Wednesday, february 8, 1978
daily nebraskan
page 5
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The unsigned letter
(right) was sent to the par
ents of Alicia Blumer, a
freshman music major,
along with a letter Alicia
wrote to the editor printed
in the Jan. 27 Daily Neb
raskan. . The letter . to the editor
said, in essence, that once
everything is considered,
'mat's left besides abor
tion?" In response. Dixie
Blumer wrote the following to the Daily
Nebraskan: -
Dear "human being" and all others who
choose to read this:
I am against abortion, except in cases of
rape, incest, when the pregnancy endangers
the mother's life and perhaps some other
extreme situations.
I also do not advocate premarital sex,
although there are many people who do.
My daughter, Alicia, knows how I feel,
but I cannot dictate to her what her beliefs
shall be. Nor can you, "human being,"
dictate to me and my daughter, much less
to the whole nation. We can only share
our concern.
We are a free society, and that is why
our abortion laws allow the woman to de-
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cide what will be done to her body. The
U.S. Constitution provides protection
only for citizens, not the unborn.
However, that does not mean the
church, social workers, and the medical
profession can abdicate their responsibil
ity to provide guidance.
In pre-abortion counseling, every
woman should be told that having an
abortion is more than having an appendix
removed-it is a human life with the po
tential to grow into an adult which will be
taken from her body. How important, is
that potential human being?
sex education and birth control educa- couple. i
tloriu i . - Tr -:i The;poor arid; the; woman oiuwelfare,
When a woman enters into that relation- too, have a responsibility for human' ife.
ship called sex, she readily accepts all the ' life is full of hard knocks. Meeting
goodies. But is she also ready to accept the them neauori, with the greatest .courage,
responsibility of a child? She should be. ,orie can muster; will make a morejmature,
She should know it can happen, even when . wiser and fuller human being than taking
using modern contraceptive methods. . what seems to be the easy .way., 5. -
And if it does, abortion is not the only My daughter had the courage to sign her
answer, as Alicia suggests. Abortion should name to an article, in a ' public newspaper
be considered only as a last resort, not a "Human being" did not havd even the
first option. courtesy to sign his or her name to the
To the ycung marrieds who want to : personal note written to me and my hus-.
wait a year or two or more before having , .band.
a child or to decide if they want any at all. Maybe the Lord,' in all His wisdom,
and to the unmarried couples in love, who - is teaching Alicia. I hope so. . ' J
find themselves confronted with unwanted ' " . . , Concerned mother
pregnancy I ask this question: Do you of four young adults,
want to destroy that life which was con-, ; Dixie Blumer
ceived in your love for each other? V . . " Blair, Neb.
Having a baby will force you to re-
arrange your priorities, but with faith in Qav Action group funding
yourselves and your love for each other, ; 1 . r -
youH make it-you really will.
And voull have the love and ioy of that
individual you might have chosen to.des
troy by an . - -jj: - -
For you who are just having a little run,
I want to recognize that there are per- 'are promiscuous. -it will 'be much more
sons in this modem country . of ours who difflcultyou, too
are not aware of the relationship between ponsibiHty fof youi ' actions. ,t.;v l
the act of sexual intercourse and haying a Your unwanted "baby, if allowed-to be.
baby. There is a great need for responsible born, may be wanted by some jdbdldless
In the Jan. 25 Daily Nebraskan, Regent
Ed Schwartzkopf cited incorrect informa
tion . . v-
The UNL Gay Action Group does not
receive funds from student fees
During the 75-,76 and 76-77 school
years we were allocated ,$500 .a., year.
These funds were.used to pay the tele;.
phone bill of the Gay Rap line,' a crisis ,
counseling line. V 1- V" 'V- - W. '
v All telephone answerers volunteered
their time for no pay Al
During ;the" 77-78' fees'; allocation,
the GayxAction Group was allocated about
. $400. But because of pressure from . the
Board of Regents, the group was dropped
from alt funding. , . '.V..
"The Gay Action" Group is now self
sufficient but maintains no crisis line,
v We do maintain a Rap Group at 8 pin.
on Tuesdays. I , e '
jir We welcome anyone, interested hi the
problems of gays, whether or not they are
gay;
The Board of Directors
NU Gay Action Group.
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