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Show -- 12- WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29201 DIXIE SUN Eliminate rape, incest aftermatli through abortions an atheist or even an BY ALAINA ALLRED Staff Writer Abor- C;.'j attached with the social stigmas associated with rape. A child born of rape is created out of fear, force and brutality. This should not be allowed to happen. To me, having a child is something that should be both planned and wanted. Why would someone bring a child into the world if it was unwanted? Why should that child have to live his or her life knowing he or she was created from such a horrible crime? Aside from psychological issues that child may endure rejection and a lack of proper care from the mother, the victim of the rape. A woman who keeps a child as a result of rape may harbor feelings of anger and guilt toward the child. The child would be a constant reminder to her nostic. tion is a ! up to be children and are ag- topic that has been debated to death in - ourcounI try, but I'm here to propose a dif- The number of women who become pregnant as a result of rape is small. In an article written for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, along with estimates from the U.S. Census, available at medhelp.orgnihlibGF-617.html- , rape-relate- ferent solution regarding women who become pregnant without a choice. Women who become pregnant by rape or incest should be required by law to receive an abortion. How can a person who believes in religion expect someone who doesnt believe in a higher being to change his or her opinion, or vice versa? Thats where Id like to butt in. Im no radical. I dont affiliate myself with any religion, but I dont refer to myself as d pregnancies of American women over the age of 18 are estimated to be more than 32,000. These statistics do not include those women who don't notify proper authorities. According to rainn.org, 60 percent of rapes and sexual assaults over the last five years were never reported to the police. Although these numbers arent large, they are still important. Every year babies are born due to an awful, traumatic incident. These babies grow of just how horrible the human race can be. That is precisely why the embryo should never be able to develop that far. According to organogenesis of a developing fetus is completed by the third month of pregnancy. Before then the fetus is small and undeveloped, making an abortion safer and less complicated. Most abortions in the United States are performed before or in the beginning of the second trimester of pregnancy. If a woman was tested for pregnancy after the rape occurred, the embryo would never have to become a fetus. An embryo is not known, it is not named, or seen or heard from. It is group of cells living inside a womans uterus. If this group of cells is allowed to grow human into a alshe would he or being shame of the ways carry knowing how he or she was created. Why subject someone to that type of" torture? After a woman is raped, there should be a certain series of precautions that should be taken. After a rape kit, which should be mandatory after all instances, is performed on the woman, she should enter counseling. Counseling would help the woman cope with the traumatic experience. There should also be follow up sessions with the woman in which a pregnancy test would be given. If the woman is pregnant, then the embryo should be aborted at a time suitable for both the doctor and the woman. Not allowing the woman to have to choose full-fledg- whether or not the result of the rape to live wou), eliminate a difficult deci sion on her part. She would not have to weigj-the issues, think about child, or worry about that child would be viewed in the world. After enduring an ahead difficult and traumatic perience, why make the victim suffer another? Rape and incest occur in this country more they should. These types of crimes should never happen. Because is unstoppable, the should try to eliminate as much hardship and pain as possible Requiring a woman tors ceive an abortion if she becomes pregnant because of rape or incest would take the thought this often difficult off her already mind. ofi-tha- i; ( deci-sio- Colberts comedy splashes m congress celebrity to draw attention to this important, complicated issue, Colbert said. Colbert did raise a valid argument and quite a bit of laughter at the same time, but his method of delivery openly mocked the significance of the hearing. Colbert dealt out wisecrack remarks for the majority of his testimony. He stayed only loosely on topic, deviating constantly to set the stage for his standard antics. Colbert went over the top as he attempted to illustrate that most Americans wouldnt want the jobs illegal grant workers have. the House Judiciary subcommittee hearing about migrant BY ERIC REED Staff Writer farm workers and the AgJOBS Stephen Colberts satirical testimony before a Hou- f T, IC.4 se commit- tee on Fri- - LALxdayhas caused a stir and left Ameri cans and lawmakers unsure of the propriety of his comments. Colbert, who hosts the hilarious Comedy Central program The Colbert Report, was invited by Rep. Zoe to testify in Lof-gre- n, bill, which would give illegal immigrant farm workers a pathway to legal status. Colbert said he was there to share his vast experience spending one day as a migrant farm worker. As he alluded himself, Colbert has no qualifications that would make him a credible or valuable source, of information on