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Pregnancy Demands
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by CHERYL ORENGO
Cheryl Thomas Orengo, a 1976 gradu-
“le of Mars Hill, is presently employed
a Health Educator for Buncombe
"Ounty. In her profession she must
?eQl with the harsh realities presented
‘n this article.
What does a woman do when she
‘lids that she may be pregnant and has
®°t planned to have a child at the
Resent time? The first step is to veri-
y her pregnancy which is done by a
l''®i'y simple lab test with results ob-
■ained in minutes, using a sample of
i I'a woman’s urine. She can get a
ptagnancy test at a family planning
j^inic located in the nearest county
'Jaalth department, free of charge.
family planning clinic, along with
la Department of Social Services,
‘‘"ers problem pregnancy counseling
‘a help the woman decide which
i**aps she would like to take, either to
I'Id the pregnancy or to cope with it.
this point the woman has three
I'loices:
Go ahead with the pregnancy
and keep the child.
2. Go ahead with the pregnancy
and give the child a temporary
foster home, adoption.
3. Terminate the pregnancy with a
legal abortion.
The woman who is facing an unwant
'd pregnancy often has to cope with a
,1'amendous amount of emotional feel-
[iiSs. She may be angry and scared
' acause she is a woman and all the
pansequences of intercourse seem to
aave fallen upon her. She may also
aal sad because she does not have the
"Joney, relationship, or situation which
'nows her to have a child. In addition,
• she does not have the support or un-
'’arstanding of her partner or husband,
.la may feel extremely alienated and
atrayed. At this point she needs un
derstanding and a solution for her
immediate problem. What is she going
to do about her pregnancy? If she
chooses adoption or a foster home,
she is referred to the Department of
Social Services.
Let us assume she has chosen to have
an abortion. The Family Planning Clin
ic of Buncombe County refers all a-
bortion patients to the WNC-OB-GYN
Services at 62 Orange Street in Ashe
ville, N. C. However, certain patients
receiving Medicaid are referred to the
OB-GYN Clinic at Memorial Mission
Hospital. Some women prefer to go
out of town, in this case the patient is
referred to the Planned Parenthood
Clinic in Charlotte, N. C.
The type of abortion done most
often is Dilation and Evacuation
or better known as Vaccum Suction.
This type of abortion is done between
the 7th and 13th week of pregnancy,
from the date of the last menstural per
iod (L.M.P). The procedure is fairly
simple and takes only 10 minutes for
the actual abortion, however, there
are certain preliminairies and a wait
ing period after the abortion is com
pleted. In the actual procedure, the
cervical opening is dilated until the
tip (vacurette) of a tube can be passed
through into the uterus. The other
end of the vacurette is attached to a
tube leading to the vaccum aspirator.
The suction of the aspirator frees the
fetal tissue from the uterus and pass
es it on to a container within the aspi
rator. There is relatively no pain be
cause the cervix is injected with a
local anesthetic such as Novocaine.
The cervix has few nerve endings so
the injection is also painless. While
the suction is releasing the fetal tissue
from the uterus there may be discom
fort similar to menstrual cramps be
cause the uterus is contracting back to
it’s original size. This is the reason for
a waiting period after the abortion is
completed. The patient may feel weak
for a few hours so it is also a good idea
to have someone there to take her home.
The cost for an abortion of this nature
in Asheville is $185.00 and in Char
lotte an abortion at the Planned Par
enthood Clinic is $165.00.
If a woman is beyond the 12th week
of pregnancy, she must wait to have an
abortion until after the 14th week be
cause of the position of the uterus.
The procedures done between the 14th
and 24th weeks are the Dilation and
Curettage (D&C) and the Saline A-
bortion. The Dilation and Curettage
method is very similar to that of
the Vaccum Aspiration except the
abortion must take place in a hos
pital because the procedure becomes a
minor operation. The cervix is dilat
ed in the same manner as before, how
ever, instead of suction the physician
uses a curette or metal loop to loosen
the uterine lining and removes the
fetal tissue with forceps. The procedure
is more uncomfortable, and more
costly, than the vaccum method; ap
proximately $250.00 and up, but there
is relatively little danger because it
is done in a hospital.
The Saline abortion is done late
during pregnancy because the uterus
expands and its walls become thinner
and softer, thereby making perforation
more likely with the other procedures.
In a Saline abortion, a small amount
of the amniotic fluid is extracted from
the placenta and saline solution is
then replaced. This causes the wo
man to go into labor and the abortion
occurs through the natural process of
uterine contractions and cervical dila
tion. The risk is higher than that of the
other procedures for hemmorahage
and infection to occur. It can also be
emotionally damaging to the woman
because of the size of the expelled
fetus and length of pregnancy.
