The Times of India reports that the government of India is to consider extending the cut-off for abortions under the country’s abortion laws. Currently abortions are legal up to 20 weeks but they are considering extending it to 24 weeks. The Health Minister cites a recent case involving a heavily pregnant woman, Nikita Mehta, who [...]
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You may have read in some blog or newspaper over the past month or so a story that went something like “Old logs from Captain Cook show that warming periods such as the one we’ve had most of the past century are normal” and going on to say that this casts doubt on global warming.
The [...]
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Part two (the final part) of a look at “Darwin’s Dyke: What the Fossil Record Actually Shows” by Sirius Knott
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Part one of a look at “Darwin’s Dyke: What the Fossil Record Actually Shows” by Sirius Knott
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