the topic. His role in the hearing was far less conventional than that. Colbert was invited because of his star power. I am happy to use my It turns out - - and I did not know this most soil is at ground level, Colbert said, complaining about the arduousness of bending over constantly to pick beans. If we can put a man on the moon why cant we make the earth waist high? Come on! Where is the funding? Colberts continued this way throughout his testimony, making a point and then discrediting himself and the seriousness of the issue through his sarcasm and slapstick comedy. Viewers have to wade through comments about Brazilian waxes, colonoscopies and his murderous to the he was trydescry point ing to make. If I didnt have the ability to rewind and review his comments Im great-grandfath- er CANT DELI EVE STEPHEN COLBERT WAS ALLOWED TO TESTIFY BEFORE THIS DIGNIFIED, STATELY TCWEPIN5 I afraid even I would be lost in the mire at some point. Although his appearance did bump the hearing all the 1 , his gag way up to was hardly appropriate. Its the equivalent of inviting Ymcent from the film Pulp Fiction to a hearing on foreign policy. You know what McDonalds calls a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France? Vincent would ask. Inviting celebrities to become involved in politics beyond their field of experience or expertise isnt appropriate its a publicity an - Of course I think its a- Pelosi said. He an American, right? He has point of view." Yet few of the lawmakers actually in attendance seemed amused by Colbert' antics. Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the udiciary Committee, even tried to cut Colbert short ing him to leave the room completely. Lofgren defended him however, saya many people were anxious hear what he had to say. ppropriate, J- as! Thats probably true. nitely wanted to hear he had to say, but only I dt what hes ti ti C V b- & I th stunt. ecause Nancy Pelosi disagreed in an article published on Friday by Politico.com titled Nancy Pelosi glad Stephen Colbert came to testify. doubt that many who watched Colberts testimon on YouTube watched it out of sincere interest in imm- entertaining, S ei cs igration. re BQPf OF LAWMAKERS! aiSk CELEBS continued from page 1 1 that was not completed by Lohan. What a shock. Last Friday after having another hearing with Superior Court Judge Elden Fox Lohan was sentenced to stay in jail for 30 days because of her latest probation violation. Fox was overruled and Lohan left jail late Friday night. How will Lohan learn her lesson if the court keeps letting her slip? If average Joe were to commit the same crime as Lohan he would be taken to prison immediately, get a sentence longer than 90 days and would not be released due to overcrowd The court system is full of many flaws but one of the biggest is when it comes to the famous. Judges need to be more harsh on celebrities because they are role models to many. In order to make this happen, the court needs to put all fame and talent aside and look at celebrities as if they didn't know them at all. ing- WW LOCK RiPlCULQU wmm at MTCTCRAFT I ROOMIES continued from page 1 1 can be today. Let your roommates know in advance if you are a neat freak or if it takes you a good 30 minutes to get going in the morning and that you arent to be spoken to until then. It is unfair of you to expect people will automatically know all of the little quirks you have. It would also help you to encourage your roommates to share their quirks as well. This kind of communication can eliminate problems before they become catastrophes. For the same reason it is wise to talk about tilings when they are little issues before they turn into giant monster problems. If you notice that your roommate doesnt clean the hair out of the shower when he or she is finished and that really bugs you, let him or her know the first time so that you may be able to have a friendly living relationship. If you let it fester and grow until you have a freak out moment it wont be as pleasant. It is also perfectly acceptable not to be friends with your roommates, but it isnt OK to be rude and unfriendly. You dont have to hang out with them on the weekend or invite them to be a part of your Homecoming group. It may happen that you become good lifelong friends with some of your roommates throughout your lifetime, but this isnt going to be the case-witeveryone you live with. So it is a good idea to be friendly with them and have your own social circle to spend time with. Another tiling we need to do is to be open to change. You shouldnt expect tilings to always stay the same. You said in the beginning tilings were pretty good, so this may just be an adjustment phase with your roommates. As the semester continues to progress, realize things will change for you af your roommates so be flexit The last bit of advice I ha'j for you is if all else fails, foil' the Golden Rule. Treat you roommates the way that you want them to treat you. Stay out of their Cheerios becaus you dont want them getting into your True. Clean up aih yourself because you dont want to clean up their mess'-Often I find that when I doff; best to treat others kindly with respect I get the same it return, which makes a living situation much more pleas Good luck, Hiding out in I hope you will survi'j the semester. Also remenibet there are only 1 1 weeks j : if tilings havent change you can take control of the ation and find a new place K live. As always, thank you ft Pfj writing in. Sincerely, Kate Fa: db, |