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w. MM... MY ww DO/OTwber /T mm*': i Si?/%T 6?Bf? I : / 1 /%[' | Anti-abo To the Editor: I noted the editorial (Sept. 20) by George Morris opposing the decision the Supreme Court made in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. I 4U~ n J t ldvui me Luun s decision, Decause it establishes a precendent of governmental non-interference in the personal affairs of citizens. Morris, however, opposes this decision, for what he apparently considers to be sound reasons, but which, to me, resemble the deranged babblings of a man in delirium. His position is based solely upon error and unsupported assertions. One major error Morris makes? one which serves as the foundation 0H Cone make v. ,-^v ,<yo*y y; MT/! f ' mr w mxmjms wo /? vsm^r M/r?'Xm /AJ SMA0M.' rtion colt for his argument?is that the fetus must be considered both alive and human. However, according to an article I read in The State newspaper at about the time of the Edelin case, the consensus of professional opinion at the time was that hrnin lifo cfor4c nt ~?* ?? v><? aitv uiui 10 at dUUUl five or six months after conception, and there was some dispute over whether or not brain life started before seven months after conception. The beginning of brain life, of course, is the only reasonable criterion for determining the start of human life, since intelligence, creativity, and all the other functions that characterize a human fabrics peo R CONF MILLS WaBWWBMMWBWIW I liWIW 11 ll?'MBIMMM*wiigi . &. ! evi A ' " |^E ^ mmw F /V I fiL' 4 % jgkK I. PI wrmrjwr. fMi/f n ifem ecc/<s /ofSrztiM aihV: j umm? \ SOUNbS jmn critii being are carried on in the brain, while the rest of the body blindly carries on purely mechanical functions. Hence, Morris's contention that abortion is killing cannot be accepted until the fifth month of pregnancy at the earliest, since the fetus has no life to take away. The fifth month of pregnancy is quite close to the third trimester, when states may legally proscribe abortion, and the fetus's life may not start until the sixth or even the seventh month of pregnancy. A second error Morris makes, one that serves to make him look ridiculous, is his contention that the fetus must be considered VI'S*JEANS I > out for college weeks with jeans and a jacket one Stacord corduroy. > soft-touch corduroy of 5 cotton /16% polyester s neat and comfortable ning till night. Jeans28-38, ;et S,M,L,XL. Both in a 3 range of colors. Ask for u jvui 10 aiiu CJI yuui rite campus store. Gpnet* Muroy COROOHOV COUMCK. Of AMftJMCA %/ rHRBHBBP1 V - ; ; -;-; - ' : - j pie live in. I 1 1440 BROADWAY. NEW YORK. N Y 10018 m<. vow/re u /IT cmoi/A//!, is M&UTVou? | ' f#W'bWV<k?<S'7 I" aem#vrnw. \ I :ized human 'whether it has a head or legs or hands.' While 1 freely grant that legless or handless people are not to be considered non-human because of their misfortune, I must Doint out that f _ _ pWpIV U1 C brainless people, and that it is difficult to sustain mental activity without a brain. A third error Morris makes is the presentation of a false analogy between the fetus and the deformed person. Morris contends that abortion establishes a precedent for the killing of deformed persons because the deformed person, like the fetus, is shaped differently than normal adults. Morris's error lies in his failure to recognize superficial respects, while the fetus is lacking in the complexity of its brain. A perfectly logical extension of Morris's argument is that since one may kill a dog with impunity, one ought likewise to be allowed to kill a deformed person, since the deformed person, like the dog, is chonA/1 rllff auupvu uiuci cimjr man normal human beings. Besides containing a number of specific errors, Morris's article is lacking in support for the points he tries to make. For example, he simply assumes that abortion is killing without presenting so much as a shred of evidence to support his assumption. He also accepts as "natpnflv nhvinnc" tho g -j W~.?v/uu UIV V.UIHCI11IUII that the fetus is human, there must be reasons why this is so, and I should like to know what they are. Morris fails to state even one. In my opinion, Morris's article demonstrates what can happen when someone who is incapable of logical thought tries to write on a subject he knows nothing about. LOWELL WILLIAM ROSS JR. engineering sophomore , iLensW for partici] Market Rese For detail name and a< Medical Researc P.O. Bo: Lag una Beacl' Steamboat thanks us for music nr^ * r*jiji ? u me n>unor: On behalf of rrhe Steamboat Springs Band, I would like to thank you for a successful and enjoyable concert at the Golden Spur, Sept. 13 and 14. The reception we received is the kind of reward that makes being a musician and a band worth all the years of dedication, successes and failures. We're looking forward to coming back to USC in the near future. Wish we could take all of you on the road with us. Let's keep on makin' footstompin' music together GARY DAVIS The Steamboat Springs Band Route 9, box 411 Macon, Ga. 31201 Russell House snack bar hit for high prices To the Editor: At thP hpoi n n i n nr nf u? v uvil otIIUUl year I try my luck at eating at the Gamecock Snack Bar. I seem never to go back until the following fall. How can the university tolerate the people, price and quality of the food? On my last occasion, I ordered a 50 cent milk shake, only to be handed their new 12 ounce cupfulls. It was an outrage at that price. I'll be damned if I go back. Why is it they still charge the highest anc put out the least? I guess if it weren't for the politics, they wouldn't be so en trenched on our campus. I wish USC had moved them to Mc Donald's new location. Tt ic OKaii4 ^ ?1 c * >i 1U auvui 11IUC IU1 fX gUUU ItiSI food chain to move in, instead ol this ripoff artist of a food service LOUIS LADRICH graduate gating in arch Study s, send ddress to: :h Associates < 342 i, CA 92652