Sorry, Otherwise Engaged

What's more important: Sending a message or a messenger? The NATIONAL WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS has decided not to co-sponsor a major abortion-rights march on Washington in April. The march, being mounted by the National Organization for Women and other groups, may feature such attention-getting favorites as chaining oneself to the White House fence. The N.W.P.C., which focuses on helping get women elected to public office, feels that marches and civil disobedience are a waste of its resources. Says spokeswoman Pat Reilly: "For what it would cost us to participate in this march, we can elect several women."

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