I enjoy when people draw conclusions on what an insular Islamic regime in Iran is going to do as retaliation based on how traders in London and Tokyo price things. 'The markets' are as clueless as us… (View Post)
Of course we don't want Iran to have nukes, but does MAD not apply here as well? If Iran used a nuke on Israel, or was suspected to have done so, then Tehran would be destroyed in pretty short order. (View Post)
Worth noting the proportions of abortion by time in pregnancy: - Up to 8 weeks (so within 4 weeks of the earliest time you find out you're pregnant): 80% - Up to 12 weeks: 93% - Up to 19 weeks: 98.6%… (View Post)
Our previous abortion law was I think a good balance between women's rights and those of that foetus. 24 weeks is broadly when the foetus can survive without the mother in a hospital. We can argue ov… (View Post)