Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.news From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Headline Article Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 15:07:21 EST Message-ID: \SE A;NATION;AMERICAN SCENE;MIDWEST \BY FROM WIRE DISPATCHES AND STAFF REPORTS S=NEW STORY Donor can be sued for AIDS-infected blood CINCINNATI - A federal appeals court has ruled that a Michigan couple can sue a man who allegedly donated AIDS-infected blood the woman received from the American Red Cross. A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that a lower court cannot bar Cheryl and Gerry Coleman from suing the donor. Mrs. Coleman received the donor's blood in a transfusion in 1984 and contracted the virus that causes AIDS. A laboratory test to detect the virus in blood wasn't developed until 1985. The couple sued the Red Cross. U.S. District Judge Barbara Hackett ruled that the donor's identity should be kept secret from the couple, but it was revealed accidentally. Judge Hackett then issued an order preventing the couple from suing the donor, saying loss of confidentiality could endanger the blood supply and that outweighed the Colemans' interests. The appeals court overturned Judge Hackett's ruling. S=NEW STORY School officials denounce sex guide CHICAGO - School officials in Chicago are giving a resounding "no" to "Just Say Yes," an explicit guide to sex that's been given to some high school students. The pamphlet is being distributed by the Coalition for Positive Sexuality, which describes the booklet as pro-sex, pro-gay, pro-lesbian and pro-choice. A spokeswoman says kids today get too many negative messages about sex. The manual reportedly tells teen-agers to be proud no matter what their sexual orientation, and advises them, "Sex is only fun if everyone agrees on what they're going to do." City health officials say the pamphlet violates official policy on teen-age sexuality. S=NEW STORY Pheasant hunt flies over protesters MONTGOMERY, Ind. - About two dozen animal-rights activists protested the opening of pheasant season in southern Indiana, but hunters paid little attention. Members of the Fund for Animals Inc. said their national group takes issue with the type of hunting practiced during the two-week season, when 20,000 hatchery-raised birds are released at eight state wildlife areas for hunters to shoot. "This is not hunting, this is target practice," Andrea Reed, a group coordinator from Louisville, said at Saturday's demonstration at the Glendale Fish and Wildlife Area. Hunters disagree. "What this does is give the sport back to hunters who cannot afford to go to Iowa, Nebraska or the Dakotas," where pheasants thrive in the wild, said Jim Coudret of Newburgh. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM