what will be the first high where women vote with
court test of the Rohra-their bodies in support of
bacher-Hayden Act out-transoption.'
lawing transoption. Transoption, already
Wanda Grosscup, the legal in most countries in
first of nearly four thou-the Western Hemisphere,
sand women convicted has found popularity in
for violation of the law, the United States despite
has steadfastly main-its risky and illegal na-tained that she is in fact ture. (See story, Section the co-mother of her son C, P. 37-'Five Hundred
and was granted custody Thousand Plus: Officials
by an arrangement with Sinking in Sea of Tran-the so-called 'first stage' soption Warrants.') co-mother. Grosscup, in appeal-Basing her defense on ing to the Supreme Court, the highly publicized seeks to overturn a Court
Dalton vs. Chandler deci-of Appeals reversal-on
sion rendered nearly a technical grounds-of a
decade ago, Grosscup federal district court ver-has enlisted the aid of dict in favor of her inno-outspoken transoption cence. The verdict in-advocate Adrianne Dyer. cited a blaze of contro-Dyer's Living Alterna-versy six years ago that tive Institute, based in centered on the ability of
Denver, issued a state-a jury to declare certain
ment that 'the U.S. Dis-laws invalid.
trict Attorney's efforts to
TRANSOPTION BAN
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Supporters on the open market like so
Hail Verdict much meat.'
Attorney Terence John-Reuters son, who presented the oral
WASHINGTON-In a 6-argument for defendant
3 decision, the Supreme Wanda Grosscup, said
Court today overturned a 'We're thrilled with the out-lower court ruling, in effect come. We always maintained declaring the Rohrabacher-that saving a life was not a
Hayden Act unconstitu-crime, and after eight years
tional. Associate Justice Wil-we are finally vindicated.'
son wrote, in the majority Dr. Evelyn Fletcher, the
opinion, that 'transoption de-surgeon who first developed
serves at least the same status transoption over a decade
that abortion has,' and that ago, was asked to comment
