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V ,-MrJ?^^?P^hHl?E3 B& - * J^B I nBD^ - MSj^Bm^^ i H. * mm mmm a Genetic engine By Marisa Porto The audience at a debate Wednesday on human genetic engineering voted overwhelmingly against a resolution calling for its prohibition. Ann Farmer began the debate, sponsored by the Athenian Literary Debate Society, by agreeing with the proposal to prohibit genetic engineering. we must raise several moral ques? tions when we talk about genetic engineering. We must consider our definition of a mother, a father and the parent-child relationship. Genetic engineering may mean that a child has numerous biological parents. How will that affect our concept of the family and the familial responsibility?" Farmer said. THE NATIONAL Academy of Sciences Research Council has proposed to limit childbearing by licensing parents in order to control population (g and improve genetic quality. 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Genetics is not the only factor involved in the creation of a EDEESSSE >MlK?Jin^n^nH HH^nSBHBBHHP^I DUI Continued fron BUT THE Richland C reason the Legislature is other states showing a 28 i when the drinking age ha * Hearn said no responsi ^ ^ bill that would save 28 out you may save lives by pa Ik _ . , , keeps you from sleeping > * \ Point of order ; . . , ^ Oliver Guost jots notes during a Attention has been give . . . said, because insurance st; riBnafp nn npnptir nnninfiflrinn. . . . , ? o cidents occur tor the 16 to with those statistics," sh< that's where they occur." in to defeat ^ M human. Environment is also a part, fjfi^SBF and this can not be controlled," said | Russ'Weinberg , a third-year law stu- \ dent, also disagreed with the proposal to prohibit genetic engineering in humans. Phot h Hah* t "Prohibiting means nothing could Rfl jnvrfi Hftarn * be done with genetic engineering. It ?P* " r would be prohibited by law. 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This in favor of the proposal, 28 in opposi- driver's license is issued i tion, and one abstention. adding a 10 percent su ^B^BnoWIK^M flFmm |H^wr42iJ > page 1 bounty Republican said the biggest willing to act is information from >ercent decrease in highway fatalities s been raised. ble legislator would vote against a of 100 lives. "That's (knowing that ssing a bill) the kind of thing that veil at night," she said. n to raising the drinking age, Hearn itistics show a majority of traffic ac25 age group. "And you can't argue ; said. "It's just a proven fact that Hearn counters the argu"Vttj ment that 18 year-olds are old enough to vote and die for |^l their country by repeating v| what officials from Fort 9 Jackson told her committee during hearings. OFFICIALS SAID 18 year-olds are not mature ennnoh on fhpir nwn to serve V..V v.0.. ' ^ in the armed forces, but they are old enough to serve with 3 supervision, Hearn said. **3 Officials said their biggest problems with young recruits did not occur on the base, but | when they left the base and went drinking, Hearn said. Just as most 18 year-olds k**' are not mature enough to operate machine guns without supervision, most are r\ VintiHlo o 1 r\ 1 Unorn coJH is iiaiiuiv oiwv/iiwi) x ivui 11 ^aiu. 'ore the General Assembly include: 5 drive with a .10 blood alcohol conest that allows for more than one consent; perators of licensed establishments It from sale to minors or intoxicated ition for an alcohol and drug abuse the South Carolina Commission of and the Department of Education in ij t v i r _ ; course wouia oe requirea oeiore a :o 15- and 16-year-olds; rtax to present beer and wine sales. SnHn<mKWW/V?HH .! fo] 81 R }o|