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Page 4_Thursday, April 20,1 989—The Dublin Progress
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The “nghi to lifers- are at rt
again Most recently they have
gathered to protest a Planned
Parenthood office scheduled to he
open n the near future in the Dallas
area.
Snce Planned Parenthood
councils pregnant women on con-
traceptives and even refers them to
abortion climes if the women make
that choice, the group has become
the arch enemy of nght to hfers
They ask, are you willing to kill
100,000 babies this year’’ Well
then, sip up, give us a hand.
1 don't blame the group for their
activism, though I question the
simplicity of Jieir issue I also
question their motives and plan of
attack. This isn't about religion or
morals. Sot anymore, at least. It’s
about power The “pro Choice" ad-
vocates have it at the moment
fbecausc pubbe opinion favors it)
and the “Right to Lifers" are out to
get it
Let’s say the Right to Lifers are
ultimately successful in having the
Wade vs. Roe decision reversed.
For the next 10 or 20 years, the
“pro Chotcers" will be out in force
trying to get the reversal reversed.
And while that’s going on. young
American women will continue to
get abortions, and many of them
will die because of unsanitary con-
ditions. At least then they’ll expire
along with their fetuses. I suppose.
Those who give in to the Pro
Lifers will carry their babies full
term and a good portion will then
turn them over to social agencies
for rearing. Others will just aban-
don them in trash cans or beside in-
terstate highways, and still others
will turn them over to parents and
grandparents.
A few will accept the conse-
quences and become mothers and
somehow find ways to support
themselves. Not many, but a few.
Dosen’t this really come down to
a central message for the Pro
Lifers. “Don’t have sex outside of
marriage1 That way you won't
have to make decisions about abor-
tion. Live the way we say or we’ll
take steps to assure that you suffer
the consequences’7"
If the Pro Lifers can persuade
young people to abstain, then
power to them. I just don’t know
anybody they’ve persuaded, and
maybe it's because they’re taking
the wrong approach - that is. one of
intimidation
Let's say abortion is outlawed
and that everybody suddenly starts
to obey the law and an additional
100.000 babtes are bom next year
you can bet a huge percentage of
them will be bom into poverty and
that it will be you, the taxpayer
who raises the bulk of those
100.000 newborns.
Then next year, you get to do the
same thing all over again, because
neither you nor the Pro Lifers have
succeeded at this point in getting
young people to stop having sex.
Since Pro Lifers don’t want them
to to even have knowledge of con-
traceptives, if we are to follow their
line of reasoning, then we’ve got to
accept the pregnancies, the
hospital izauon and the welfare
checks. Not to mention the subse-
quent crime and eventual loss of
life that inevitably results from less
than des.rable environmental con-
ditions.
I wish medical science could
produce a shot that you immunize
young people for pregnancy for, oh
say, a period of five years at a time.
Have it administered nationwide
(the Pro Lifers would love that) at
public health centers. The kids
might still have sex, but we
wouldn’t have to fight the abortion
issue. Religious groups could then
go back to preaching their value
systems and young people could
decide independently whether to
accept or reject those values. In
other words, we could let the per-
suasion of puMic opinion have a
chance to work. It helped spark the
sexual revolution didn't it0 Similar
campaigns can reverse the trend.
It'll never fly. though. Just like
every moral issue that has ever
come up for legislation, booze,
drugs, etc. moralists have never
been very secure in their powers of
persuasion
When temperance movements
didn't get the desired results, they
started passing laws. Eventually
they got prohibition and all the
gangsters that went with it. What
they didn’t get was people to stop
drinking booze. The Right to Lifers
may soon get a legal interpretation
forbidding abortions, and the result
will be bootleg abortionists and all
the gangsters that go with them.
Contrast those moral laws with
the public relauons campaigns
directed by MADD (Mothers
Against Drunk Drivmgj and the
Anti-Smoking campaigns Neither
group has completely halted smok-
ing and drinking in this country, but
they have changed attitudes, and
the attitudes have brought about
legislation the public is willing to
accept Americans have actually cut
down on drunk driving and
cigarette smoking. And that’s more
than the right of lifers can claim
Do you know anybody who’s stop-
ped hav ing sex because ol the Pro
Lifers movement?
People respond to persuasion,
maybe not in the numbers the
zealots prefer, but they do respond.
THey also defy intimidation Al-
ways have, always will.
The Special Touch-Dress & Flower shop located at 160 S. Loop m Stephenville had their Ribbon Cutting
Sponsored by the Stephenville Chamber of Commerce April 13. They specialize in Pretty Plus Sizes with name
brands such as" Re gal Row. e.g.o. Tribuie" and many others. Helping to celebrate the occasion were (L to R)
Owner Clara D Williams, Miss Eraih Area-Tracy Fuller, and empiovees Lisa Hickman. Dorothy Evans. Lorene
Comeu and Jo Overman (Photo By Kimberley Baccus)
Dublin Nursing Center Dispatch
By Rita Spraggins
Sponsored by:
The Dublin Progress
116 W. Blackjack
445-2244
There wil be a bible conference
at the Highland Baptist Church
beginning Tuesday night, April 25
and will continue through Thursday
at noon. Services will begin at 7:30
each night and the morning ser-
vices at 9:30 except Wednesday the
services wil be all day with dinner
at the church. There will be many
preachers from many places and
different ones wil speak. Everyone
is invited.
david and Sharron Locke retur-
ned to their home Saturday aftem
spending a week in Prineville,
Oregon, holding a revcival.
Mr. dhd Mis. Douglas Stovall
and family of Stephenville and Mr.
and Mrs. Gaylon Atkins and sons
of Dublin were visitors at Highland
Baptist Church Sunday.
