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We are going backwards in time.
‘Unprecedented’ rise in abortion prosecutions prompts call for law change from medical leaders
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025...al-leaders
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Not we, they might be though.
But think about the demographic change the Brits are experiencing. It kind of explains their return to more conservative attitudes to the reproductive rights of women.
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According to that article, some women have not only been prosecuted but have also been prevented from having any contact with their other children.
I'd no idea things there were so bad, I hope they can swiftly cange their laws before the insanity of misogynistic Trumpism spreads there.
Neo Liberalism has a great deal to answer for.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
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(14-01-2025, 12:37 PM)harm_less Wrote: (14-01-2025, 11:01 AM)Lilith7 Wrote: According to that article, some women have not only been prosecuted but have also been prevented from having any contact with their other children.
I'd no idea things there were so bad, I hope they can swiftly cange their laws before the insanity of misogynistic Trumpism spreads there.
Neo Liberalism has a great deal to answer for.
I take it you put your submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill then?
Done & dusted...
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
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