European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 24, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 5idaho, with Eye on High court passes strict anti abortion Law from wire reports Boise Idaho a the Idaho Senate passed and sent to the governor thursday the most restrictive abortion Law of any state. It is apparently aimed at forcing a test of the . Supreme courts commitment to legalized abortions. If signed by democratic gov. Cecil Andrus the measure would take effect july 1. Andrus has declined to reveal his intentions on the Bill but has reiterated his Long held anti abortion views. The Law would make abortion illegal except in cases of non statutory rape reported within seven Days incest if the victim is younger than 18, severe fetal deformity or a threat to the mothers life or physical health. An abortion would be illegal in the Case of statutory rape or sex with a minor on grounds that such behaviour implies consent on the part of the female said democratic sen. Claire weathered a supporter of the Bill. Both sides agree the Law would ban More than 90 percent of the 1,500 abortions performed in Idaho each year. The Bill was patterned on a National right to life committee Model that has been rejected by other states As too restrictive. But it is the version that abortion foes want for the test of the . Supreme courts commitment to its 1973 Roe is Wade decision that legalized abortion. Some constitutional experts have warned that the Bill is so restrictive it Likely would not withstand the High courts scrutiny and could Cost the state As much As $1 million to defend. A a a we know it will be struck Down in the lower courts said Kerry Uhlenkott of right to life of Idaho. A a that a what we want. The supreme court has invited us to Challenge Roe is.  a we done to intend to quit a said Sally Trott of Freedom Means Choice. Civil penalties of up to $10,000 for a first offence $30,000 for a second offence and $50,000 for each additional violation could be assessed against any pro Choice activist Joelee Welton during a candlelight Vigil on the Steps of the Idaho physician performing or attempting to statehouse in Boise wednesday night. Perform an  rules a Des granddaughter can sue manufacturers of drug j u . Apr a girl whose disabilities have been blamed on the drug her grandmother took More than 40 years ago to prevent a miscarriage can sue the drugs manufacturers a state appeals court ruled thursday. The child a lawyer described Karen right As the first a ides grand aught Mol win in court the tight to sue pharmaceutical companies that made the Syndetic hormone  otherwise known As Des. Leonard finz013�?T01 a mail re tory said Dau?hi0>ueh it Karen is not a a Des of to a a be no less a victim her mrnhssta.10 a wrought by Des than Annas w1?15 a Des daughter a the Couri riv1si.,of the state supreme Sion in Albany said in its Deci dashers opens the possibility that a ters of recognized for the Daugh to Narovl 0n women who took Des to s Fri Misc ranges from the 1940s Tion of rhha8 exi2e for and ther Genera lower court Coart overturned a de the Law Suu a no whle a had dismiss Des was made and sold by some 300 pharmaceutical companies from 1947 to 1971. In 1970, researchers discovered a link Between Des and cancer in daughters of women who used the drug. Karen Enright a grandmother took Des when she was pregnant with Patricia Enright Karen smother. Patricia Enright suffered reproductive problems As a result of her exposure to the drug that made her unable to carry a child to full term said Finz. Karen Enright who is now 9, was born 3 months prematurely. She suffers from extensive brain damage and cerebral palsy and will spend her life in a wheelchair unable to lift her head he said. New York has made a special exemption for those claiming exposure to Des and four other substances that allows them to sue after the Normal statute of limitations has expired. That a because the health problems linked to those toxic substances can lie dormant for years. The Law  limit product liability lawsuits Over Des to just one generation the court said. A to insulate the drug manufacturers by creating an arbitrary generational limitation on the Legal responsibility for birth defect caused by Des. Would serve Only to dilute the economic incentive to turn out Safe products a said Justice John Casey in the courts decision. Karen and her parents residents of Mcdonough sued six pharmaceutical companies that manufactured Des. Eli Lilly amp co., one of the Des manufacturers planned to request leave to Appeal said spokeswoman Marie Abbott. Tamar Halperin a lawyer for another manufacturer . Squibb amp sons inc.,  comment on the decision saying the company does no to comment on ongoing litigation. Earlier this month a Maryland woman said her 13-year-old daughter May have been the first child to have died from vaginal cancer because her grandmother took Des 40 years earlier. Amy Roberts died last june said her Mother Sarah Roberts. Amyl a grandmother took Des in 1949. The food and drug administration says the drug is still manufactured for some medical applications but is banned from use during  spine set with rods new York apr Singer Gloria Estefan a whose Back was broken when her tour bus was hit by a truck a underwent successful surgery thursday to have her spine stabilized with Metal rods a doctor said. Or. Michael Neuwirth an orthopaedic surgeon said he implanted two steel rods onto Estefany a fractured vertebrae during a four hour operation. He said he expects her to be released from the Hospital in a week to 10 Days and to make a full recovery in three to six months. A a she la be Able to do everything including dance a Neuwirth told reporters at Manhattan a Institute Hospital for joint diseases. Estefan 32, of the latin pop band Miami sound machine was flown to new York by helicopter wednesday from a Hospital in Scranton a. Also recuperating from serious injuries in the crash was her personal assistant Melissa Arencibia who was being treated in Pennsylvania. Known for her energetic dancing on stage Estefan Felt numbness and weakness in her legs after the crash. Doctors said that besides being fractured the two vertebrae were slightly dislocated. Her husband Emilio Estefan jr., suffered minor injuries in the Accident and appeared at the Hospital news conference with a bandaged right hand. Their 9-year-old son Nayab broke his Collarbone. The cuban born Singer and her group were headed to Syracuse ., for a concert tuesday when their tour bus was struck from behind by a tractor trailer on a Highway near Tobyhanna pa., authorities said. Estefan was thrown from a Couch where she was sleeping. Pennsylvania state police said thursday that an inspection showed the truck had faulty brakes. The trucker was cited for driving at an unsafe Speed and will face additional charges police said. Fans sent dozens of Floral bouquets and arrangements which Estefan asked to be distributed to other patients. Well wishers included president Bush who met the est fans on monday to talk about their anti drug  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. March 24, 1950 a italian armoured troops clamped a state of emergency on the Southern town of san Severo after smashing a communist led uprising. An estimated 5,000 demonstrators some firing madly from rooftops fought All morning before order was restored.30 years ago today. March 24, 1960 a the soviet Union announced it would let International inspectors Check troops and weapons slashed under an East West disarmament accord.20 years ago today. March 24, 1970 a the air Force announced 14 service members were charged with offences ranging from bribery to larceny in the operation of dining facilities in thailand.10 years ago today. March 24, 1980 a the ailing Shah of Iran along with his wife Empress Farah and staff members flew to Cairo at the invitation of egyptian president Anwar Sadat. The Shah reported he had spent a the necessary time at his Home in exile on Panama a Contador Island