A woman's voice.I was shocked that the editors of Commonweal com·mon·weal n. 1. The public good or welfare. 2. Archaic A commonwealth or republic. Noun 1. printed eight letters from men and not a single letter from a woman in response to the exchange between Kenneth Woodward and Mario Cuomo Mario Matthew Cuomo (born June 15, 1932) served as the Governor of New York from 1983 to 1995. Cuomo became nationally known for his rousing keynote speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention and the subsequent speculation over the next two decades that he might run for the ("Catholics, Politics & Abortion," September 24). What do these guys know about being pregnant for nine months? What do these males know about giving birth? Here are my reasons why women won't change their minds about abortion: Because women alone live in fear and worry about their next period and what it could mean. Because it is girls and women who can be raped by boyfriends, daddies, uncles, strangers, ministers, priests. Because it is women and girls who have to go through the nine months of pregnancy--discomfort, morning sickness morning sickness n. Nausea and vomiting upon rising in the morning, especially during early pregnancy. Also called nausea gravidarum. morning sickness , body distortion, urinary urinary /uri·nary/ (u´ri-nar?e) pertaining to, containing, or secreting urine. u·ri·nar·y adj. 1. Relating to urine and its production, function, or excretion. 2. problems, and reduced enjoyment of sex. Because mothers and grandmothers know that there has to be an option if their child or grandchild is raped or abused. RACHEL CONRAD Conrad, Latin king of Jerusalem Conrad, d. 1192, Latin king of Jerusalem (1192), marquis of Montferrat, a leading figure in the Third Crusade (see Crusades). He saved Tyre from the Saracens and became (1187) its lord. WAHLBERG Austin, Tex. |
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