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...Most of the revisions in the book are purely factual up-dating regarding IUD's, abortion and the Pill," Catherine C. Carr, co-editor of the Guide and a member of the Yale Committee on Human Sexuality which produces the book, said last night...
...many states, minors must obtain parental permission to get a prescription for the Pill or to obtain an abortion. Only 23 states have clearly recognized the rights of minors to use contraceptives; in only 16 states can juveniles get abortions on their own. Some court decisions have actually restricted the medical sex rights of minors. The Utah Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that would have eliminated the requirement for parental permission for contraceptives. The court held that giving contraceptives to unmarried minors would make them "more likely to commit the crime of fornication and to become infected...
...confusion has baffled professional bettors, it has been nothing but good news for fans. Pro football in recent seasons had seemed in danger of becoming a Sunday sleeping pill. Methodical defense and field goals in bunches had come to dominate the game. In the offseason, owners tried to increase excitement by moving the goal posts back 10 yds. and making other revisions to rejuvenate the offense. The changes have succeeded to some extent, but what the N.F.L. really needed was some fresh heroes, new contenders and a tight race to the Super Bowl instead of Miami's usual romp...
Actually, the legislators are the whipping boys of recalcitrant schools and universities--institutions that have found equal opportunity in hiring a harder pill to swallow in a time of recession than in bygone days of plenty...
Doctors can say with certainty only that injuries to the breast do not initiate the disease and that birth control pills do not appear to be responsible for the increasing cancer rate among younger women. A study of 1,770 women, which was released last week by California health authorities, showed no correlation between cancer and the Pill. Researchers are also practically convinced that breast feeding has no influence-for good or bad-on breast-cancer rates...