European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes saturday August 25,1990pa. Abortion restrictions overturned Philadelphia apr a Federal judge on Friday struck Down provisions of Pennsylvania a abortion Law that helped make it the most restrictive in the country. Senior . District judge Daniel h. Huyett ruled on challenges to the Law by planned parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania and five abortion providers. Huyett struck Down portions of the Law that require a woman to notify her husband before getting an abortion wait 24 hours before getting an abortion and require minors to obtain the consent of at least one Parent or a court order before an abortion. The . Territory of Guam had banned All abortions except when the mothers life is threatened. A Federal judge ruled that Law unconstitutional  the Pennsylvania ruling the judge said that requiring parental notification a unduly burdens a minor woman a right to elect to end her  a Asa Jcj Legal abortion continues to be accessible to women in Penn Sylvania because of the courts decision today a said Elizabeth Hrenda Roberts executive director of planned parenthood Pennsylvania affiliates. A pennsylvanians would be Welt served if the Commonwealth accepts this decision and slops squandering taxpayers Money to promote government interference in personal matters and threaten women a lives she said. Lawyers from both sides had said earlier that if they lost the Case they would probably file an Appeal first to the 3rd . Circuit court of appeals and eventually the . Supreme court. Robert Gentzel a spokesman for state attorney general Ernie Preato jr., confirmed that the stale would Appeal the ruling within 30 Days. Abortion opponents want to use the Case to return the abortion Issue to the . Supreme court in Hopes that it will reverse the 1973 Roe is. Wade decision that legalized abortion. Gentzel called the Pennsylvania Law a a reasonable responsible approach to dealing with a very difficult question. The legislature an if governor were fully aware when this statute was enacted and signed that it would face challenges and that those challenges would take time to  Huyett also ruled in the clinics favor on their Challenge of the state s definition of a medical emergency which the clinic said was too vague and would leave doctors in a quandary. Most of the disputed parts of the Law were suspended pending Huyck tto a ruling. Some of the sections were rewritten from a 1982 statute much of which was struck Down by the . Supreme court in 1986. The disputed portions were amendments made in 1988 and 1989 to the abortion control act adopted Ini 982 following the landmark ruling of 1973. In a three Day trial in Reading earlier this month the states lawyers argued that the Law would protect the interests of women and families. The abortion clinic argued that the Law would strip women of dignity endanger their health and would have a chilling effect on doctors who perform abortions. The state argued that similar parental consent Laws had been upheld in other states and that the husband should be told because the state had a a legitimate interest in protecting the spouses  Camp lets i Maple Lake Minn. Apr oxygen tanks respirators and intravenous tubes share Cabin space with sleeping bags and backpacks at . Camp a Retreat for children whose medical needs make them dependent on technology. A a they re doing things they thought they would never do a said Susan Spiel Man of Bloomington whose 8-year-old daughter Maren prepared to go water skiing on wednesday. The girl undertook the adventure although she suffers from Central sleep Apnoea a condition that requires she have a tracheotomy or a permanent opening in her neck so she can be connected to a Respirator while she sleeps. The opening was covered and secured with a thick White Towel for the water skiing Outing. The Camp is a project of sick kids need involved people a new York based National organization. In its fourth year . Camp offers children and their families a Chance to break routines that often keep them sheltered from outdoor activities. A so Many of these kids were prisoners in their Homes or hospitals a said Camp director Barbara Donaghy who volunteers her time along with the other 50 medical and 75 non medical staffers running the one week Camp. Eighteen children from around the nation attended this year. Donaghy a registered nurse and respiratory therapist said the idea behind the Camp is to balance improved technology with similar Steps toward bettering patients Quality of life. Camper Scott Pankratz 10, is wheeled into a trailer by his father Glen and 6-year-old brother Phillip after a horseback ride at the special Camp in Maple Lake  fun . Camp is unique because it involves entire families does no to focus on a specific disease and is run at no Cost to campers Donaghy said. The annual budget of about $50,000 is funded