To the editors:
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First, Saul stated that the two candidates’ positions on abortion were so close that they were not an issue in the discussion. Not true: many members were keenly interested in both candidates’ positions on the involvement of parents in a minor’s right to choose an abortion, the very early endorsement session coming as it did on the heels of the Supreme Court’s decisions on the Minnesota and Ohio parental notification laws. Although both candidates stated that they thought parental notification was a good idea, Mr. Hartigan made it very clear that he thought that parental consent was not, whereas Mr. Edgar thought parents ought to be able to control the body of a 17-year-old daughter by vetoing her right to choose an abortion. Perhaps some may find this distinction too fine to make, but I don’t think many young women do, nor did most of the IVI-IPO membership present.
Diane E. Suter
