A World Without Down’s Syndrome – let the abortion/eugenics debate begin
They shoot horses, don't they? Much better to put them out of their misery than suffer a broken leg. If it's compassionate to kill horses to end their pain, why…
Personhood
Labour MP’s campaign for the stillborn to be recognised by the State raises a few awkward questions about abortion
When Labour MP Sharon Hodgson rose to deliver her contribution to the debate on the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill, the House was sparsely attended, but all who were there were very attentive. There were tears because…
The revelation of Justin Welby's real father does not change nothing
"Justin Welby. What a bastard," wrote a communicant of this blog, in a rapidly degenerating comment thread of the sort the Bishop of Buckingham insists ought to be censored:…
If babies may be aborted on the grounds of their sex, why not sexuality?
"Thank heaven for little girls," sang Maurice Chevalier in the 1958 film Gigi. The reason? Well, mainly because they i) "get bigger every day"; and ii) "grow up in…
Rochester & Strood: the Christian case for supporting Mark Reckless
According to the latest opinion polls on the wacky race for Rochester & Strood, the suave, educated, cultured and erudite Peter Perfect Mark Reckless is blazing ahead for Ukip,…