The effects of abortions on women will be examined during this week's Human Life Awareness events, Penn State Students for Life members said yesterday.

The week's events are designed to provide in-depth information about the complex issues surrounding abortion, said Courtney Malveaux, vice president of the Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Federation for Life.

"We yell back and forth at each other on these issues, but to really care we need to gain a wider perspective," Malveaux said. "We have to see abortion for what it is and what it does to women and children."

Human Life Awareness Week has taken place at this time each year for about 10 years, said Frank Arlinghaus, president of the Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Federation for Life.

Although the week usually examines the issues of euthanasia, infanticide and abortion, this year's events focus on abortion because it is most prominent in the press and affects the largest number of lives, he said.

These issues are not separate because a pro-life perspective increases the value people place on all human life, Malveaux said.

However Penn State Pro-Choice co-director Chandra Lillie said the week's name is misleading since the events focus on abortion and do not deal with issues such as child care that affect children once they are born.

"(The week) has to do with fetal life, not the lives of children or any other kind of life," Lillie said.

The week began yesterday when representatives from the State College Birthright and Centre Region Crisis Pregnancy Center spoke about the services available for pregnant women through their agencies.

The following events will take place this week:

-- The film "Eclipse of Reason" will be shown at 7 tonight in 112 Kern Building. The film is an update of the pro-life film "The Silent Scream" which depicts fetal development and methods used to perform abortions. After the film, Garnett Biviano, president of the National Pro-Life Federation will lead a discussion.

-- A representative from Feminists for Life of Pennsylvania will speak at 7 p.m. tomorrow in 112 Kern Building. According to a prepared statement, the speaker will examine a feminist perspective to the abortion industry.

-- The week will end Thursday at 7 p.m. when Carol Everett will speak and answer questions in 101 Chambers Building.

Arlinghaus said Carol Everett's speech Thursday will highlight the week's activities.

"If you only see one thing, she would be the thing to see," Arlinghaus said. "She has experienced every aspect of the movement."

Everett, who used to own several abortion clinics, is now a pro-life activist.