The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 28, 1982, Page Page 5, Image 5
Anti-Abortion Wri
Upon reading the Pro-Abortion editorial of Monday last I rea'
reflected that surely it would elicit comment from students. Que
True to expectations Mr. Eric Hedberg appears in met
today's Gamecock voicing a tantalizing set of opinions in a P '
manner as frighteningly logical as to appear non-h man.
The conclusion we draw from his letter is thp fnlinwinc*- sfor
Human beings are completely rational to the extent that all 'n'r
our actions are ruled by an unflinching adherence to a r^si
systematic logic. <<m)
I need not recapitulate the substance of his argument B
here? instead I will forward a conntpmrmwini tn thic we
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conclusion: I propose that the psychological and emotional cp
factors that influence us oftentimes prescribe wholly
irrational actions, i.e. acts that cannot be logically defended lts j
through referral to accepted rules and regulations, but that rea'
nonetheless represent necessary steps in a human's attempt P?n
towards preserving a state of psychological and emotional [V *
well-being.
Mr. Hedberg's logical "apparatus" may work well on
programmed androids functioning as test-tube mothers, but w?n
Q one is given to doubt whether today's women are willing to this
accept his opinion of them as the foetus' unwilling waystation mu(
to life. He terms the arrangement between the childbearer
and the "entity" growing within her as "inconvenient" but a 6iv
necessary fact of life. I agree on the last clause but fail to *ate
realize the strength of the alluded inmnv*?ni*?nn*? AnH Jc if and
necessary to the perfect functioning of Hedberg's logical r?sc
apparatus that we refer to the foetus ^s an "entity"? This v'ro
latter term introduces the notion tha. the foetus leads a mo*
separate and distinct existence and possesses an objective or assi
conceptual reality separate from that of its mother. I refuse *10n
to accept this as rational? it may find a niche of acceptance '1UIT
in a Huxleyan world but our procreation is not a task to be co^]
controlled in laboratories. The reader will agree that the 1(
# creation human life is largely the province of humans resc
themselves, and I ask: Can an "entity," as capricious as a cePj
human, function well in Hedberg's ordered and rational "
world?
His Behavior Model rightly states that the taking of a life is s011)
wrong? in fact should be termed murder. Thus; if we should ex's
scrub out an "entity" we would be guilty of this crime. The
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pi uuiem mereiore ties in wneiner me loetus nas tne rights of
an entity as per the definition above. I grant that Hedberg
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? As a former college newspaper editor, I generally do not ^
complain about the Gamecock. I understand that the
problems in running a paper are indeed numerous. However, ^ .j
the shoddy reporting of the "Woodland Terrace/University j
Inn Escapade" leave me no other choice but to bitch like hell. t ^
The University is painted lily white, a poor, monev-starved
institution in dire need of unloading a "no longer necessary" ^av
married-student housing complex in order to make more
room for the Carolina singles. Evidently, no effort was made ^ea
to uncover the other side of this story, i.e., the one which j T
would have been told by the residents of Woodland Terrace. 2 c
? Conditions at the Terrace are not quite as ridiculous as 3' ^
Editor Ma"k Platte portrayed them in a column earlier this
week. If he saw garbage-lined streets, he must've been here lr
when two trash trucks collided. I've lived here since March, a^c
and, to my knowledge, the streets have never been lined with t0 I
garbage. ^ mo
What Platte, Administrator Chris Vlahoplus and whoever our
it is that really runs things at USC seem to have failed to not
realizejs that the majority of people at the Terrace are there Teri
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lizes that the crux of the matter is revealed by this MARK
stion, and he utilizes an example bordering on rational ..
aphysics, a contradiction in terms, to illustrate the
blem: Exactly where, he asks, "on a time-axis located in
space-time continuum" does a foetus achieve the tran- wmmammmmmKmmmm
mation from non-entity to entity? The question is as T f1i_ 1. - -/At.
igumg as it is impossible to resolve- it does, in fact, I
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y introducing the human element into Hedberg's equation "PJ* Pf?-?
have succeeded in arriving at the question of moral W1 ^ further
science and its effects upon the relationship between the R r
it and the wrong. In thus tapping the human psyche and . ?" governor
:onception of morals and ethics we find ourselves in a ! - <? .
, j i . . .. ... . . i terences between
Im beyond logic where irrationality can reign tem-' ,, <, is doinc
irily? but remember: This irrational aspect is decided . p
he beholder. The immorality perceived by one man piay ., t t
he means to the doer's salvation. thincrc qfp mnni
is not disgruntlement or dissatisfaction that leads a jaqiiLq thp Polp
tian to undergoing an abortion. Most females who take econo'mv ai
step view it as an exceedingly painful decision. But as irreDarable
:h as we desire the birth of a child we must also accept rftnJrp(,(!mjln * w
the prospective bearer and rearer of that child must be what' all
;n an opportunity to exercise the right to decide her own parniina nnt th
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. kjnwcvi iiiuuicis are lar irom winning social acceptance, ideas a re* sound"
likewise many starting families do not possess the r , i *
?urces needed to offer a child a safe and healthy en- . Q -n Congress
nment in which to mature. These problems become even . nof dum
e acute during an economic recession with diminishing thp nnnnrtunitv tc
stance,to the needy.We therefore understand that abor
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, as controversial as it is, remains a means by which a correct The Dla<
lan being can decide between alternatives whose out- th riif a h*
ie can be crucial to its self preservation. nninhinc ninv in
) confute Hedberg's coldly logical exposition 1 have t ^ .
