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University Daily Kansan, February 9, 1983
Kansas House to begin debate on proposed spousal rape bill
By DIANE LUBER Staff Reporter
The House Judiciary Committee endorsed a bill yesterday that would allow both men and women to file charges of rape against their spouses.
The bill will now go to the floor of the House for a debate that some committee members predict will be beaten.
"There will be a horrendous floor fight," committee member Joan Wanner, D-Trakea, said yesterday.
But, she said. "I am encouraged that my colleagues have taken this issue so seriously. It was not treated lightly."
ELEVEN OF THE 21 members of the committee voted to recommend the bill for passage after an amendment proposed by State Rep. John Solbach, D-Lawrence, was adopted.
Solbach's amendment created the offenses of aggravated rape within a marriage, which would carry the same penalty as rapes outside marriage, and rape within a marriage, which would carry a lesser penalty.
Sobach defined rape within a marriage as sexual intercourse in marriage without one spouse's
consent when that spouse was overcome by force or fear.
He defined aggravated rape within a marriage as sexual intercourse in marriage without one spouse's consent when the offending partner inflicted bodily harm using to use force or a deadly weapon.
Committee Chairmanman Robert Frey, R-Liberal, said. "I'd have preferred that we not create separate penalties for rapes within
"THE CRIME OF rape is the same no matter what the circumstances."
Sobach said, "It's not the ideal of some persons on the committee, but it provides a better prosecutorial tool for the courts."
Complete elimination of spousal protection from rape charges would make it difficult for prosecutors to obtain convictions. Solbach said.
He said he thought the aggravated rape within a marriage category would be accepted by the Legislature.
Committee member Ardena Mataill, D-Clearwater, said she thought an earlier amendment to the bill that deleted the crimes against the man in the slit's passage by an obstacle to the slit's passage by the House.
"ADULTERY IS still one of the Ten Commandments," she said.
Wagnon said that the new offense of rape within a marriage would also make passage of the bill difficult.
She estimated that there had been four votes against the original bill, which would have eliminated spousal protection only when a couple were living in separate residences or when one spouse had filed for separation, divorce or annulment.
Ten members of the committee did not vote in favor of the amended bill, she said.
The bill would also:
*eliminate the requirement that victims of rape prove resistance.
*expand the definition of rape to include rape with an object.*
- make women as well as men subject to the provisions of the rape statute.
- create the offenses of sexual battery and aggravated sexual battery.
- provide that evidence of the victim's previous sexual conduct not be admissible in other sex-related crimes as well as rape.
Frey said he did not think the amended bill would be voted on by the House until next week.
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Director sees no easy solution for wait at Watkins Hospital
By JOEL THORNTON
Staff Reporter
KU students have complained for years about the long wait at Watkins Hospital.
But fewer patients would be treated if Watkins switched from a first-come, first-served system to appointments, where care of health services; said yesterday.
personally, for all the staff, it would be desirable to have an appointment system," he said. "All of us would love to meet you and be part of your team we'd be a care of a lot fewer patients."
Wollmann said the hospital had considered switching to an appointment system many times in the past but decided the present system was better.
HE SAID THAT an appointment system would not be a cure-all for the long wait. Students might still have to see a doctor, or of three weeks to see a doctor, he said.
The current system allows Watkins to treat 80,000 to 90,000 patients a year — more than most other universities treat. he said.
Wollmann said he knew doctors who praised the appointment system, but when he visited their hospitals, he found flaws.
Watkins uses appointment systems in areas such as mental health, laboratory services and physical therapy, he said.
Watkins' long wait is related to financial problems and a shortage of
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TO COMBAT THE shortage, Wollmann said, nurses have been doing more preliminary work, when the patient is willing, so doctors can treat them with aids.
The hospital also plans to start teaming doctors and nurses to help improve the efficiency of treating patients, he said.
"We could operate either way," he said.
Patrons is supported by a $11 health charge that is included in student fees. Because of rising health costs, Wollmann said, either the fee will be raised or Walkins will start charging for general visits, which are now free.
The committee is now choosing a company for student health coverage.
The Student Senate Health Advisory Committee advises the Watkins staff on students' health concerns, Wollmann said.
STUDENTS ALSO occasionally sound off to Watkins Hospital staff members about the long wait and other problems, Wolmann said.
"Occasionally a person becomes upset," he said. "But when our doctors explain the issue, most are very understanding."
In addition, Wollmann said, the office of institutional research is conducting a student poll that includes questions on the activities Hospital serves the University.
"It has gotten a tarnished image for really no reason," he said.
Health advisory committee members said that few KU students realized how well Watkins stacked up against the hospitals of other universities.
Mark Holloway, Topeka senior, said he did not understand why students did not learn.
"Where the problem is, is what students expect," she said.
Mindy Brown, Mission Hills senior and committee chairman, said students expected Waltkins to provide all the information they received from their family doctors.
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