So, did he inhale or didn't he? And what exactly was he doing in that hotel room with Gennifer Flowers? And can you believe what his wife said about housewives?!

In less than a week, Pennsylvania's strict abortion law will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. If upheld, the law could lead to the final dissolution of Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that legalized abortion.

Yet the only matters the media have aggressively reported on during the 1992 presidential race concern Bill Clinton's trivial personal endeavors.

The abortion issue has been ignored by the candidates, media and electorate alike since campaigning started.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Pennsylvania's law, which imposes a 24-hour waiting period for abortions, requires women to notify their husbands before ending pregnancies and mandates that teen-agers obtain parental permission to get abortions.

At risk is the fundamental right of women to control their own bodies. Should the law be upheld and Roe be overturned, women will be forced to return to the days of back-alley abortions.

Pro-choice advocates must unite, lobby and make abortion an issue. Local pro-choice supporters, like Penn State Pro-Choice, Centre Countians for Choice and Ni-Ta-Nee NOW, must mobilize students -- a potentially powerful voting sector. They must make politicians know that abortion is an important issue and one that could sway votes.

Know the candidates and their stances.

-- Brown is pro-choice.

-- Clinton is pro-choice and has said that if Roe is overturned, he will work with Congress to pass the Freedom of Choice Act, which would protect a woman's right to choose to have an abortion.

-- Buchanan opposes abortion under all circumstances. He favors a constitutional amendment protecting the unborn and has vowed to veto any laws supporting abortion rights.

-- Bush opposes abortion except in cases of rape, incest and threat to the mother's life. Given the opportunity, Bush has said he would overturn Roe. The Bush administration also recently asked the Supreme Court to uphold Pennsylvania's law.

Although abortion is not the only issue in the '92 elections, it must not be ignored or else women's rights will continue to erode.