Nicaragua to Decriminalize Gay Sex — WTF?

November 17, 2007 By fern hill 5 Comments

Pink News is surprised.
Consensual gay sex will no longer be a criminal offence in Nicaragua under a new civil code due to come into effect on March 2008.
The surprise news was announced earlier this week by the Nicaraguan National Assembly, reports La Prensa.
Well, we at Birth Pangs are absolutely gob-smacked.
Nicaragua’s new code removes all [...]

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Religion, Science, and the Law

October 31, 2007 By fern hill 3 Comments

We at Birth Pangs aren’t too keen on religion in general. But the Dalai Lama is pretty cool. He’s OK with homosexuality and even abortion in some circumstances.
But we really like this, from wiki:
He has also stated his belief that modern scientific findings take precedence over ancient religions.
He is in Canada now and strayed [...]

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Misogyny and State Murder

October 21, 2007 By fern hill 6 Comments

Human Rights Watch recently issued a report called ’Over Their Dead Bodies’, detailing the impact of the absolute ban on abortion in Nicaragua. That’s correct — an absolute ban. Not even to save a woman’s life.
Not surprisingly, Human Rights Watch reports that at least 80 pregnant women have died since the ban went into [...]

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