This year's more widespread campaign, however, has brought abortion to the forefront of dining hall discussion.
Lowell House resident Toby C. Berkman '02 said he was not personally offended by the campaign, but he said he thought it was unnecessary.
"If you're strongly against abortion than that's your opinion," he said. "[The refund opportunity] is just a purely symbolic gesture."
Still, Pavan K. Bendapudi '02 said he does not support the refund policy and thinks the UHS fee should be indivisible.
"I think everyone should pay the same fees," he said. "I disagree with the contention that people should be able to choose where their money goes."
But McShea said she does not believe that abortion should be treated like other routine medical procedures that are funded by the UHS dues.
"This argument, of course, is the crux of the disagreement between those who believe abortion is a right and those who believe abortion is murder," she said.
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