The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 26, 1991 - Page 7 - :,, Pro-choicers resist waiting-period bill by Julie Schupper Daily Women's Issues Reporter Pro-choice groups gathered yes- terday in Lansing to speak directly with legislators to voice their op- position to Senate Bill 141, the "informed consent and manatory waiting period" bill. The bill, which has already passed in the state Senate, will be voted on in the House this fall. It is now being reviewed by the Public Health Committee. If the bill is passed, women seek- ing an abortion in Michigan will be required to wait at least 24 hours after their initial visit to a clinic be- fore receiving an abortion. The bill also requires doctors to inform women about potential health and emotional complications which proponents say follow an abortion. These complications in- clude post abortion stress syndrome and the risk of sterility. "The irony is that possible com- plications during childbirth are more common than those of abor- tion," said Laurie McLean, head of the pro-choice task force of the National Organization for Women. McLean said the legislators were receptive to lobbyists. "A lot of legislators who had never voted pro-choice before were understanding to the fact that the bill is an intrusion on doctor-pa- tient relationships," McLean said. "Futhermore, legislators were surprised to realize that the facts included in the bill were not all medically accurate. This bill may have less support than we have seen for other bills," she added. Bev Fish, president of the orga- nization's Ann Arbor-Washtenaw County division, said she sees the bill as a dangerous intrusion on the rights of medical practicioners. "It is very frightening that doc- tors may have a strong control put over what they can and cannot say," Fish said. Pro-choice activists also point to the logistical complications which the bill, if passed, will pose for women seeking an abortion. They say that if women have to return to the clinic for a second visit, .those who live far distances from the clinic will face extreme inconve- niences. "The bill is a form of harass- ment," McLean said. "If passed, many women will be required to take off an extra day of work and to endure unnecessary travel time." Sue Derengoski, chair of Students for Life, believes that the bill, if passed, will allow women to make a more informed choice. "The bill will not directly af- fect abortion rights; it will only force women to explore their deci- sion more carefully," she said. Derengoski also said the waiting period would prevent any hasty de- cisions. "It's a great bill because it al- lows women to sort out their feel- ings before rushing into anything," she said. Ap S DON'T KNOCK IT*** until you've tried it. Write news for the Michigan Daily. Orientation meetings held every Sunday at noon (Come in the back door). r. U I The Film Editor: Rough Cuts & Final Prints Evan Lottman will show film clips and discuss how he moved from rough cut to final print on Presumed Innocent. One of America's most respected film editors, Mr. Lottman's credits include The Exorcist, Sophie's Choice, Apocalypse Now (first cut), The Muppets Take Manhattan, Orphans, and Presumed Innocent among others. Where are my Doan's? Freda Delosh, a member of the Memorial Garden Committee, pinches the s fbacks of the geraniums at the First SEUSS Continued from page 1 Seuss' impatience with pacifist sentiment in America in the midst of a world war. Seuss continued to include sub- tle messages on issues important to him throughout his career: from The Butter Battle Book, which of- 2ered a parable for the atomic age, tp his personal favorite, The Lorax, ,an environmental saga that ends on -a note of hope when a single truf- ,';Jula tree seed survives, and a plant 1"looms. Each summer, Seuss' stories ,lower when Ann Arbor's Top of ;tihe Park cinema program packs oo- dies and oggles of fans onto the Power Center's roof as strains of star bellied Sneetches and beaches float through the air. And each December, puddles and piddles of students blow off .studying for their final exams to catch campus showings of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. When LSA junior Deborah ,Grayson heard the news of Dr. Seuss' death last night, she de- ,clared, "Side Mazie, a lazy bird ;hatching an egg, 'I'm tired, I'm bored and I've kinks in my legs!' That's how I would have felt about my childhood if it weren't for Dr. Seuss. I would have had kinks in my legs. "What child did not think when T 5.1 ' United Methodist Church yesterday. they made a mess a cat in a hat would come a clean it up? What child did not dye their eggs and ham green?" Grayson asked. Similar sentiments echoed through the Union MUG, where LSA senior Anthony Harelson re- membered reading The Cat in the Hat to his godson just a few days ago, and LSA junior Julie Kieffer remember the chapeaued kitty as her nightly bed time story. Had Seuss heard Kieffer's bed- time tale, he might have riddled, "99 zillion, 9 trillion and two Creatures are sleeping so ... How about you?" When Seuss went to bed Tuesday night, it was 99 zillion, 9 trillion and three. We'll miss you Dr. Seuss, you made each one of us a "me." Napoli Pizza THURSDAY SPECIAL OPEN FOR LUNCH 7 DAYS A WEEK 1214 S. UNIVERSITY MON - SAT 11:00 AM TO MIDNIGHT AT THE GALLERIA SUNDAY NOON TO MIDNIGHT 741-1200 DELIVERY STARTS AT 4:00 PM " :V.......... Vti Runyourown coinpanyat26. 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