Page 4 Portland Observer, October 8, 1981
National Planned Parenthood leader visits
tation are provided a physical exam
Planned Parenthood’s first
ination prior to counselling and de
Black, first woman, and youngest
cision as to the type o f birth control
president, Faye W a ttle to n , visited
Portland last week.
..
method to be used. The physical in
“ The recent shift in our nation’ s
cludes cancer detection, breast ex
p o litic a l clim ate may have a p ro
a m in a tio n , blood tests and other
found effect on in d iv id u a l rights
tests essential to the selection.
and on the future o f family planning
Although many clients come for
in Am erica,** Ms. W attleton says.
pregnancy testing or preliminary in
“ The m a jo rity o f Am ericans sup
form ation, many use the clinic for
port in d iv id u al and reproductive
years, receiving annual e xa m in a
freedom. These citizens must recog
tions and on-going counselling.
nize the threats posed by anti-choice
Planned Parenthood is prim arily a
minorities and speak up in defense
b irth c o n tro l p ro g ram , C la u d ia
o f their personal lib e rtie s .’ ’ She
W ebster, E d u catio n D ire c to r,
pledged Planned Parenthood’s re
explained, but to many low-income
sources to mobilize support and to
women it has become the prim ary
lead the Fight to preserve freedom.
source o f medical care. In addition
The major goals o f Planned Par
to examination and pregnancy test-
enthood this year are: to insure . ing th£ clinic provides diaganosis o f
funding for family planning and re
venereal disease, bladder infection,
search; to defeat an an ti-ab o rtio n
and related problems.
amendment to the U .S . C o nstitu-
Medical problems are referred to
' tion.
private doctors and hospitals and
Ms. Wattleton assumed the presi
public agencies fo r m edical care.
dency o f Planned P arenth o o d in
“ One o f our problems is to find in
1978 at the age o f 34. F or seven
expensive medical care for our low-
years she had been executive direc
income clients who do not have wel
tor o f Planned Parenthood o f Day-
fare or insurance— and that is be
ton, Ohio and chairman o f the N a
coming more d iffic u lt,” Ms. Moss
tional Executive Directors Council.
explained.
She graduated from O h io State
The m a jo rity o f the clients are
University with a degree in nursing,
young w o rkin g w om en, ages 19
and earned a master’s degree in ma
through 24, who move into the pri
ternal land infant health care, with
vate medical arena once their em
c ertifica tio n as a n u rse-m id w ife
ployment and income status has im
from Columbia University.
proved. The clinic charges on a scale
Planned Parenthood, established
designed “ to match the pocket
63 years ago, provides m edically
book.”
supervised family planning services
One o f the program’s main areas
and in fo rm atio n to 2 m illio n per
is that o f education. M s. W ebster
sons each year, through 186 com
spends much o f her time speaking to
munity-based a ffilia te s . It has an
groups,
including high school
operating budget o f S 140 m illio n ,
classes,
on
sexuality and birth con
receives contributions from 200,000
trol.
“
W
e
target
high school fresh
donors and uses 20,000 volunteers.
men
and
sophom
ores, p ro vidin g
The Portland program provided
inform ation on sexuality and talk
clinic services to 23,867 persons in
ing about responsibility. M an y o f
1980-81.
them are happy to hear that it’s real
FAYE WATTLETON
Ms. Wattleton told the City Club
ly O K tos^y, ‘ N o .’ ”
that the current conservative mood
Ms. Webster also meets with par
from the federal government. Fam
for their children, but would deny
threatens not only reproductive and
ent groups, teaching them how to
ily planning funds were authorized
them access to an entire spectrum of
sexual rights but the basic rights o f
discuss sexuality with their children,
by Congress with a 25 per cent de
health care.
; citizenship.
em phasizing beginning when they
crease, but the administration is re
As M s. W a ttle to n told the C ity
" T h e price o f freedom is vig il-
are very young. “ Much o f the oppo
questing another 47 per cent cut.
C lu b , “ The price o f freedom IS
ence,” she said. And if Americans
sition to sex education in the schools
Planned Parenth o o d does not
vigilance.”
are not vigilent now in protecting
is because o f the belief by many that
provide abortion but refers those
their rights, the United States as it is
this should be the role o f the p ar
clients who desire abortions to med
now may cease to exist. She warned
ents. Parents often need help to be
ical services. Although there is a na
that the next few months and years
comfortable in this role.”
tionwide move against the right ip
: are crucial.