Melody Barnes and her mother,
Janie, hosted a slumber party in
their home Friday night. Those en-
joying the
occasion were: Cathy Huber,
Lindsey Hightower, Brandi Scars,
Stacy
Barnes, Mindi House, Sarah
James, Adrian Cleveland, Katie
Morton, Kristi Stevens and the hos-
tess, Melody.
Aitha Fair, Jimmie Neal Fair and
Shelly Fair, Kayci and Hannah
drove to Fort Worth Thursday and
visited their daughter and sister,
LaJuan Mow.
Johnnie and Irene Wilson, Judy
James, Julie and Jody, Billy Keith
and Gary and Rhonda House and
children and possibly others that
we don’t know of, attended the
Singing Convention in Stephenville
during the weekend.
Dugan Waltrip and
granddaughter, Jeanic Malina and
Angela of Stephenville spent
Tuesdady afternoon with Katie
Keith, Dugan’s sister.
This week is National Volunteer
Week. We are honoring all
volunteers all w eek long
On Thursdav, remember cur
patio breakfast for the volunteers.
Wc will serve at1 a m. so come and
enjoy your morning with us. We are
proud of all of our volunteers in all
of their special ways.
Monday evening, the empiovees
enjoyed a picnic at the Dublin city
park. Everyone enjoyed hot dogs
and all the trimmings. Our
employees and families had a won-
derful evening
We would like to welcome a new
member to our staff, Dick Mason,
R.N.. He is our Director of Nurses.
We welcome dick and encourage
everyone to drop by and say hello
Kent Bridges, L.V. N. has been
our director and Kent you have
done a wonderful job. Kent will
continue as assostant D.O.N.
D.N.C. is proud of their staff, all
of them. Our home is one we are all
proud of and welcome you to come
visit with us at anytime.
A special; thank you to Sheree
West, Mary Kay representative for
the facials she gave this week to:
Evie Nixon, Winnie Reed, and Let-
tie Pierso. Shcrec does several
ladies throughout the month. Girls
you know how good a facial feels.
WHO’S DOING WHAT AT
DNC
Willard Decker reports several
new editions to our fish aquarium.
Willie Walker has been busy host-
ing each of our activities, he and
David MaVay help out by supply-
ing volunteers with water, sitting
up chairs and etc. Good job, men.
Alcne Lee, along with Walker
helps by passing out the mail.
While Dovic Traweck keeps quilt-
ing those beautiful baby quilts.
Congratulations to Ruby Blackwell
who just completed her physical
therapy and occupational therapy
which is offered at our home. Win-
nie Reed and Josie Cook, are busy
crocheting all the time. These are
just a few of what’s happening
people.
Busy people arc happier people.
Inez Needles family hosted a
birthday party for her Her
daughter-in-law made her a btr-
nhday cake and al the residents and
staff were inv ited.
Something to think abouL
Many Alzheimer's patients may
not have to continue paying their
life insurance premiums. Check the
insurance policy of the Al-
zeheimer’s patient you are caring
for. If it contains a waiver of
P’vnium 'ider then the individual
doesn t have to pay the premium
when he no longer can perform his
customary work, should be contac-
ted with a requests for a refund if
the premiums have continued to be
paid.
Also, if there is a problem locat-
ing the Alzheimer’s patient’s life
insurance policy, contact: American
Coluncil of Life Insurance, Policy
Search. Dept. RAI, 1850 K Sl NW,
Washington, D.C. 20006. They will
send you a “missing policy"
questionnaire and then circulate the
information you provide to the 150
largest life insurance companies in
the county.
D.H.S. Lady Lion, Kendall Wins
The Dublin High School Lady
Lions track team participated in a
District meet in Cisco on April 14.
Tne meet started on Thursday, but
w as rain delayed until Friday.
The highlight of the meet was
sophomore, Lisa Kendall winning
first in hurdles. She will be repeat-
ing her trip to Regionals in the
hurdles. Her time was 17.72.
Others placing wererMichele
Brormman, seventh in long jump
with 13T‘ in the finals.
Joyce Crabtree, fifth in triple
jump with 30’ 4 W in the finals.
800 meter run: Joyce Crabtree,
sixth, 2-42; Darcy Reese, tenth,
2:55; Goldie Simmons, eleventh,
2:57.
Textbooks Reviewed
100 meter dash, Joyce CrabHfefe,
sixth, with a 14.3. *ti
Good efforts by the following
Lady Lions:
Under State Textbook Proclama-
tion 65, issued by the State Board
of Education in March of 1988, all
textbooks and other materials sub-
mitted for adoption are available
for review at the Education Service
Center, Region XI, 3001 North
Freeway, Fort Worth, Texas.
Beginning May 10, citizens may
review textbooks from 9:00 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. each working day Mon-
day through Friday. In addition, the
Center will be open on Tuesdays
until 7:00 p.m.
Textbooks are available for
check out for limited periods. Addi-
tional information may be obtained
from Joyce Givens or Mary Hood.
Program Director, Special Educa-
tion, at (817) 625-4326.
Wendy Frank—Hurdles, 100
dash: Samantha Hunter—100, 200
dash; Sara Jumey—400, 200 dash;
Melissa Bradley—high jump, 400
dash, mile run; Michele Bran-
niman—200 dash, triple jump;
Shana McFarland—long jump;
Goldie Simmons—disc; Darcy
Reese—shot, mile run; Lisa Ken-
dall—disc, shot.
‘Total team points were 14. We
are looking forward to next year.
We will only loose one Senior and
gain lots ol promising talent from
the under classmen,” said Cindy
Davis, girls coach.
Lisa Kendall will be competing
at Tarleton in the Regional Track
meet the last weekend in April.
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Hall, Wilma. The Dublin Progress (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1989, newspaper, April 20, 1989; Dublin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth778292/m1/4/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.