rted to factors that cannot fit into his own ordered con- *urnniu ? j?n?p
ion of the human state of affairs. These factors still need Qranee Bowl Th
e considered because they represent aspects of our life .. . deoressinc l
go beyond rationality; our appearing to err in the eyes of working t
e could well be a necessary attempt to secure our own be hard-oressed
tence?- a right we must be allowed to exercise. FORMATION SI
STEIN LE.KANGER ?^0^
Senior- Journalism soon they>re jus(
t ff ? rp SAFKO, the hea
Woodland Terrace 2-5^
ause they cannot afford to live elsewhere. Vlahoplus r ii
ted in a January 20 article that, "there is adequate
ising around the city for married students." What he ^ t .
ed to mention was that the effective cost of renting ... -y -
;where is at least 75 percent higher that the cost of living !?.the
Voodland Terrace. Thurmond has s
ikewise, no mention was made that current residents "JaJority 01 ?PP^J
e been kept totally in the dark by housing officials. And in
instances 01 tnis sort, tne rumors run rampant, so far rve " " J f
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here are already 26 buyers bidding on the place. working his tail
>ne buyer wants to tear the place down and build condos. many faculty mei
J1 residents will be evicted within six weeks. English professor
1 my opinion, it is this University's responsibility to find P?emSI
>rdable, alternative housing for us. We signed a contract many tnougnt ne
Day our rent on time and provide advance notice upon a s n e s 1
ving out in return for a safe place to live. Instead, we find ^peec
selves in the dark waiting to be thrown out at a moment's , !V ^ ,
ice. Score: USC-140 (units), Woodland KATHY MOORE r^nl/thinkHok
race Kesidents-O. MBA, Class of '83 was to com]
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PLATTE
ie Union message, RONALD REAGAN said
lment would take over now state-controlled
*nge for the states taking over welfare and
ams. Despite what Reagan promises, this
exchange and state and local government
burden for finances they cannot afford,
i would have aDDroved of such a move when
of California - What are the difwhat
Russia is doing in POLAND and what
in EL SALVADOR? I'm not condoning the
id, but according to some Poles who were
uring the implementation of martial law,
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s would have run out of all food,and the
ready a shambles, would be
BUTLER* DERRICK, SC.
as in the Gamecock offices last week to
ernatives we have to make sure South
e sole nuclear dumping grounds. While his
his proposal may be years too late. South
iily accepted the waste for a long time and
would vote that it be placed elsewhere as
ped in the states they live? Had
> visit MIAMI late last vear and found all the
gations of a dying city to be completely
ze is a slum and is getting worse. Used to
i a great place to live when I watched the
the Orange Bowl with three swaying palm
cground. When I was there, I had to walk
rous section of neighborhood to get to the
le palm trees were the extent of beauty to
jlace If there is a nicer group of
ogether for a common goal on campus, I'd
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iu Limits, ui any anuuier man uiose ai ii\:HVICES.
Had the opportunity to work with
>r and found each and every one of them
^ay to be courteous and friendly Pretty
going to have to name a planet after JOHN
d of the astronomy department. With his
e self-pace courses down at the Thomas F.
the man is a living legend throughout the
LE McGEE of Wyoming had an interesting
. STROM THURMOND while McGee was
liting the campus. "Strom has always been
he said, referring to the number of times
iwitched parties while the Senate had a
;ing party members. "Now that he's gotten
enate Judiciary Committee chairman, he
*k." McGee lauded Sen. Edward Kennedy,
ting every one of his own speeches and
off in the Senate Wonder how
nbers miss the comedy of JOHN KIMMEY,
who entertained the faculty senate with
i sarrasm dnrina mpptinoc*' Wnnrfor hmu
should have been buried in Gibbes Green,
iggested during ^ a wit,ty
...PRESIDENT HOLDERMAN &nd<iOV.
re buried the hatchet and promised to work
he financial crisis. Although many
lerman was a bit too outspoken when USC
ply with the 2.19 percent cut, I disagree,
at we need: a strong voice representing a
not fully appreciated for the role it plays in
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le that former USC President Patterson
rth of faculty members by the lack of times
in the Gamecock. Although I never met the
I guess either he was not a great comis
or the Gamecock in those days left much
It's a shame more people don't take
tching the MOVIETONEWS FILMS at the
onal Center on Sumter Street across from
"hose films are not only entertaining, but
al. And a film with actual footage of the
etter teacher than learning something in a
I can't believe journalism professor
{ wrote what he did in Spurs and Feathers a
go. He wrote, in what he must have thought
le, of the selection of Richard Bell at new
1 coach. The article made it sound as if Bell
i, accounting for the freshness of the crisp,
i a break, Lou, you can set a better writing
ints than that
LY :To HARRY BOUS of Technical Services,
practice to remain dedicated to his elecalwavs
keens his crpjit iv?rRnnnlitv
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iOHY: To those who presented their
CLARIOSOPHIC SOCIETY debate about
ion is too high. Why can't student remember
and athletics here has NOTHING to do with
very one of the arguments held no weight
ed the debate.
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