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Subcommittee
says life begins
at conception
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From AP and UPI
WASHINGTON-A Senate subcom-
mittee took the first congressional step
toward reversing eight years of
legalized abortions yesterday by ap-
proving legislation defining human life
as beginning at conception.
The Senate Judiciary subcommittee
on separation of powers voted 3-2 for
legislation that would give full con-
stitutional rights to unborn fetuses un-
der the equal protection clause of the
14th Amendment.
BOTH ADVOCATES and opponents
of abortion rights saw victory in the
vote by the subcommittee.
The victory for foes of legalized abor-
tion was tempered by an agreement
that will delay further consideration of
the human life bill in the Senate until
late this year, or perhaps 1982.
The delay is the result of
disagreement among conservative
members of the Senate, including Sen.
Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), who said the
human life bill was "the most difficult"
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legislation he has had to consider as a
member of Congress.
HATCH, WHO supports a con-
stitutional amendment banning abor-
tion, said he has "seriousconstitutional
reservations" about the human life bill
and voted for it only to insure that the
measure receives a hearing before the
full Senate Judiciary Committee.
Sen. John East (R-N.C.), the sub-
committee chairman, said the human
life bill is designed to reverse the 1973
Supreme Court .decision legalizing
abortions - a decision he termed "the
most flagrant misuse of judicial power
in 20th century America."
East said the legislation is designed
to untangle a "riddle," which the high
court failed to resolve: "Namely, when
does life begin?"
Opponents of the legislation, in-
cluding feminists and dozens of con-
stitutional scholars, say it would make
women who have abortions vulnerable
to prosecution for murder and would be
an unconstitutional attack on the
authority of the federal courts.
Meanwhile, a presidential com-
mission also met yesterday to act on a
new definition of death that adds the
total lack of brain function to the
traditional heart-lung stoppage
criteria.
THE COMMISSION was established
by Congress last year to study the
ethical and legal implications of dif-
ficult medical issues facing federal of-
ficials, health care personnel and
patients.
The question of what is death and
when do we know it has occurred was
one of the commission's fundamental
concerns.
Today
Hello Killer, goodbye Fido
THESE DAYS, a dog is more likely to be named Killer or Brandy than
Fido or Snoopy. That's the observation of Capt. Bill Virden of the San
Diego County Humane Society, who examined the names of 325 dogs recor-
ded at the county animal shelter this year. Virden said the traditional names
for man's best friend - Fido, Bowser and Rags - are giving way to Brandy,
Bandit, Sam and Fred for males and Lady, Heidi, Princess and Tasha for
females. "Our first dog-name survey 11 years ago had Snoopy winning paws
down, but no more," Virden said. "Still, we counted eight Snoopys this
year." Meanwhile, more and more male dogs are sporting such monikers as
Killer, Dillinger or Bruiser, he said. Asked ifdogs or their owners were
reflecting a growing wave of violence, Virden was noncommittal. "You're
barking up the wrong tree if you expect me to answer that. I don't try to
psychoanalyze the naming of dogs," Virden said. "I just don't think it mat-
ters what you call your dog, as long as you call him something." Q
Today's weather
Mostly sunny and pleasant today with a high in the upper 80s, a bit cooler
than the past few days. a.
Happenings ...
Films
AAFC-Casablanca, 7 & 10:20 p.m.; Play It Again, Sam, 8:45 p.m., MLB 4.
AAPL -Stage Door, 7:30 p.m., Ann Arbor Public Library.
CG-Three Women, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m., Lorch Hall.
C2-One Sings, The Other Doesn't, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., Angell Aud. A.
CFT-Bread and Chocolate, 4, 7, 9 & 11 p.m., Michigan Theater.
Miscellaneous
Eclipse Jazz--Concert, Afromusicology, Simmons-Newhouse Band, 6
p.m., Liberty Plaza.
Industrial & Operational Engineers-Sem., Vasant Ubhaya, "Two Ap-
plications of Operations Research Techniques," 2 p.m., 243 W. Engin.
Intl. Student Fellowship-Dinner mtg., 6:30 p.m., 4100 Nixon Rd.
Chinese Bible Class-Mtg., 7:30 p.m., U. Reformed Church, Fletcher &
Huron.
Astrofest-Apollo 15, 10th anniversary of the mission; Jim Loudon,
"Apollo's Legacy,"7:30p.m., MLB 3.
Intl Folk Dance Club-All levels, 8 p.m., Union.
Voice Recital-Jenny Stewart, BM soprano, 7:30 p.m., Rackham Assem-
bly Hall.
Wholistic Health Council-Lec., Fred Schloessinger, "Bodywork in Prin-
ciple and Practice: A Mini-Workshop," 7:30 p.m., 602 E. Huron.
School of Metaphysics-Discussion of as rology and reincarnation, 7:30
p.m., 2191/ N. Main.
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Friday, July 10, 1981
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