Abortion
Frankly, what is happening in America in relation to laws that concern abortion is simply terrible. Pro-life Bible bashers and other right wingers are turning the clock back as they seek to prevent abortion in all circumstances. That position is both cruel and ill-considered. In my opinion, there is only one abortion slogan that is worth repetition - "A Woman's Right to Choose". When my late grandmother Phyllis was thirty two years old, she was desperate for an abortion. Her very survival was threatened by an unwanted pregnancy, She already had two children who she had previously been forced to send to live with her parents. A third child would have been economically disastrous. In her desperation, she chose the back street method that involved knitting needles. I don't know all the gynaecological details but she nearly bled to death and afterwards she was incapable of having any more pregnancies. With legal access to a quality abortion service my grandmothe...