An abortion is a choice for all women
faced with an unwanteck pregnancy.
In most states it is now legal and
modern abortions are relatively safe.
The choice is her’s to make.
Sizemore Demonstrates Concern
by JANICE TAYLOR
' Seldom do most people stop long
'lough from their busy routines to
to know those who serve them in
jWaces like the cafeteria and bookstore,
'piff members are rarely recognized
the work they do, though most
1?,^ them lead interesting and fruitful
.'‘is. Mrs. Jean Sizemore, who works
'f* the bookstore is one such person.
Illative of Madison County, Mrs. Size-
Nre attended Warren Wilson Junior
^allege in Swannanoa. Later, however,
moved to Philadelphia where
'a® lived for seven years and where
met her husband, a member of
‘'eCost Guard with roots in Kentucky,
/fter moving around for several years,
Sizemore retired from the Coast
I^Uard and the family which included
ifee daughters (Sandy, Roxanne,
I ’*'d Mirlie) moved to Mars Hill in 1966.
Mrs. Sizemore loves the students
Ith.
!th;
at attend Mars Hill College, more so
an anywhere else that she has work-
1*'^' From her vantage point behind the
ij^^sh register she can easily recognize
li*® faces of new students and faculty.
Consequently, with her friendly smile,
'oa likes to make all the students feel
home at Mars Hill. The atmosphere
j summer school makes it one of her
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Mrs. Sizemore approaches her work in the
Kirk Hall)
Mrs. Sizemore’s personal values and
interests reflect some of the same
warm feelings expressed in her work
in the bookstore. She likes to make
her family happy, to garden and pre
serve food, and to talk with old people
to find out about them. She also likes
old-fashioned things like quilting and
other nearly-forgotten mountain crafts.
Her only regret in her situation is that
she hasn’t enough time to visit her
bookstore with enthusiasm. (Photo by
neighbors.
The picture presented by Mrs. Size
more is a common one at Mars Hill,
one of people truly concerned about
other people, interested in what others’
plans and aspirations are. It is also a
picture that shows a fondness for old
things that exemplify the permanence
of the mountains. Both characteristics
emplify some of the greater values of
Mars Hill itself.
Sports
Lions Enjoy
Six Game
Win Streak
by SCOTTY MILLER
The Lions ended the regular season
in spectacular fashion, putting togeth
er a six game win streak, the longest
of the campaign for Jack Lytton’s
squad. With a 9-12 slate and six games
remaining, shadows of a losing re
cord loomed closer, but the Lions man
aged to put together their best two
weeks of basketball in raising their
mark to 15-12.
The victories were not easy ones as
there were two one-point wins and
another overtime conquest. Anyone
who has followed Mars Hill this year
with any consistency would have to
agree that the Lions’ play the last six
encounters differ from the other con
tests like night and day. But what is
the difference? There’s no one explan
ation; there are a combination of fac
tors. Better percentage shooting, more
aggressive board play, and ever-im
proving bench play all have to be con
sidered. Coach Lytton, looking at
the situation from another viewpoint,
stated; “The reason for our improve
ment has to be the determination and
intensity with which the team has been
playing. Our younger players are al
so playing with more ease and con
fidence.”
Lytton has been getting excellent
balance from his players. In the last
three regular season contests, wins
over UNC-A, Charleston, and Claflin
by the respective scores of 68-67, 96-89,
and 102-79, four performers averaged
13 or more points a game. Sopho
mores Kim Deweese and John Patter
son averaged 18 and 17 points respec
tively; Jimmy Graves added 16 per
contest; and Greg Simpson netted 13
a game. Patterson has led Mars Hill
the last eight straight starts, averaging
11 during that stretch. Four’ different
individuals have taken scoring honors
the last five games.
In the Claflin game, Jimmy Graves
pulled down 12 errant shots to go over
1000 career rebounds and reach the
prestigious plateau of 2000 points
and 1000 rebounds. He leads Mars
Hill’s career totals in both categories.
Graves now holds three school records
in the areas of total points, total field
goals, and total rebounds. In addition,
Jimmy was just recently voted by
coaches as a first team member of the
All District 6 Squad.
Spain
The end of the summer brought with
it the end of Ms. Knickerbocker’s trav
els. From L’Abri, she flew to Paris,
where she got in two days of sightsee
ing. Then it was back to the States
and very soon back to Mars Hill.
It is apparent that Ms. Knickerbock
er’s experiences during the summer at
L’Abri and her year of study in Spain
and travel exposed her to many cul
tures, people, and types of thought
and prompted her to reassess her own
philosophies. These, she claims, were
the greatest benefits of her year a-
broad.