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Can this be?! Feminist support in Unicameral by JAN PARKS Nbraskan Staff Wrlttr Nebraska feminists may have more support in the Unicameral's 1971 session than they expect ' two vocal senators, Terry Carpenter and Fern Hubbard Orme, are backing many women's libera tion reforms. Carpenter said he was the pioneer for a Nebraska abor tion law in 1969, ' and I still believe in it." - "The bill I introduced was restrictive in that it only ap plied to incest, rape and cases when the mother's life was en dangered," Carpenter said. , "There is a tremendous need for an even more liberalized abortion law in Nebraska one similar to the law recently passed by Hawaii," the Scottsbluff senator continued. ABORTION SHOULD be legalized because a woman should "be the judge of her own conscience," Carpenter said. "If a woman wants to abort, she will," he contended. "Right now, anybody in Lincoln who has a $100 bill can get an abor tion in 24 hours if she wants one." Carpenter said he will in troduce a liberal abortion law in the Unicameral next sessio "if nobody else wants to." He said he was harassed by threatening phone calls after his introduction of the 1969 abortion bill. "They woke me up 24 hours a day and called me a murderer," Carpenter recalled. "I know the source of these calls were from Catholics who opposed the bill," he said. The Unicameral may make Reality of abortion one girl's story Mary is a junior at the University of Nebraska and a sorority member from a pro minent family. She became pregnant last winter and this is the story of her abortion, as told to a Daily Nebraskan Staff Writer. When I first missed my period I got into an immediate rut. I thought I was psychologically repressing the period, but I couldn't stop thinking about it. I decided to see a local gynecologist who had ironically just spoken at our house about birth control. "The first time I saw him I only said my, period wouldn't come and he gave me some pills. 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"There ought to be some soit of sex education curriculum in the public schools," Carpenter commented, "one that is satisfactory to parents and not too raw." Women can be even moie effective than men hi governmental positions "if they really want to and if they use all the powers that God en dowed them with," he said. "The fact that all men are at tracted to women is to their definite advantage." CARPENTER SAID he would have no objection to working under a woman governor. "In fact, I believe my wife is qualified to be governor of Nebraska. She ran for lieutenant governor a few years ago, but was defeated," he said. Women are usually opposed to female candidates, Carpenter commented. "I don t understand this. If women would solidify, they could elect any woman candidate they wanted," he said. Mrs. Orme, the only woman senator from Lincoln, said she supported the 1969 abortion bill and will support a bill in 1969. "As of yet, I haven't been ask ed to present a legalized abor tion bill," Mrs. Orme said. She said, however, that she Is extremely Interested in speak ing with women's liberation advocates and will consider introducing an abortion bill in the next Nnicameral session. "Women should be given the freedom of choice," she said. "The chances of passing a legalized abortion bill in Nebraska are not as slim as one might think," she con tinued. "We're not the dark spot of the nation." MRS. ORME pointed out that legislation by other states will definitely Influence the con sideration of Nebraska legislators. Mrs. Orme sad she is con cerned that there are not more women in Nebraska governmental positions and In University administration. "Sometimes I think women are their own worst enemeis," Mrs. Orme commented, "because women are often afraid to run for office because they hate to be defeated," she said. "We've got to get over that." Her attitude, however, is op timistic. She noted that female representation in the Unicameral is , growing. The other two women senators are Ellen Craft of North Platte and Florence Reynolds of Omaha. "Women should remember that they are not asking for special privileges," she said. "They should demand the tilings that they are entitled to." Presently Appearing KOHTZ LINDSAY entertaining 0:30 to 12:30 Gcittman s &Cc uuiae I DINING TIL MIDNITE 8 1 CLAYTON HOUSE 10h & 'O 8 Fra SOUND WMrusMiUM WCA,tWCA4lj. PAGE 2 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1970