Opinion
Surrogate motherhood
draws a fine line
Surrogate motherhood. This has been a topic of debate since the
much talked about case of “Baby M” during recent months and
has become the concern of many state government officials. These
government officials feel that they should outlaw what they call
“selling” babies.
Oregon Senator Larry Hill has proposed a measure known as
Senate Bill 456 which would make contracts for surrogate mother
ing illegal. Even so, this bill would not make surrogate motherhood
a crime, only the payment of money or the giving of something of
value in exchange for a woman’s agreement to conceive, bear and
give up any rights to a child will be illegal. The crossing of this fine
line can bring a maximum $100,000 fine and five years in prison.
Some people may ask how a woman can be a surrogate mother and
not cross this line. The answer is quite simple, a woman can agree to
help a couple who cannot produce their own, natural offspring
because Senate Bill 456 gives a surrogate mother the right to decide at
the time of birth whether to keep or give up the baby.
There is no profit incentive in this kind of surrogate mothering, but
some thought should be given to an agreement by which expenses
(medical treatment, lost time from work, etc.) could be reimbursed by
the couple seeking the services of a surrogate mother..
Surrogate mothering has become another alternative for childless
couples and while it should not be banned completely caution should
be taken to insure that it does not become a type of baby “selling”.
* Change to semester
system a sign of
progression
from the
President
An Open Letter to Students on
the College Work-Study Pro
gram:
I recently received a student
tetter expressing deep concern
about the recent cuts in the Col
lege Work-Study program. I ap
preciate this opportunity to res
pond to that letter.
Cuts in financial aid awards
are not made unless absolutely
necessary. Students on College
Work-Study and other types of
financial aid need the money or
they would not receive it. We
know that you are on very tight
budgets, and that any cuts create
problems for you. However the
simple fact is that we had no
choice. If College Work-Study
earnings had continued at the
same rate for the rest of the year,
we would have spent $45,000
more than we have.
The college receives a specific
amount of College Work-Study
money each year. We don’t want
to end the year with money left
aver when there are always more
needy students than the money
we have. So over-awards are
necessary to allow for students
who do not enroll, who leave
before the end of the school year,
who are not able to work, or who
prefer to work off-campus.
Generally we do a good job of
predicting the amount of over
awards. However this year our
predictions were off, because a
higher percentage of students us
ed their awards this year. Almost
twice as many students used Col
lege Work-Study in Fall 1986 as
in Fall 1985.
We regret the fact that the Col
lege Work-Study cuts were
necessary. We hoped that the first
cut (no work over Christmas
break or Spring break) would be
enough, but it wasn’t. These cuts
are the minimum needed to
balance the College Work-Study
audget.
I know that the Financial Aid
Office and the Career Develop
ment and Placement Center will
io everything they can to help
fou solve any financial pro
dems, you have. Please contact
hem. They can help you explore
ither options, such as exchanging
>art or all of your Work-Study
iigibility for a Guaranteed Stu-
lent Loan, or obtaining a non-
Vork-Study job on or off cam-
ms.
You have my assurance that
the college will continue to de
everything possible to provide
financial aid to students who
need it, and to avoid mid-year
iward cuts. Thank you for youi
cooperation and patience.
Although the change to a semester system by four year colleges is
not supposed to take place until 1990, it is important that the proposal
be looked into now. It is especially important for community colleges
to look into the proposal because they must make a decision as to
whether or not they wish to change to the new system.
There are many good reasons to change to the new system: fewer
registration periods, more opportunities to study subjects in depth,
and easier transferrability for students who wish to go on to a four
year college are just a few. A disadvantage to changing the system
might be the need to redevelop all of the courses in order to make them
fit into a semester curriculum.
While many students feel that a change in the system will make it
more difficult to accumulate credits toward graduation or to transfer,
in actuality it should become easier with four year colleges using the
same system. Other students feel that the change will benefit them and
prepare them for the system when they transfer to a four year school.
It is true that the changes will take some getting used to if the pro Sincerely,
posal is adopted by Clackamas Community College, but change is a Mohn S. Keyser
sign of progression and the College is one of progress, which makes President
the decision only obvious.
Page 2
Domestic Issues:
Letter
,
The
Weight
Game
by Tammy Swartzendruber
Staff Writer
Yesterday I awoke with a
sense of well being. Today was
the day. I had found a diet in a
woman’s magazine and now I
was going to try it. Hurriedly I
leafed through the pages of the
magazine. There it was Day
one. Let’s see, I was allowed a
half cup of cottage cheese and
one fruit. Eagerly I set the table
using my best dishes.
Somewhere I had heard that it’s
easier to diet if you make your
meals look more attractive, so I
carefully arranged lettuce leaves
around the cottage cheese. I cut
the fruit into dainty pieces.
Then I went to call my
daughter. She took one look at
the white curds lying in their
leafy beds and began to cry,
“Where’s my Nerds. I want my
cereal.”
“Honey, ” I said calmly,
“Nerd cereal is full of sugar and
preservatives. It’s not good for
you.”
“Waaaa, I want cereal!”
Not wanting to start this
beautiful day with a scene, I
gave her some cereal. I sang as I
did the dishes. Just think next
month this time I would be skin
ny. I spent the morning pouring
over fashion magazines, plann
ing my wardrobe.
Lunch time rolled around. I
made myself a nice little salad.
Once again my daughter set up
a wail so I fixed her a hot dog.
For some reason those hot dogs
smelled better than I
remembered them smelling
before. “That’s funny,” I
thought. “I don’t even like hot
dogs. “The more I thought aboii
those hot dogs the more I wante
one. Finally I gave in. After all
what harm would one hot dog di
me? Of course I’d need a littl
ketchup with it and that woul
have some sugar, but heavens, i
would be less sugar than I usual!
ate. So I reasoned with mysel
until, to my horror, I had eate
three hot dogs!
That afternoon was terrible,
had to take the laundry int
town and I could barely resi
the tempting array of cand
bars and chips in the vendin
machines. After we got horn
my daughter wanted to help n
make chocolate chip cookies, s
I agreed. It seemed like such
“motherish-daughterish” thin
to do. Besides that I wouldn
eat very many. One cookie wit
a glass of milk shouldn’t hur
Needless to say I ate fot
cookies and drank two glass«
of milk!
Fixing a nutritious meal th
evening wasn’t quite as fun as
was that morning; nevertheless,
ate a piece of fish and a few strir
beans. For a bedtime snack I ha
just one more cookie.
The next morning I jumped o
the scale. I hadn’t lost a pound,
was angry and upset. I hadn’t lo
a pound. Why couldn1
somebody put out a diet that rea
ly worked? That morning I ha
pancakes for breakfast. Afti
breakfast I gathered up all n
fashion magazines and thre
them in the stove. I mean, aft«
all summer is still three montl
away. I’ll have plenty of time t
diet later.
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