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THE PILOT. Paee 5 "Convocation" from pg-2 Danielle Welch: I think that if people want to go to con vocation that is fine, but it should not be a requirement. If we had convocation once a month, students would be much more considerate and it would not be such a bother to them. Kaloni N. Paleologos: My stud ying was interrupted when it was announced that we could no longer study during convoca tion. ... The students should have a voice in what we should have to listen to stl that con vocation can be enjoyed and not dreaded! Andy Parthet: I agree with having chapel/convocation.... I believe that if the speakers would pick topics that would be of interest to the stud ents, that more students would show up to chapel/convocation for exactly what it should be; a time of learning about one self and his or her relation ship with God. Brian Webb: The final decision is not in my hands. Xt is up to the college. It should be the students choice on who they want to have speak at convocation. The students know what they want to hear, let them decide. Jodi WliXteside, Freshman: "I fell that anyone that is under the age of 18 and not married should have permission from their parents before getting an abortion." Bettina Long, Junior: “I be lieve that pregnant girls un der the age of 18 seeking ab ortions should be required to obtain permission from one pa rent. Otherwise, serious legal complications could arise from an abortion, resulting in death or injury of the mother; i.e. law suits against the doctor, (who would be consid ered the only consenting adult." Robyn Lindsay, Sophomore: "I think that the parents should be notified, but I don’t think the parents should have full control either way-in either forcing the girl to have an abortion or in making her have the baby. It really depends on the age and maturity of the girl, and if she can handle the responsiblity of her decision.” Matt Gash, Freshman: "I think it is right because your par ents should know what their kids are doing and why." Wendy Guthrie, Junior: "Yes, but I am totally against abortion. If you’re going to get pregnant you have to take responsibility." Ian Ginther, Freshman: Yes, teenagers should have their parents permission to have an abortion." Andy Panther, Freshman: "I don’t think that she should tell them because it was her fault and not the parents’." The Barking Bulldog Should Teenage Girls Be Required To Have Parental Consent To Have An Abortion? Debbie Neal, Freshman: "I think parents have a right to know. It may be the girl’s fault, but the girl goes through emotional problems and she needs her family’s sup port. I believe abortion is wrong but if we can’t stop it, the law should be strict on the subject." Dr. Joyce Brown, Professer of English: "I would like to think that all relationships between parents and their daughters would allow discus sion of such a life-changing decision, but I do not feel that there should be a legal requirement for their parents to be notified." William Conyers, Freshman: "I do not believe in abortion in any way, shape or manner." Sam Fincher, Freshman: "I feel abortion is a sin. Then, the question is asking how I feel about teenage girls having to have parental permission to commit a sin. In this case I feel that parental consent is needed." Regina Whitaker, Junior: "I feel that teenage girls should have their parents permission to have an abortion. Teenage girls are not mature enough to think logically about the lasting effects that an abor tion could have on their lives. I think the parents should have a say in the per formance of an abortion. The parents and the daughter should talk things over and seek the best decision for all involved. The parents should have the opportunity to make the decision, because the daughter is their responsibi lity. Personally, I feel abortion is wrong cind if more parents could maike the deci sion, I feel a number of abortions would decrease." Alesia Painter, Junior: "In my opinion, a teenager needs to learn how to handle responsi bility on her own, but not at the expense of another’s life. A teenager should have to ask her parents for an abortion. If not, our family ties will begin to diminish more and more as time goes on. We begin to become responsible to no one but ourselves. To me, that is wrong!" Robbie Morgan, Junior: "I feel as if teenagers have the choice of abortion in some ca ses, but in others they must talk to their parents. Teen agers today, ages 13-16, should get their parents’ per mission. But teenagers between 17 and 18 have the choice of talking to their parents. Now, teenagers have their own minds and don’t care what their par ents think or say. Also teen agers don’t think abvout what they are getting themselves into. If they don’t get an abortion, they usually don’t take care of the baby and leave it someplace, like a trash can, the woods, or some body’s doorstep. Teenagers of today just don’t care." Lydia Grainger, Sophomore: "I feel that pregnant girls un der the age of 18 should be required to get their parents’ permission to have an abor tion. First of all, because an abortion can be a very trau matic experience. Secondly, what if something were to hap pen to the young girl? Who would be legally responsible." ChaHenger 3 Golf Club & Driving Range Highway 180 North, Shelby, N.C. 482-5061 College Students (with college ID) 1^^ $1 off on Par 3 Golf p 1 . 50 off on 3 Driving Range 1 I BMI ITS MORE THAN A BANK. ITS AN ATTITUDE. Horth Main Street Boiling Spr irigs 704/434/6123
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