Under Cloak of Feminism
As a pro-choice feminist, I am encouraged by the increased numbers of women running for office this year. But I am troubled by the apparent willingness of many feminists to be swayed by rhetoric on the issue of choice.
Item: Carol Rowen, running for state Senate in the San Fernando Valley against Sen. David Roberti, claims to be pro-choice. But she is unapologetically supportive of the Reagan-Bush economic policies that have been disastrous for women. In addition, Rowen has run an ad hominem campaign against Roberti so vicious it has embarrassed even Republican legislators, who have disassociated themselves from her mailers.
Choice is a critical issue for women. But so are the issues of education, child care, economic equity, health care and the environment. We do ourselves no favor by supporting candidates who hide their anti-feminist agendas under a politically correct, pro-choice cloak.
BONNIE K. SLOANE, Los Angeles
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