The head of Britain’s biggest
abortion provider has said that moves to change the Abortion Act to outlaw
gender-specific abortion explicitly were unnecessary, because she had never
heard of a woman asking for an abortion
for reasons of gender. She suggested that the only women asking for abortions
on the grounds of sex were journalists trying to catch out doctors for
undercover investigations.
The president of Gambia has
announced that his country will withdraw from the British Commonwealth.
Although the president is renowned for his eccentric behaviour, the complaint
that seems to have triggered this action is being lectured by Western powers on
how to run his country: in a speech to the UN, he said that the “descendants of
the colonial powers” are “prescribing [us] a religion – democracy, human rights
and good governance.”
In Texas, where a law restricting
abortions was recently passed, a legal challenge to that law has been mounted
by pro-abortion organisations. However, they are not challenging the reduction
of the abortion limit from 28 to 20 weeks, but only the section of the law that
requires abortion clinics to meet the same health standards as other medical
facilities. Pro-lifers have called the challenge “a cynical attempt to protect
the profits of the abortion industry at the expense of [greater risk to]
women’s health.”
England’s squad for the Rugby
League World Cup has been announced, and for the first time ever it includes
three brothers. All three play for the same Australian club, together with a
fourth brother.
The Christian street preacher who
was arrested in Perth for a “breach of the peace” was arrested again within a
week, on the same charge; this time he was accused of “shouting” his
message. He was preaching (without
amplification) in Perth marketplace, where amplified music is permitted to be
played.
The graduate who was forced to
take part in a dance routine as part of his interview with Curry’s has landed a
‘dream’ job with a company that supplies
broadcasting equipment. He credits his success to the ‘song and dance’ about
his Curry’s interview; apparently his new company contacted him, rather than
the other way round.
And finally, a group of dentists
and engineers in the USA have created a toothbrush that is supposed to brush
your teeth perfectly in six seconds. It’s a 3D-printed whole-mouth toothbrush
modelled after the user’s teeth; the user bites and grinds on it to clean their
teeth. The downside is the cost: up to $500 for the impression and the
toothbrush, plus $160 for annual bristle replacements.
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