by donations and Volunteer efforts. The 24-hour medical staff reassures parents that their children s needs will be met despite the Campos rustic atmosphere. Families share living quarters in Cabins where sophisticated machines hum alongside spartan bunk Beds. At Mealtimes the campers families and volunteers gather in a Large dining Hall. Youngsters whose medical conditions require that they be fed intravenously sit next to others who chomp on Peanut Buiter sandwiches and other Camp fare. Betty Pankratz of Wichita kan., said the Camp is giving new Confidence to her 10-Ycar-old son Scott who was bom with a malfunction of his Trachea and oesophagus that requires he have a tracheotomy receive oxygen and have supplemental feedings through a tube in his stomach. A the fils right in Quot said Pankratz whose husband Glen and 6-Ycar-old son Phillip also attended the Camp. A it does no to seem unusual for him to have to leave the group to take  a a it a a lot of fun and in a meeting people that i like a said Scott who tried horseback Riding swimming boating and other outdoor activities. A i know i  be doing this stuff at Home. Donaghy who helped found . Camp in the Miami area four years ago said she Hopes the Camp will let technology dependent children focus on their abilities instead of their  finds Judas priest not liable for suicide pact Reno Nev. Apr hidden words do exist on an album by the British Ruck band Judas priest but they were not placed there intentionally and the group is not responsible for a suicide pact formed by two Young fans a judge ruled Friday. Washoe District judge Jerry Carr Whitehead said the alleged words a do it Quot were the result of a Chance combination of sounds. But in Clearing the band of liability Whitehead said that co defendant lbs records refused to properly comply with discovery orders involving the original master tape of the album. He said the defaults were not caused by the courtroom lawyers but by in House counsel of lbs. He ordered the record company to pay $40,000 to the plaintiffs lawyers to reimburse them for the Cost of bringing the lawsuit. The families of the two victims sued the band and lbs records claiming messages hidden in the crashing music of the 1978 Quot stained class Quot album touted satanism and promoted suicide. Raymond Belknap 18, died from a single blast from a Shotgun held in his Mouth Dee. 23, 1985. James Vance then 20, blew away the lower portion of his face but survived three More years before his death on thanksgiving 1988 of complications from his injuries and a reaction to medications. Lawyers for the families sought $6,2 million in damages at the conclusion of a four week trial Vivian Lynch urged Whitehead who heard the Case without a jury to award damages of $4 million to $5 million to Vance a family to repay nearly $500,000 in medical Bills and to compensate for pain and suffering. Ken Mckenna asked for $1.2 million on behalf of Belknap a family. The lawyers contended subliminal messages including the words Quot do it Quot allegedly hidden in the song a better by you better than me a spurred the shootings. They also charged that the album contained backward messages touting death satanism and suicide. The detente maintained the phrases were a phonetic flukes a Given credibility Only by the Power of suggestion. The judge reluctantly agreed saying a the Power of suggestion May serve to make the listener think he hears a certain phrase when the singing is played backwards even though he probably would not have perceived the phrase without the Power of suggestion. Quot however Quot he said Quot there appears to be sonic Merit to plaintiffs Contention that unlike the examples demonstrated by defendants the Content of the Back masked messages. Relate to the themes of the songs in which they Are found. The court finds this to be an unlikely coincidence Quot. But Whitehead said that there was no credible evidence the messages were intentionally placed or that they could be perceived even if they  sad the judges finding that the subliminal Content exists will open up avenues for similar lawsuits. A this finding although not a Victory certainly gives Hope to attorneys pursing similar cases in the future a Mckenna said. Lawyers for the band were out of town and could not be reached immediately for comment. Band members and defense attorneys say the purported Quot do it is the combination of a Huff of breath a Lead Singer Rob Halford and the sounds of guitars and Drums. They blame the youths alcohol and substance abuse family violence and anti social personal ties for their fates. The youths allegedly shot themselves after spend to several hours drinking Beer smoking marijuana listening to the Judas priest album. Lynch conceded that there were other factors m youths lives that made them prone to suicide. Bui he said it was the music that compelled them to i 1 themselves against their own will