses; 7-11 p.m. in UGLi Rm. 307; 7-11 p.m. in the Dow Bldg. Mezzanine ECB peer writing tutors - available at Angell-Haven and 611 Computing Centers from 7 to 11 p.m.; Sunday through Thursday Art and Holy Powers in the Early Christian House - an ex- hibition of Early Christian Arti- facts; 9am-4pm in the Kelsey Museum Michigan Leadership Confer- ence Registration - at the Stu- dent Organization Development in the 2202 Union; fee is $12 "Why is the Bedroom So Crowded?" - The Residence Hall Repertory Theatre Troupe presents the work at 5 p.m. in the* Frieze Bldg. Arena Theater "Winterworks" - a collection of songs, children's stories and more; 8 p.m. at the Community High Craft Theater; $4 adults, $3 children "The Breadshop" - The Brecht Company performs the work at 8 p.m. in the RC Auditorium; $5 Vigil in Commemoration of the Armenian Earthquake - 9 p.m. on the Diag Mixed Chamber Music Ensem- bles - 8 p.m. in the School of Music's Recital Hall UM Choir - free concert featur- ing Ottorino Respighi's Laud to the Nativity; 8 p.m. at Hill Aud.; fiee African-American Music Fo- rum - Dr. Samuel Floyd of Columbia College is the respon- dent; 4-5:30 in CAAS (West Engineering Rm. 106); reception follows Bachelor Fine Arts Exhibit - 7 students display their work; l0am- 5pm Holiday Pet Food Round-Up - pet food bins for donations to the Humane Society are set up at local grocers Auditions for The Three Sisters - 6-11 p.m. in Rm. 2528 of the Frieze Bldg.; sign up in 1505 Frieze; an RC Players Production The Student Workshop Tenth Anniversary Show - a sampling of student user and University af- filiate woodworking; 9am-6pm in Union 1209 by Christine Kloostra Daily Staff Reporter Despite pleas from members of Congress and Chi- nese student groups, President Bush last week vetoed legislation that would have extended the visas of the 40,000 Chinese students in the U.S., choosing instead to enact the provisions of the bill through administra- tive measures. The bill, which was passed unanimously by Congress, would have extended Chinese students' two year visas for an additional four years. Students would then be able to apply for permanent residency in the U.S. Zhiliang Zhu of the Chinese Student Union said the laws would have provided better protection than admin- istrative action. "We feel there is a fundamental difference between regulation and law. Legislation would provide us con- sistent protection, but the presidential regulation is not something that is for sure," Zhu said. Bush's action will enact all the provisions of the bill 'There is a fundamental difference between regulation and law. Legislation would provide us consistent protection, but the presidential regulation is not something that is for sure.' -Zhiliang Zhu, of the Chinese Student Union as well as adding additional measures. These include protection for individuals who do not wish to comply with China's forced abortion policy, employment au- thorization for Chinese nationals in the U.S., and a waiver of the two-year home country residency require- ment for students on a J-1 visa. J-1 visas, issued for ed- ucational purposes, are held by a majority of Chinese students at the University. A variety of factors influenced Bush to veto the bill. These include his desire to continue student exchanges between the U.S. and China, his feelings that Congress should avoid "micromanagement of foreign policy." Ac- cording to information provided by the White House, Bush also felt he could enact the bill administratively. "I have under current law sufficient authority to pro- vide the necessary relief for Chinese students and others who fear returning to China in the near future," Bush said in his memorandum of disapproval issued in re- sponse to the bill. Zhu feels that although Bush promised measures equivalent to the bill, protection is not guaranteed to everyone in every situation. "It will be determined on a case-by-case basis. One person would get different treatment than another," Zhu said. Chinese students also fear repercussions from the Chinese government. "Every student who wants to get a waiver (to remain in the U.S.) has to stand up against our government. They may do something to our relatives in our home country," Zhu said. The Chinese Student Union is affiliated with a na- tional organization, the Independent Federation of Chi- nese Students and Scholars (IFCSS). The group is cur- rently working with government agencies to provide ad- justments to Bush's mandate, and may attempt to push the bill again when Congress reconvenes in January. Share the news, BUSINESS LEADERS of Tomorrow.. . 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