Page 8. Portland Observer, September 24, 1986
Woman Activist Urges Defeat
of Measure 6
by Jerry Garner
" M y personal belief is that abor
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• W e d d in g Bands;
F raternal J e w elry
feel, are n ot c o m in g so m u ch fro m a
tion is a very personal decision and
pnnicipal o p p ositio n, a m oral post
it should be left up to th e w o m a n
I
tio n , b ut w h o w o u ld love to see a
think w o m e n should h ave access to
w h o le laundry list o f things h appen
a d e q u a te h ea lth care
If a w o m a n
th a t will be very d etrim e n ta l to the
is unable to pay for it and relies on
rights o f poor p eo ple, the rights o f
the g o v e rn m e n t for all her health
w o m e n and the rights o f p eo ple o f
care, an a b o rtio n should be an op
color.
tion
inclu ded
p ackage
in
the
h ealth
m ade
G aye W illia m s , C o m m u n ic a tio n
H arvard R atcliff
th e clock back on w o m e n and m i­
by
norities in this c o u n try
Di
in
using
W a s h in g to n .
R eagan
the
real
that
is
concerns
m e n ’s health and th e rights o f the
the Religious C o alition c o n fere n c e
fetu s and tw isting it into an abor
W illiam s said M e a s u re 6 is a bad
saying,
under
perhaps
th a t p eo ple are having ab o u t w o
W illia m s w a s in P o rtla n d for
a m e n d m e n t,
" I also feel
there is a political e le m e n t th a t is
flourishing
R ights
g ra d u a te
w o m e n o ut of the w o rk force and
rector for T he Religious C o alitio n for
D C
tion issue
if passed by
T hey call them selves
O reg on 's voters, w o u ld prohibit the
’pro lifers’ , w h e n , in fac t, their poll
state fro m fu n d in g a b o rtio n s , w ith
cy p ro m o te s d e a th ."
the
ex c ep tio n
of
p re v e n tin g
Betty C it'ie Proprietor
W illia m s said alth ou gh
the
she be
" T h e re w o u ld
lieves th a t w o m e n should h ave the
be no e x c e p tio n for w o m e n w h o are
right to an a bo rtion on d em a n d , she
pregn ant as a result o f forcib le rape,
feels th a t m o re should be don e to
d eath o f the m o th e r.
for children w h o are victim s o f in ­
p re v e n t th e need for a bo rtion
" If
cest. or for m a n y w o m e n w ith ser
m o re
are
ious health p ro blem s such as kidney
available, the d e m a n d for a bo rtion
disease or d ia b e te s
w ill decrease
sex
ed u c a tio n
classes
in parts o f the c o u n try w h e re they
M easu re 6 is passed, taxp ayers will
h ave tried school based clinics, and
the
b ecau se these w o m e n
ist.
m ore m o n ey on th a t child in w elfare
Actress, activist. Gaye W illiam s
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of
teen
p re g n a n c y
Last Tuesday at King Facility,
she g ave a o ne w o m a n recital s ho w
life o f Black w o m e n to ab o u t 50
the
ruling by th e S u p re m e C o urt legali
(long or specialty styles slightly higher)
ab o u t the problem s in the everyday
W illia m s w a s asked w h e th e r she
W ade,
UP
issues. W illia m s is a successful art
state, resulting in the sta te spending
Roe vs
and
Besides being active in w o m e n
and will b e c o m e d e p e n d e n t on the
believed th a t
Wig Styling $7.50
d ro p p ed "
will be fo rce d to h ave the babies
benefits
rate
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This has been proven
F u rth e rm o re , she said, if Ballot
pay m o re ,
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o u t o f politics and are trying to turn
poor w o m e n in the s ta te ."
A b ortio n
4425 N.E. FREMONT
said these p eo ple are trying to get
that o p tio n to the p oo rest o f the
w as
b CUSTO M JEWELRY
I think th a t's the heart o f
The
Ballot M ea s u re 6 th a t is
s ta te m e n t
CARLYLE GEMS
w h a t th e y ’re trying to accom plish "
care
b efore O re g o n voters w o u ld deny
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w e d o n ’t expect th e high cou rt to
increase in m ilitancy m opp ositio n
p eople.
sing a b o rtio n , w o u ld som e d ay be
o u tla w abo rtion to m a k e it illegal
to abo rtion .
o vertu rn ed by the S u p re m e C o urt.
W h a t they are m o re likely to do is up
president to com e o ut strongly and
sponsored by the P o rtland C h ap ter
S h e replied, " If th e S u p re m e Court
say I support the anti cho ice m o v e
of
changes under a highly co n servative
to th e individual s ta te s ,"
W illiam s said since R eagan has
m e n t.
H ealth Project
president such as R onald R eagan,
been in o ffic e , th e re has been an
o p e n e d the gates to people w h o . I
H er
"R e a g a n is the first
His sta te m e n ts h ave really
th e
visit
to
N atio n al
King
Facility
Black
w as
W o m e n 's
Bobbi L. G ary is
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president of the P o rtland C h an ter
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