grandma was a suffragette

Monday, May 07, 2007

Fears that the forthcoming draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill will be hijacked by the pro-life brigade have been reported in the press today, with concerns that it will be used to call a vote on bringing the time limit for abortion in the UK down from the current 24 weeks to 21 or 20. More on this if Widdecombe et al make good on their threats.

Labels: politics, reproductive rights

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: Name: Kaite; Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom

Having been a former artists' model and recovering academic, Kaite is now an author, blogger and freelance journalist. In between trying to stave off writer's block with retail therapy and over-hyped, mass-produced media, she writes for The Guardian, Lesbilicious, Mookychick and herself. Her weaknesses include lipgloss, flavoured vodka, TV shows where the sassy grrl sidekick saves the day, angsty girls with guitars and expensive notebooks. She refuses to accept that she has too many books.

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