Abortion
George Osborne’s combination of austerity and social libertarianism is repellent
George Osborne’s spirited bid in The Times (£) earlier this week to appropriate the Obama victory for the Tories is a curious mirror image of the Labour Party’s arguments to… Continue reading
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Ireland and Abortion: Cruelty disguised as piety, cowardice misrepresented as principle. - Spectator Blogs
Oh, Ireland! You knew it would come to this. Today’s Irish Times carries the appalling story of the death of Savita Halappanavar, a dentist in Galway, who died in hospital… Continue reading
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The small-minded people of the abortion debate
Are men not allowed to talk about abortion any more? I’ve lost count of the angry comments I have read on Facebook and Twitter, denouncing Jeremy Hunt, the new Health… Continue reading
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Abortion: Jeremy Hunt may be stupid, that doesn't mean he's wrong –
Jeremy Hunt: what a card! A row about abortion is just what the Conservative and Unionist party needs to kick-off its conference week! The MP for South West Surrey is… Continue reading
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Rape is rape and abortion is abortion. Except when they're not. - Spectator Blogs
Way back in my debating days at Trinity College, Dublin we knew you could guarantee large crowds and impressively – that is, pleasingly – bad-tempered debates twice a year. These… Continue reading
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The skewed priorities of the BBC’s abortion investigation story
Did anyone else notice anything weird about the BBC’s coverage of the story last week about the 14 NHS trusts that a government health watchdog found to be breaking the… Continue reading
17 CommentsDepartment of Probability: Fornication Desk
We are indebted to Michelle Mulherin, Fine Gael TD for Mayo, for offering this gem during a Dail debate on Ireland’s abortion laws: “In an ideal world there would be… Continue reading
10 CommentsDid Mitt Romney Really Change His Mind on Abortion?
Poor Mitt Romney. Once upon a time he aspired to run Massachussetts, a state which backs legal abortion; now he aspires to lead a Republican party which will not willingly… Continue reading
1 CommentRick Santorum: As Electable As George Wallace
On the other hand, Jonathan Chait makes an argument that, though "electability" is notionally Mitt Romney’s greatest strength, there’s reason to suppose he’s no more electable than Rick Santorum. It’s… Continue reading
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Abbott quits abortion talks, but will her contributions be missed?
Diane Abbott has, the BBC reports, walked away from the all-party talks on abortion because of the government’s proposals on counselling services. But others involved in the talks claim that Labour’s… Continue reading
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What does it say about our society that abortion will now be advertised on TV?
The news that for-profit abortion providers are soon to be allowed to advertise on television suggests there is something very wrong with our society. Abortion may well at times be… Continue reading
55 CommentsWho cares about abortion?
Thanks to Nadine Dorries’ amendment to the Health and Social Care bill, abortion rights have been discussed a great deal this week – both inside and outside of Parliament. In… Continue reading
50 CommentsSo much was missing from today’s abortion debate
The anti-abortion lobby is unfortunate to have been lumped this week with Nadine Dorries as its unofficial spokesperson. Nadine is actually PRO-abortion, for starters, as she never seems to tire… Continue reading
22 CommentsCameron Dorries exchange the most memorable moment of a quiet PMQs
The first PMQs of the new parliamentary term was a bit of a damp squib. Ed Miliband avoided the issue of the economy, presumably because he feared being hit by… Continue reading
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