University Daily Kansan Wednesday, May 23, 1962
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Birth Control OK'd in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. — (UPI) — The Virginia Legislature has enacted a law approving sexual sterilization as a birth control measure.
Under the act, which becomes effective June 28, physicians will have a legal right to sterilize adult patients, men or women, who request it. The operation can be performed only after:
- The patient has had 30 days to think over the operation.
Present Virginia law allows sterilization only for medical necessity disease or certain types of mental illness.
Chief opposition to the measure came from Roman Catholic organizations which contended the proposal violated natural law against mutilation.
Sponsors of the new measure said physicians should have legal protection to sterilize patients who wish to cease having children. The new law exempts physicians from civil suit as the result of a voluntary sterilization.
- The patient has been given a full explanation of the consequences.
- Several physicians testified at public hearings in the legislature that they had sterilized many women who wished to cease bearing children. One physician said one of every 27 women who gave birth in his hospital later asked to be sterilized.
- The physician has brought the patient in consultation with another doctor.
Better Book Forces Delay
Blaine King, Emporia junior and Jayhawker editor, explained today that the aim to publish a better book and the inexperienced staff were the two basic reasons for Jayhawker publication delays.
"The first issue was late and this caused the second and third issues also to be late." King said. "The third issue was also late because some copy was not turned in on time."
KING SAID THAT at the start of the year, there were three staff members that had worked on the Jayhawker the previous year.
"In past years, the Javhawker has inherited several staff members from the previous year's staff," King said. "It took us awhile to break in the new staff."
"We aren't getting the editions out as fast as last year," King said. "But I feel that we are putting out a better book."
King said that it was necessary to take more time to publish a better book.
Dentist's Sign Speaks Truth
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King said there would be a fourth edition but declined comment as to when it would be finished.
ST. LOUIS — (UPI) — A local dentist has this sign in his office:
"Be True to Your Teeth or They'll Be False to You."
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Help Urged for New Nations
Help Urged for New Nations ROME — (UPI) — Pope John XXIII recently urged a group of leading European and American bankers to show special concern for newly-independent nations in seeking worldwide solutions to financial problems.
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