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Alvarez's current job is quite a bit different from the profession she started in upon leaving college. After graduation, Alvarez became a reporter for the New York Post, working there for four years. She then moved into television journalism in New York City for seven years, a stint which won her an Associated Press award and Emmy nomination for reporting she did on the war in El Salvador...
Certainly the wording of the Nebraska law, as demonstrated by the convoluted arguments of its attorney general, is too vague to allow the court to make a decision which would impede to such an extent upon its landmark abortion decision, Roe v. Wade...
Last Tuesday the Supreme Court heard the case of Stenberg v. Carhart. Its ruling will determine the constitutionality of laws prohibiting so-called "partial-birth" abortions. While we are hopeful that the Nebraska law will be overturned, the debate is a reminder of the continued attacks upon a woman's right to choose...
...Supreme Court should find clear precedent to reject the law on these grounds. Because "partial-birth" can describe both procedures, the Nebraska law clearly poses an "undue burden" upon women seeking abortions, a test the Supreme Court first applied in a ruling eight years ago on the constitutionality of limiting abortion procedures...
Congratulations! Finally a major publication has taken the giant leap into the outer world, answering the great challenge of the new millennium. It is incumbent upon Americans to show the way. So that all humanity can benefit, we must take the leadership role as explorers, pioneers and innovators in seeking new worlds. "Up, up and away!" should be the new battle cry. GEORGE H. GEORGERIAN Haverhill, Mass...