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ASUN supports total divestment; approves CFA recommendations merits concerning South Africa, but “as of yet, there have been no sub stantial changes in the university’s attitude toward South Africa.” Because of small reforms currently taking place in South Africa, Potter said, some people are questioning whether sanctions should continue. Joseph Akpan, president of the Nigerian Student Association, said sanctions were “the only viable and non-violent approach.” He said sanctions were what brought the government of South Africa to the negotiating table, so sanctions should not be removed until irreversible constitutional changes take place. In other action, the senate approved three student fee recommendations from the Committee for Fees Alloca tion. The University Program Council received a 3.4 percent increase over last year, raising its total budget to $189,802.19. Under UPC, the African Ameri can Special Events and Entertain ment budget was increased to $6,387.45, but $125 from its request that would have been used for cash prizes at events was not approved. The Daily Nebraskan did not re ceive $10,000 it requested for a pro jected recession loss, but did receive $6,000 to provide for a changeover to use of soybean ink, which is said to be safer for the environment and doesn’t smear. The ASUN budget was passed with no amendments. The recommenda tions next will be forwarded to James Griesen, vice chancellor for student affairs. Abortion Continued from Page 1 Summarizing Urbom’s declaration, Cathcart said the judge found that the waiting period increased the woman’s health risks and economic burden — for instance, if a woman had to travel and stay overnight to comply with the waiting period. Lynn Marcus, another of the seven opponents to LB78, said she thought the bill was an insult to women. “A mandatory delay and forced lecture ... is paternalistic and de meaning” to women, said Marcus of David City. She said abortions need not be regulated, and women base their decisions to terminate an unwanted pregnancy on "moral, philosophical and religious beliefs.” Bodies shifted and the room emp tied a bit as the committee moved onto LB84, a bill forbidding the use of public funds and facilities to per form or assist in an abortion. Sen. M.L. Dierks of Ewing, LB84’s sponsor, outlined the bill, saying public employees also fall under LB&4 and they may not assist or perform an abortion. Women whose liyes are endangered by pregnancy would be * excluded from the bill’s provisions. Sen. BobWickersham of Harrison said he was concerned about the defi nition of assisting abortions and asked Dierks to clarify it. Dierks said he thought that under the provisions of the bill, assisting abortions means that during counsel ing, abortion may not be listed as an option. Peter Batallion, an Omaha attor ney and member of the Nebraska Coalition for Life, and one of six pro ponents who spoke about LB84, said he thought the bill would rid taxpay ers of the possibility of financing abortions. That’s something for which Nebraska citizens shouldn’t pay, he said. In opposing testimony, Krynn Buckley, a Lincoln physician, said the assistance reference in the bill as Dierks and Batallion defined it would inhibit a doctor’s legal and ethical obligations. Buckley said she could not com ply if the bill passed because she took an oath to care for her patients as best she could. In addition to that. Buck ley said, such a law inhibits free speech and is a “direct violation of the First Amendment.” Virginia Johnson, a member of the Board of Directors for Planned Par enthood of Lincoln, concurred with Buckley and elaborated on the ethical dilemma she thinks the bill imposes. Johnson said the only way to en sure that doctors or any public em ployees aren’t giving advice that abortion is an option to terminate a pregnancy would be to question doc tor/patient conversations. It would betray.the confidentiality of the doctor/patient relationship if a doctor’s file was open to “public scru tiny,” she said. About 50 people were left in the hearing chamber as Sen. Bernice Labedz of Omaha opened discussion on her bill, LB425, which would call for parental notification for women 18 years and younger to obtain an abortion. The seven proponents of the bill argued that a minor should not be making a decision to terminate a pregnancy on her own, while oppo nents argued that the state has no place dealing with what they called a personal decision — whether to have an abortion. The committee took no action on the bills. ■v i mun in ii o I_I ANNOUNCING j | BRANKER HYUNDAI'S "NO DICKER ON THE STICKER" SALE #067 Excel 3-Door Halchiiack <t1 'l A '25* lJJ JL c/ A • per month Our entire inventory of '91 Scoupes, Excels and Sonatas are marked with Red Tag Prices that take all of the dickering out of the deal! But hurry, these prices are good through Saturday only. *10.9% APR, 60 mo. WAC y $500 down or trade. All | "■■'■■■■■■■ rebates to dealer. Sale price $6689. - r _Mike EX ' " 464-5976 UNL to consider plan for long-term insurance By Shelley Miller Staff Reporter Nebraska is one of 27 states in which a long-term care insurance program for educators is being of fered by TIAA-CREF, a program official said. 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College of Arts and Sciences Sen. Chris Pottdr, who submitted the As sociation of Students of the Univer sity of Nebraska bill supporting LB395, said that last fall the university had seemed to make progressive move