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ATLANTA
The Red and Black, Thunday, Oct 1, 1970
Page 5
Abortion counseling given
By MARY CARR
Staff writer
Dr Stephen King, of the
University Health Services has
estimated that there are ap
proximately 500 unwanted
pregnancies a year at the Uni
versity
This figure is based v on na
tional statistics which point to
the fact that six to six-and-a-
half per cent of unmarried
coeds at universities around the
country become pregnant each
year Dr. King stales that there
is no reason to believe that the
percentages would be any lower
at the University
Because of the rising rate of
pregnancy, thousands of young
women have resorted to the
services of illegal abortionists
NOW THERE is a place to
turn for women who seek legal
termination of unwanted preg
nancy. The Problem Pregnancy
Counseling Service of Atlanta
is a non-profit organization
devoted to assisting women,
married and unmarried alike
with problem pregnancies
Although abortion counseling
is only one of the many services
offered, counselors report that
approximately 9C per cent of
the women who come to them
for help want abortions
According to counselor Eri
ka Larsson. fast, legal and
medically safe abortions are
arranged for an average of 20
women a week
THE PROCEDURE begins
with a phone call to the center at
875-4640 in Atlanta All phone
calls and information are kept
in strict confidence After the
length of pregnanev is deter
mined. the counselor explores
the alternatives open to the
woman and helps her with
whatever choice she makes.
Alternatives include getting
married and keeping the child
carrying the pregnanev to term
and either keeping the child or
placing it (or adoption, or ter
minating the pregnanev by
means of a legal abortion
Through the center, a wom
an can either attempt to qualify
for a legal abortion in Georgia,
or she can make arrangements
to go out of state.
TO QUALIFY for a Georgia
abortion under the mental
health clause, psychiatric certi
fication is necessary This in
volves visiting two reputable
psychiatrists and obtaining
from them statements that sui
cide may be attempted if the
pregnancy is allowed to go to
full term.
For those women under 21
years of age. parental signa
tures are also necessary
If qualifications for a legal
Georgia abortion are met. the
service then refers the woman
to Grady Hospital in Atlanta,
where a trained gyncologists
performs the abortion
SHOULD A woman choose to
go out of the state for her abor
tion. she would be offered a
choice of either New Mexico,
New York or California These
are easiest to arrange and by
pass much of the red tape in
volved in Georgia abortions
The average cost of a New
Mexico abortion, including
traveling expenses, is around
$530.
Miss Larsson said the center
is proud of their facilities in
these states All clinics are in
spected and have excellent rat
ings and all doctors are (rained
professionals. In the five years
that the clinics have been in
operation there have been no
fatalities
The majority of the abor
tions are performed over the
weekend, enabling the woman
to return to work or classes on
Monday
INITIATED in 1965 by Ray
Morehouse, in lais Angeles with
the financial aid of a San Fran
cisco woman whose daughter
died on the table ol an illegal
abortionist. Problem Pregnan
cy Counseling Service Centers
have spread to New York.
Houston and Atlanta Plans are
now being made for a proposed
center in Tennessee
The center has a two fold
on contributions Financial aid
is usually given to only about
one out of every ten girls in
need because of lack of funds
The Problem Pregnancy
Counseling Service in Atlanta is
open seven days a week, twen
ty-four hours a day Although
the center does get calls from
older women and married
women. 75 to 85 per cent of the
calls are from college students
and a few are from high school
students
The center has a two-loled
purpose to prevent as many
unsafe, illegal abortions as pos
sible. and to promote the legali
zation of abortion throughout
the country
According to Miss Larsson.
the goal of the organization is
to reach a point where unwant
ed pregnancies are reduced to a
minimum and the services of
the centers are no longer neces
sary
MARILYN MITCHELL AWARDED PAM AM WINGS
Stewardess graduated from the University this year
Dr. Ellis H. Dixon Sr. dies
after five months of illness
Fashions comes to Snelling Cafeteria;
show presents a variety of hemlines
DR. ELLIS H. DIXON. SR.
retired head of *he Phvslcis
Department died Tuesday alter
being in failing health for five
months
Dr. Dixon was head of the
Phviics Department from Sep
tember. 1937 until September.
1966
• • •
Manly Mitchell, 1970 gradu
ate of the University, has been
awarded her wings as a Pan
Am stewardess
Miss Mitchell will be based
in New York and serves aboard
flights transcontinental
• • •
Phi Alpha Delta, law fratern
ity. awarded $300 for scholar
ships today Men receiving the
scholarships are: Ernie Kirk,
Jr., $100. David (linn. $100. ana
11. Gilman Hudnall, Jr., $200
The money was presented in
the Deans office of the Law
School.
