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• Lodi parents oppose school re-zoning lines that would cut neighborhood in two

• Lodi pregnancy center supports abortion measure, while Planned Parenthood in Stockton against Prop. 73

• Council approves some electric rate increases

• Lodi Memorial Hospital revives idea of offering an ethics committee

• Pombo failed to pay taxes for two foreign trips, group says

• Regional Roundup

• Local Hurricane Katrina relief efforts continue

February 8th, 2010

• Public Meetings

• Locals pick best, most memorable Super Bowl commercials

• Regional Roundup

February 6th, 2010

• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch

• Meet Larry, Curly and Moe

• Baboon business

• Regional Roundup

• Several Lodi venues let you watch the Super Bowl in style

• Lodi Library celebrates 100 years of serving the community

• Culinary craft

February 5th, 2010

• Kids, teachers help Haiti by collecting pennies for Learning Link

• Lodi, Galt students reach out to help Haiti earthquake survivors

• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam

• Hours of sweat and work go into putting on crab feeds

• Things looking up for state's real estate

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Stray bullet strikes Lodi home; police suspect gang activity may be factor

February 4th, 2010

• Managers at Geweke Toyota answer questions about recall

• Lodi City Council votes to replace play structure at Century Park

• Lodi extends ban on pot shops for another year

• Mokelumne River triathlon set for June

• Family, friends to run half-marathon in memory of Galt family

February 3rd, 2010

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Delta College trustees again collide over stipend committee

• Lodi-area senators Dave Cox, Lois Wolk admit to gifts; Tom Berryhill case pending

• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts

• Galt City Council avoids budget cuts — for now

• New Lodi Memorial Hospital emergency room opens to the public without a hitch

• Bad bugs, weeds are hot topics at Grape Day

February 2nd, 2010

• Big rig plows 7 cars

• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future

• Former Lodian Erica Davis is first paraplegic woman to summit Kilimanjaro

• Jumpers across California

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• No snow leopards, otters for Micke Grove

• McNerney leads in campaign cash

• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen

February 1st, 2010

• Find cuddly alpacas not too far from Lodi

• Public Meetings

• Patients can expect faster, better service when Lodi Memorial Hospital's new emergency room opens

• Man killed by Amtrak train in Lodi

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Lodi pregnancy center supports abortion measure, while Planned Parenthood in Stockton against Prop. 73

Lodi's Pregnancy Resource Center is a proponent of Proposition 73, which would make it mandatory for parents to be notified 48 hours before their teenage daughter's abortion, while Planned Parenthood is against the measure.

Rita Williams, executive director of the Pregnancy Resource Center, said that in the Roe v. Wade decision on abortion, no terms were set forth about minors having abortions.

"This is something that needs to be shared with parents, and it needs to be a family decision," she said of the procedure. "Parental notification actually will encourage families to make an important decision together."

She added that this decision should not be left to someone who doesn't know the girl or her circumstances. And, it is important for teenage girls to let their parents know about a medical decision as major as an abortion.

Theodros Gashaw, a coordinator of the Stockton region of Planned Parenthood, however said that the organization's concern is communication between parents and children cannot be mandated by the government.

"It may sound good, but in reality, it puts teens in danger," he said.

Gashaw suggested that teenagers in abusive families may not want to talk to their parents about an abortion and may do a "back alley" or "self-induced" abortion which can hurt or even kill the mother.

He also said that the number of teen pregnancies has dropped because of more counseling and education, and about 60 percent of teens do consult their parents about abortions.

"It's about the safety of teens," he said.

Contact reporter Jennifer Snyder at jennifers@lodinews.com.