European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday february 25, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 3 pro Choice forces Hail state victories Washington a supporters of Legal abortions claimed Victory Friday in the defeat of Ami Abor Tion Bills in Indiana and a veto of one in Michigan saying that lawmakers arc proving reluctant to impose new restrictions. Pro Choice leaders also hailed the defeat of Bills last week in the Legislatures of Virginia and Kansas and the adjournment of the Utah legislature without passing any anti abortion Bill. Last week s events arc irrefutable proof that the pro Choice majority will mount significant opposition to the serious Theca t to Choice that still exists in Ameri Ca s said kale Michelman. Executive director of the National abortion rights action league. Much of the political fight Over abortion is being waged in the state houses this Winter As anti abortion forces try to take advantage of the opening Given them by the supreme court s Webster decision last year. It gave states new authority to impose limits on a Wom an s right to an abortion when it upheld a Missouri Law. Nancy m cars. Spokeswoman for the anti abortion National right to life committee acknowledged that her group had suffered setbacks in several states last week. But she said it succeeded in winning passage of a South Carolina Bill requiring a Parent s permission for a minor to receive an abortion. And she said the group was optimistic in other states. It s tremendously exciting Myers said. Things Are happening everywhere. It s Only she said. State Legislatures arc still in session. We be got a Long time before we Sec How the chips arc going to in Indianapolis the state Senate Defeated legislation thursday to ban abortions in Public hospitals. We re not going to be debating this Issue again in the Indiana Senate during this session said Dinah Farrington. A lobbyist for planned parenthood inc., which supports Legal abortions. In Michigan democratic gov. Jim Blanchard on Friday vetoed a Bill passed by the state s legislature that would have required minors to get permission either from their parents or a court before having an abortion. His veto had been expected. Blanchard said that he supported parental involve ment in such decisions but that the Bill takes a Wom an s right to help herself away from Myers spokeswoman for the National anti abortion group said it had assurances that South Carolina s Republican gov. Carroll Campbell would sign a Simi Lar Bill passed in his state. Officials of Naral. The National abortion rights lobbying group in Washington also cited the defeat of a similar parental consent Bill in Virginia s Senate and the Kansas legislature s defeat of abortion restrictions. They pointed to the adjournment of the Utah legis lature saying it represented a Victory for them in a state where Only two months ago Odds had looked Good for the imposition of abortion restrictions. We have not won the War by any Michel Man said in an interview. We have a Long Way to go but we arc making gains and politicians Are feeling our strength. Michelman plans to travel to Minnesota this week where her Side expects a legislative showdown Over a Bill that would prohibit abortions As a Means of birth control a provision that would prevent most abortions. Both sides say the Alabama legislature May be a key Battleground this week with floor action possible on similar anti abortion legislation. Girl in visitation dispute found in new zealand Washington a or. Ell a both Morgan will seek an open court hearing in new zealand where she sent her daughter into hiding on allegations that her husband abused 7-year-old Hilary her family a s. The truth will have a lot of Chance of coming Morgan s older brother was quoted As saying in saturday s editions of the Washington Post Morgan who spent 25 months in jail rather than let her former husband visit the girl told the Post she is hoping for a new hearing on her allegations that enc forc Tich sexually abused the girl during court ordered visits in the Washington area. Foretich has strongly denied the charges and contends his former wife is mentally ill. Detective chief inspector Roger Carson of Christchurch new zealand said that the girl is in the custody of her grandpa rents there and that there will be a hearing this week in the City s family court. I be not Felt the Legal system in Washington. . Had listened to the evidence Morgan told the newspaper. Her lawyer. Stephen Sachs said he will ask District of Columbia Superior court judge Herbert Dixon on monday to return Morgan s passport so she can go to new zealand. Dixon is the judge who ordered Morgan. 42. To jail in August 1987 for civil contempt when she refused to obey a court order 10 produce Hilary for supervised visits with Foretich. She was released from jail i Washington in september after president Bush signed a District of Columbia la limiting civil contempt sentences in child abuse cases to 12 months. A or. Fri a Fth Morgan. With daughter in 1986 Foretich said he was elated that his daughter has been found and appeared to be at least physically "1 would Hope to obtain he said in a Telephone interview. That s obviously Why i want to bring her Back to Washington. 1 want to bang her Back to the court in Washington where she but he said he has no illusions that gain ing custody of the girl will be easy. Elizabeth Morgan is going to. Wage the same Media Battle that she s always done in the he said. She is undoubtedly a Media person she s a Media Queen. And she creates this illusion that i m some kind of a Pervert and she s going to try to do that Down there As Well and use the Media to do it in Hopes that that will influence the Foretich said he relents the publicity As much for his daughter As for himself Idon t think it s fair. For my daughter to. Have her life made unnecessarily More Public than it needs he said. Eli Beth is going to do whatever she possibly can do to protect her told the Post. Eli Beth is confident that the courts of new zealand will protect Morgan in the Post interview declined to predict How the new court proceedings will go. I think time will she said. It s Early Days but James Morgan her older brother said she wants to introduce in open court the allegations of abuse that . Courts ruled against. We re awfully Happy that we re going to have an open hearing in an open court unlike the District where everything was he said. Activist wants Martin Luther King workday by Arrington in Bureau Sembach a. West Germany Black american should celebrate Martin Luther King Day by going t work the president of Michigan s operation people United to save humanity said Friday. I m of the opinion we Don t celebrate it like w said the Rev. Jim Holly of the january hoi Day honouring the slain Black Leader s birth. It ought to be a Dav when we emphasize the jobs we Don t have. We ought to be looking at what we can do to fulfil the dream instead of having a dream by staying in bed and sleeping late. I think Black folks ought to make sure they go to work that operation push founded by the Rev. Jesse Jack son Aims at expanding economic opportunities for Blacks. Holley managed Jackson s Michigan Campaign for president in 1984 and is also pastor of the Little Rock Baptist Church in Detroit. The minister who spoke at a Black history month luncheon at Sembach said the King Holiday also should be used to renew concerns about health and education. He pointed out that rising numbers of lacks had been stricken with acquired immune deficiency syndrome or aids and that More Blacks were in jail than study ing at colleges and universities. Holley also said King s birthday Celebration was optional in some . Scr Vance should be uniform he added doctor King s life was Given to integration and a sense of togetherness. What the Day does is Divide of Jackson s political plans. Holly said he is Amon the minority of Jackson supporters who believe the former presidential candidate should forgo running for mayor of Washington. Instead. Holley said. Jackson should spearhead a Campaign for District of Columbia statehood and be come one of its first senators to further a National Agenda for Blacks. The United Stales currently has no Black senators. Jackson As the primary Black Leader in . Politics has Many options in the Public and private sectors and sometimes that s dangerous Holley said. The More decisions you have to make it May cause you to make the wrong in Holley s Home cite of Detroit. 70 percent of the population is Black. Blacks dominate the political Structure he said but Whites still control the area s economics and no one has emerged As a Bridge be tween the races. It s a problem in Detroit to hold on to what we have Holley said. He noted that the Detroit pistons basketball team now plays its Home games in suburban Detroit. With tickets priced at $42 and poor transportation service Between City and suburbs economically disadvantaged Blacks often Aren t in the audience. I Call it Plantation basketball " Holley said. You have Blacks running up and Down a basketball court for upscale but he added that Blacks must join together like the jewish Community to promote their cause instead of relying on the White Community. We must create that Unity More on each other than toward each other he said. We have to Rise above the state of
