European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday january 30.1988 Canada s abortion Law struck Down in court world today Toronto Al the supreme court of Canada struck Down the nation s restrictive abortion Law in a split decision thursday ruling it unconstitutional and a violation of a woman s right to control her body. The 5-2 ruling vindicated abortion crusader or. Henry mar Genaler of Toronto. Who has been fighting in the courts for in years to secure abortion on do Mand for Canadian women. A polish born jew who survived the nazi death Camp at Auschwitz and Dachau before emigrating to Canada. Morgan talc called the ruling a tremendous step toward tin1 enlargement of individual Freedom Jumic Minmer Ray Llna Lyshon said the decision a is fur reaching and would affect health care and Cost in every province. A Alsidi Mutagen Lacr s Toronto clinic. Jubilant sup Porter he Knitch Choice now the Anli a Urivon movement vowed i fight on by urging Pai Hamm to rewrite the Law. The High court ruled that the current Law permitting Only therapeutic abortions approved by Hospital committees violates fundamental Justice As guaranteed in Canada s Constitution. Many areas including the province of Prince Edward Island have no authorized hospitals for Abor Ortega greeted formally but at Vatican Lions and Many Canadian women go to the United states far the operation. The court said the Taw specifically violates Seel Ion 7 of the charter of rights and freedoms enacted in i js2. Thai Section says everyone has the right to life Liberty and Security of the person and the right not to he deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental  the ruling mirrors the . Supreme court decision at Roc is. Wade in 1973 that struck Down he . Abortion Law. In thursday s majority ruling. Chief Justice brain Dickson said the abortion Section of Canada s Crimi Nal code clearly interferes with a woman s physical and bodily  the judge also said the Law cannot be justified on the grounds of protecting a Mother s health since abortions Are performed just As safely in clinics As in of e roved hospitals. Most abortions in Quebec province or instance arc performed in clinics. Morgan talc. 64, smiled and embraced his lawyer As the verdict was read in the picked courthouse. He had been tried and acquitted on abortion charges four limes in the past 18 years including complaints in Montreal and Winnipeg coolly Vatican City a Pope Jpn Paul ii received president Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua Friday stressing the need for peace in War torn Central Ameri Ca and the rights of people to live under the principles Ofa real  the Pupe. Who heard Ortega sharply criticize . Imperialism at their last meeting five years ago greeted the president of the leftist government with the usual diplomatic honors but in a Cool manner. At the end of their 30-minute private talk and a 10-Minulc Exchange of gifts before photographers the Pope wished peace for All nicaraguans and Ortega replied i believe we must make  the Pope and Onega spoke in Spanish without interpreters. There was no mention in a Brief Vatican sum Mary on the Lalk of reports Ortega planned to announce the resignations of three priests who serve in his Cabinet. One of the priests. Foreign minister Miguel d is Scoto. Accompanied Onega to Home but not to the papal meeting the Pope has called on any priests serving in the government to give up their jobs and the three Nicara Gua n clergymen have been suspended from their priestly duties Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro declined to say whether Onega specifically asked the Pope to put pressure on Washington to Slop aiding the Contra rebels who arc battling his leftist Sandinia la government. Ortega s request came As a delegation from his  government began the first direct peace talks with the contras in Costa Rica. Runaway iceberg this satellite photo shows a giant iceberg floating off Antarctica. The in Island which broke a from the Rosa ice shelf in october is 96 Miles inns and 2j Miles wide roughly twice the Slie of Rhode Island. Chinese students fighting Battle of the haircut Beijing a the Battle of the haircut fought by teen agers around the world is being replayed in a High school in Remote Stansi prov Ince according to a letter in thursday s China youth news. Comrade editor several male students wrote our principal recently waged a Long hair culling Campaign. We have the following question is it True that Long hair has something to do with poli ties on dec. 26, the letter said the principal and several teachers at Yongji Middle school in Shan i went to each classroom and forcibly Cut any student s hair they thought Loo Long. The letter did not say How Long the students hair was. In recent years Many Young Jain in chinese cities have begun wearing their hair Down to or Over the r collars. Polish official in Sweden asks for political Asylum Stockholm Sweden a the polish vice Consul has defected asking political Asylum for himself his family and that of his brother in Law the foreign ministry said Friday. The Diplomat Witold Grabiec asked police Jan 15 for Asylum for his wife two children and the brother in Law s family which was ostensibly in Sweden on vacation officials is id. The Case was turned ova to the immigration department with priority and the family was Likely id be granted Asylum said a foreign ministry offi Cial who Polce on condition of anonymity. China s aids study group Calls for widespread tests Beijing a the Hod of China s aids research group has called for regular and wide spread blood testing to ensure he fatal disease docs not spread among the nation s 1 billion people the China daily said Friday. The stale run newspaper said new regulations also require chinese who have been abroad for More than n year to undergo an aids lest upon their return. It did not give details of How such tests would be conducted or whether they would be Manda  who come to China Tor More than a year already Are required to undergo aids Icsis before they can receive residence permits. Former nazi sergeant sentenced to life in prison Wuppertal Germany