Religion & Law

Spain Plans to Liberalize Abortion Laws
BBC News: Spain plans abortion law changes: The Spanish cabinet has agreed to liberalise the country's strict abortion laws, allowing abortion in most cases up to 14 weeks of pregnancy...

India: Prime Minister Denounces Abortions of Females
NY Times: Indian Prime Minister Denounces Abortion of Females, by Amelia Gentleman: The Indian prime minister described the widespread practice of aborting female fetuses as a ?national shame? on Monday, and called for stricter enforcement of laws devised to prevent...

Spain cabinet approves draft bill expanding abortion rights
[JURIST] Spain's Cabinet approved a draft bill Thursday that would liberalize Spanish abortion law. The new bill, which must now be approved by Parliament, would give women the right to an abortion any time during the first fourteen weeks of pregnancy...

Spain abortion law proposed changes cause widespread protests
[JURIST] Thousands protested the proposed liberalization of Spain's abortion laws in Madrid on Sunday. The changes, proposed earlier this month, include allowing abortions up to week 14 of pregnancy for any reason and lowering the age required for an abortion from 18 to 16...

My views on the abortion issue are complex. I dont fall into any of thepolar extremes on this issue
This statement summarizes the personal attitude that Prime Minister Stephen Harper takes on ?the abortion issue.? This was during the 2006 election campaign, at a time when the Liberals raised alarm over the Conservatives? position on abortion...

Canadian Prime Minister threatens national unity with prorogation gambit
Robert Paterson [President, Renewal Consulting Group]: "The Canadian parliamentary system has an unwritten constitution based like the Common Law upon precedent and practice. It is also a system of indirect democracy where the voters elect a "Parliament," but do not vote for a Prime Minister...

Pastor Accused
Baptist Minister settles $1.8 million fraud lawsuit.