Gay rights campaigner welcomes Isle of Man police apology
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A campaigner who came to symbolise the battle for gay rights on the Isle of Man has welcomed as “long overdue” an apology from a police chief for the way the island’s laws against homosexuality were enforced. In a fiv...
Bournemouth residents: share your views on an abortion clinic buffer zone
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Bournemouth council have launched consultation over plans for a buffer zone outside an abortion clinic. Local residents are being encouraged to respond to the consultation on whether to implement a buffer zone outside...
UK government honoured anti-abortion figure before editing women’s rights statement
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The British government presented a vehemently anti-abortion former US envoy with an award for his services to freedom of religion just days before watering down a statement on gender equality to remove commitments to ...
I sold the rights to my songs to buy a farm – now I’m trying to change the way food is grown
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On the way back from a gig 15 years ago, I read an article on the environmental consequences of food production. It made for sobering reading, and ended by saying: “If you don’t like the system, don’t depend on it.” I...
Ron DeSantis suspends Florida prosector who promised not to enforce abortion ban
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Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, suspended the elected state prosecutor of Tampa on Thursday, for pledging not to enforce a new 15-week abortion ban and for supporting gender transition treatments for...
The Kansas victory shows that Democrats can fight for abortion rights and win
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It wasn’t even close; it was a blowout. With an unexpectedly large turnout and a huge margin, Kansas voters on Tuesday rejected a measure that would have removed the right to an abortion from their state’s constitutio...
Kansas abortion referendum drives record number of voters to polls
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Most primary elections only turn out a small portion of the electorate – but this year’s Kansas primary was unlike any other in the state. This year’s primary ballot included a question to decide whether to stop the s...
Kansas’ vote to protect abortion rights upends US midterm elections – live
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