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“Change will come,soon it will come” activists pledge abortion laws will change in Argentina

In the early hours of Thursday, August 9th, Argentina’s Senate narrowly voted down a bill to legalise elective abortion. Senators debated for more than 15 hours before voting 38 to 31, with two abstentions and one absentee, not to allow abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. Women’s rights activists had been optimistic that the passing of the bill in the lower Congress in June was a sign that times were changing in the majority Catholic county. So this...

Times journalist tweeted that the Burka was disrespectful to deaf people…it didn’t end well

Iain Martin, a Times columnist, took to Twitter to defend to Boris Johnson's recent comments about the Burka. The reactions to his tweet didn't go well. He battled on replying to his detractors for while, but eventually gave up, as it was relentless. Many reasons to dislike the burka, but disrespect of the deaf (who often need to see faces to follow communication) always high on the list — Iain Martin (@iainmartin1) August 8, 2018 Here is a selection of...

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