The students are always eager to
a b o rtio n being waged by such
Among the services offered by the
receive in fo rm atio n . The response
groups as the m oral m a jo rity, Ms.
local Planned Parenthood office, at
o f the schools differs from district
Crawford emphasized that this push
1200 SE Morrison, are birth control
to district. “ Some want us to tell ev
is not just against abortion. “ The
in fo rm a tio n , pregnancy testing,
erything, to outline all the methods
same few people who oppose abor
counselling, abortion and steriliza
o f birth control; others just want us
tion also oppose birth control and
tion inform ation and referral, and
to tell them how to say no.”
sexuality education."
educational services.
Executive Director Jesalee Foster
ici
An abandonment o f the services
M s. Marghree Moss, coordinat
ling is concerned about continued provided by Planned Parenthood
ing nurse, explained that all clients
funding. Approximately half o f the
would not only deprive low-income
who come for birth control consul
funding fo r the local program is
men and women o f the right to plan
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Bits and Pieces
From the Front Door
by Ruth Spencer
“ T o endure bad schools and
wrong education because the
schools are ’mixed’ is a costly if not
fatal mistake.”
— W.E.B. Dubois, 1935
M r. Tom Vickers, P o rtlan d
teacher, is in intensive care at Bess
Kaiser H o sp ital suffering from a
brain hemorrhage and skull frac
ture. We hope for him a speedy re
covery.
•
Floretta D. McKenzie, new Black
D .C . School Superintendent, is
moving to prevent school failure by
revolutionizing the promotion sys
tem.
•
Mrs. Geneva Jones attended a na
tional conference in N .Y . C ity con
cerning the United Good Neighbors
(U G N ).
The Portland Chapter o f the Ore
gon W ashington F o o tb a ll So cial
C lu b hosted their annual meeting
September 25-27.
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According to the American Dem
ographic M agazine's September is
sue, o n e -fifth o f all Black A m e ri
cans live in the suburbs.
by Tom Boothe
The Swann ru lin g by the U .S .
Supreme C o u rt in 1971 gives p ar
ents the legal right to challenge bus
ing requirements if they believe their
children’ s health, safety, or educa
tion would suffer.
M r. D o n Vann, D ire c to r o f
V an n ’s M o rtu a ry , is recovering in
Emanuel Hospital.
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/.e ta Sigm a Omega C h ap ter o f
A lp h a Kappa A lp h a S orority held
an Autumn Song Feast at Cascade
College Auditorium, October 2. Do
nation w ill benefit the S o ro rity
Scholarship Fund.
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Prisoners subjected to a high de
gree o f sustained overcrowding have
a higher death and suicide rate,
more disciplinary problems, and a
larger number o f illness complaints
than inmates who are not o ver
crow ded, according to a study,
The Effect o f Prison Crowding on
Inm ate B eh avio r,” carried out by
the University o f Texas at Arlington
under a grant from the U.S. Depart
ment o f Justice.
Herb Cawthorne has done an out
standing p o rtray al o f Langston
Hughes at Portland State Universi
ty s Lincoln Hall Auditorium.
ment o f their college are less likely
to leave.
According to a Penn State U n i
versity expert, Black students en
rolled in white colleges and universi
ties drop out at a higher rate than
whites. Black colleges have a 26 per
cent drop-out rate as opposed to a
37 per cent drop-out rate at white
colleges. Researchers believe that
students who fit into the academic,
social, and m o tivatio nal environ-
From the Front Door, it is very important (hat American people learn to live with a better
understanding o f relationships, if they are to maintain a true sense o f freedom.
I believe that all American citizens can prosper, even in today’s economy if they would
only understand that each body in nature is built to support its own weight. We must learn to
carry our own weight.
In order to prosper, and not be dependent you must have a clear-cut purpose; you must be
prepared to work, you must know your direction, and not be deterred; and you must be con
sistent in your drive toward your purpose, and the main objective o f your purpose must be to
carry your own weight plus a part o f those who are unable such as small children and senior
citizens.
Miss G a il Strong, soprano, con
tinues her perform ances in G e r
many, Vien n a, A u stria and Ita ly .
Miss Strong is the daughter o f M r.
and Mrs. Luther Strong Sr.
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Jerry F u lle r has been appointed
acting assistant superintendent by
State Superintendent o f Education
Verne Duncan. Fuller, formerly di
rector o f compensatory education,
will head general education.
Your spirit should radiate a positive attitude; your mind should think only o f good and
fair treatment toward your neighbor; you should work toward an understanding o f your pre
sent situation and live within your means. You should work from a base o f Truth Honesty
and Wisdom projected through the Power o f Faith for the good o f others beyond yourself.
On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM at Exodus located at
17th and Alberta streets in Portland, Oregon, I will be speaking on “ The use
of Truth and W isdom” the main power source to self sustainment and life
control.
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