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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Three Tuesday, January 14, 1992 Women learn how to perform home abortions in preparation of Utah law own bodies if and when abortion can't function. Those women do this right now. They either go into the becomes illegal in Utah. By Jim Rice Chronicle Staff Writer doctor's office or they have a syringe themselves. They do this and they get their period and their cramps over in an hour. Instead of losing three productive days and being sick, they are able to function," Malin said. "It's not an abortion per se. It's Anticipating the possibility of the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade, a move that would enact a Utah law making abortion illegal, women are learning how to perform home abortions. The Salt Lake chapter of the National Organization for Women recently held a seminar where the designed to move all the blood and materials that come out in a normal period. If a woman is newly pregnant and removed her period, that would end the pregnancy," Malin explained. Rosa Goodnight, president of Right to Life of Utan, called menstrual an extreme and extraction irresponsible method. "These women that will be doing self abortions and their little friends around them at the same time helping them do them do not have the expertise it's going to take," she said. oriels Goodnight said she believes SSSEZ, Lucy Lake Malin, coordinator for NOW in Utah, said. "Menstrual extraction is when a woman's period is removed either by a medical vacuum or hand pump. Everything is removed all at once so her period is over within an hour," Malin said. The procedure is simple to perform and can be accomplished with a syringe, plastic tubing, canning jar and an inexpensive medical instrument, she said. Malin said NOW does not promote menstrual extraction as a form of birth control, but as a technique that will give women some control over their Salt "I think they like the sound of having abortions available much more than the sound of keeping women safe," Goodnight said. Menstrual extraction can be dangerous after the first three months, Malin explained. But, it is not a new technique and women who experience painful periods have already been practicing menstrual extraction for a number of years, she said. "Women who have extremely painful periods this is prescribed for them. Some women are so debilitated when they have their period that they - of Scientific Research, through Research and Development Laboratories. He began the project in July at the Advanced Imaging Concepts Branch of Phillips Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. A recognized expert in optics, lasers and fiber optics in sensors, Christensen is investigating what is technically known as long baseline interferometric imaging. This is a process in which the signals of two telescopes are combined to provide very high resolution pictures of distant objects. "Using single mode fibers to combine the light in interferometers could lead to improved stability at lower cost and complexity than is currently possible," Christensen said. The optical fibers are identical to the ones used by telephone companies to carry phone calls and television signals across the country and even under the oceans. In the U. phase of his experiment, Christensen will investigate how different wavelengths of light travel down single mode fibers. "Some of the objects to be studied in space are all passively illuminated or illuminated by sunlight," Christensen said. "We want to know how different wavelengths ot reflected light travel at different speeds down individual strands of optical fibers and the effect this has on the ability of the telescope to see tiny faint ZTZitZf be done in a medically approved situation," she said. Goodnight said she worries that the procedure has not been properly researched and that abortions will not be done in an sterile with environment in-ho- surroundings. An abortion performed improperly or incompletely creates the risk of infection. "Are you going to go home and throw a blanket on your floor or a towel and insert something into your uterus and your cervix and extract, 'products of conception,' then turn around and hope you got it all? How are you going to know?" objects." In a separate industry-funde- d project, Christensen is developing sensors, especially immunosensors, or optical optical biological devices that detect the presence of substances in blood or urine. These include antibodies, or antigens, which are sensitive indicators of the health of the human body. Assistance program helps Utah businesses succeed NEWS WRITER WANTED More than 100 small technology based Utah companies have -- The Daily Utah Chronicle is currently accepting of news writer. position from applications for the 12 to 4 p.m. Applicants should be available and should be dedicated to news writing. No received seed financing from the Small Business Innovation Program. The Utah Technology Finance Corp. operates the previous experience required. Applications are available in 240 Union. Come join our team! s: A University of Utah professor of bioengineering and electrical grant for his research engineering has been awarded a follow-u- p hair-thin on the feasibility of using individual, optical fibers to in space telescopes. improve the resolution Douglas Christensen's work is sponsored by the Air Force Office -- future," Lucy coordinator for NOW in Utah, said. i Grant awarded for optical fiber telescope research women will be responsible and will not practice menstrual extraction if abortion becomes illegal in Utah. Malin however, said she believes even if abortion becomes illegal in n controversial Utah, women will still seek abortions. "Women are always going to need and called menstrual technique, The was demonstrated. extraction, get abortions in certain situations....If effective for is they are illegal, women are technique the first 8 to 12 weeks of going to travel to states this to "We know that women want where they are legal. But pregnancy. "We want women to techniaue exists and that bv learnins you've got women who afford to do that. can't know that this technique menstruaj extraction, women will be That's when you run into menstrual learning information they may need m problems extraction, "We want abortion to women will be learning the near Malin, Salt Lake home-abortio- J1 . state-funde- d program, assisted by the Utah Engineering Experimentation Station at the University of Utah. UTFC will close applications for the next round of funding on Tuesday, Feb. 18, Dr. Karl Snow Jr., chair, said. "Firms receive seed money to bring products to market and commercial success means new quality jobs for Utah residents," Snow said. The Utah legislature created UTFC in 1983 to promote home-grow- n industries and create new jobs. Richerd Turley, UTFC executive director, said companies qualify for funding by applying technology to satisfy market needs. SBIP has become a state-wid- e program with projects funded in St. George, Price, Fillmore, Blanding, Logan, Orem, Tooele, Provo, Ogden and Salt Lake City. Through SBIP, each business receives up to $50,000 for activities such prototyping, testing or other product refinements. In exchange, the business pays a small royalty on revenues, which help provide similar funding for other entrepreneurs. Turley said Utah small businesses that have developed a new technology or adapted an existing one should consider applying for SBIP support. Full details and application information are available through the Utah Engineering Experimentation Station, 104 EMRO Building, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 or call Proposals are evaluated by an independent review panel composed of experts in the appropriate fields of technology, finance, marketing, and general business. product-developme- 581-634- nt 8. contributions honored at luncheon with president IBU Getting a College Education is coming up with the money to pay for it The. University Credit Union can help you with our Stafford Student Loan Program. One of the biggest challenges of college Isn't Always Easy computerized processing system. Neither is Paying for it Call us for more information. CREDIT UNION International Business Machines, Corp. for its contribution school's computer capabilities at a campus luncheon Monday. In partnership with the U. since 1989, IBM has donated software, hardware, cash and expertise valued at $23 million. The e employees who support the U.'s company provides 14 administrative sides of the U. and Academic needs. computing share a powerful IBM ES3090 600S supercomputer. "The U. of U. was the first major university to demonstrate that full-tim- Our student loan program lets you learn now. . . and pay later. leave school. And as a credit union Payments won't begin until six months after you member your application will be processed in a matter of hours with our new 481-880- University of Utah president Arthur Smith honored to the 0 . academic high-performan- ce computing and administrative functions can be done on the same machine," Ronald Pugmire, U. associate vice president for research, said. "Other universities, such as UCLA, have since followed our lead." rt Such capability helps to make possible breakthroughs by university researchers in genetics, chemistry, seismology, medicine and materials science. It also has permitted implementation of a statewide university library network. science Providing resources to build on the computer IBM has helped scientific visualization, in department's strength to open the field to researchers from other disciplines. "This has been very exciting," Pugmire said. "We're very grateful." The Graduate School of Education has benefitted from IBM software and hardware valued at $500,000. "Their support has had a major impact," Pugmire said. state-of-the-a- |