By EMILY STAPLER
Staff writer
Snelling Cafeteria was the
site of a fashion show on Tues
day. Sept 29 The Young Indi
vidualist" was the theme and
was moderated by Carol Mc
Gee. a sophomore speech ma
jor
Models included Ellen Long.
Debbie Stewart. Lucy Rowan.
Robin Ritter and Deborah
Crawford
WHEN ASKED about the
hemline controversy Miss
Crawford felt that most girls
would wear maxis before mid
is.
She replied. 1 don't think
the midi was too well received
1 think the gaucho outfit was
the most popular midi fash
ion."
She further stated. The
mini is not out of style. It is still
Water ballet
holds tryouts
The Dolphin Club is holding
try-outs next Tuesday and
Thursday at 7:00 p m at the
pool in the Womt.i’s Physical
Education building
Every spring quarter, the
Dolphin Club gives a perform
ance of water ballet for the stu
dent body Water ballet is syn
chronized swimming put to mu
sic The performance is usually
in April
On Monday at 4 00 p m and
on Tuesday and Wednesday at
5:00 p.m the group will hold
help sessions for those who
are a little uncertain about
trying out
The try-outs are open to all
women students
a practical and attractive
style.'
SHE ALSO feels that the in
dividual look will continue to by
stylish She commented. "I
think college students are more
mature than they were ten
years ago. I don't feel they
want to conform to any set
style."
The most unusual outfit was
an Indian style maxi dress
modeled by Debbie Stewart. It
was fashioned out of a split
cowhide and was dyed in soft
red and brown shades. The bod
ice featured long purple and
red suade fringe and a wooden
bead trim. The front was laced
with a leather tie. It was worn
with a red crepe shirt and a red
and black Indian headband
MISS CRAWFORD felt that
the show was well received She
was especially impressed that
the professors enjoyed watch
ing the show.
Miss Crawford, fashion coor
dinator. gathered a wide selec
tion of clothes from a variety of
stores The fashions came from
the following stores: The Uni
versity Shop. Heery's Clothes
Closet. The Imporium. Ad Infi-
nium. Page One. and Abram's
Panhellenic Council has an
nounced the scholarship
awards for this past Spring
quarter Alpha XI Delta had the
highest membership average
Sigma Delta Tau was second
and Delta Phi Epsilon third
In the highest pledge aver
age category. Sigma Delta Tau
was first, with Kappa Delta and
Alpha Gamma Delta second
and third respectively
Around
campus
Molly Sue Martin was sum
mer intern of the United States
Department of Agriculture's
Food and Nutrition Service
Miss Martin worked with
programs designed to feed nee
dy people
• • •
Two agricultural economics
majors in the College of Agri-
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Adriena Sims, a freshman
from Grantville. is the first and
only coed (o enroll in the Air
Force Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps at the University
Majoring in social work.
Miss Sims explained that she
joined AFROTC because. "I
thought it would be interest
ing. and also there is the
possibility of getting a scholar
ship
MISS SIMS said that there is
a program for exceptional
children on the bases, and that
upon graduation she could prob
ably work with that The pro
gram is called CHAP.
T found out about women
being accepted into AFROTC
during summer orientation I
knew I was the only one who
signed up from my group, but I
didn't Uunk I was the only girl
to sign-up ."
"THE CAPTAIN in my class
was very kind to me. I wanted
to drop, but he asked me to stay
in the class He said I would be
breaking the barrier for wom
en."
When asked about drill. Miss
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that I would probably drill with
Angel Flight.
Miss Sims explained that
she. as well as other AFROTC
students may stay in the pro
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years
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der to receive a (our year schol
arship a cadet must pass the
Air Force qualifying class
Only cadets who are pilot quali
fied may receive a four year
scholarship
BECAUSE WOMEN cannot
be pilots or navagators in the
Air Force. Miss Sims is auto
matically disqualified for the
four-year pgoram
However, she is eligable for
Air Force contract After two
years of AFROTC Miss Sims may
join advanced AFROTC and be
placed on contract On contract
she would receive a stipend of
$50 a month, and would be
commissioned as a second lieu-
tentant upon graduation
Through the contract pro
gram she would be obligated to
serve (or four years in the Air
Force
SERVING IN the Air Force
would be like "having a
government job." according to
Miss Sims
Miss Sims said when people
find out that she is in ROTC
they usually want to know if she
is going to be a drill sergeant,
or else they want to see her
drill with the men
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