Show Candidates clearly i Et r t I r r. r L differ on abortion views j CPS CPS' Karen Neustadt If a single issue has deeply divided the country split campuses campuses campuses cam cam- threatened friendships it is the issue of abortion rights Pro life or pro choice have become buzzwords this election year peppering campaign campaign campaign cam cam- speeches and churning up frenzied debates Some college students will be voting for the first time many of them attracted to the polls because because because be be- cause of pers personal nal convictions r about abortion President Bush is the pro life candidate while Bill Clinton represents the pro-choice pro move move- ment Because more college-age college women are affected by abortion than any other age group both candidates have strong support on campuses throughout the na na- tion Bush supports a constitutional constitution- constitution 1 j al amendment that would out out- J law abortion except in cases of rape incest or endangerment of the mothers mother's life President Bush supports the right to life and believes it is a precious gift said Darcey Campbell assistant press secretary of the Quayle Bush-Quayle c campaign He believes all humans have intrinsic dignity and worth The President clearly understands it is a difficult and painful decision for most Americans Bush has vetoed legislation that would have overturned the gag rule which currently bans abortion counseling by federally funded planning family-planning clinics Bush has angered abortion rights activists including some within his own party with his opposition This summer hundreds of thousands of activists activists activists ac ac- ac- ac marched past the WhiteHouse WhiteHouse White WhiteHouse House with signs that read George are you free to baby baby- sit and Free Barbara Bush Clinton Clinton J supports j JT IT s abortion s f 5 1 I rights ts opposes the II gag rule supports federal funding for abortion for low-income low women and opposes es spousal consent laws As governor of Arkansas Clinton signed a law providing for parental notification when minors seek abortions but his campaign staff said he has revised his position Initially the governor did not think a young woman should have to go through a procedure like that alone said Clin Clinton's tons ton's deputy press secretary Max Parker Since that time the governor has said he would feel comfortable comfortable comfortable comfort comfort- able with the accompanying person not being limited to the parent but possibly a counselor or a minister Bill Clinton believes that the most serious decision in a womans woman's life should be made by the woman and not by the government go said assistant t press secre secretary ary Eth Ethan I |