tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post3048973362993885228..comments2023-10-02T14:33:18.136+01:00Comments on The Very Fluffy Diary of Millennium Dome, Elephant: Day 3828: The Deadly Sin of SlothMillennium Domehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430269096817934037noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post-48253235548528798022011-06-25T18:53:51.604+01:002011-06-25T18:53:51.604+01:00I saw this post as I was putting together a reacti...I saw this post as I was putting together a reaction to the utterly terrifying report in the Guardian yesterday which told how women who had taken drugs and consequently lost their babies were being charged with murder in some US states and were facing life in prison. <br /><br />Also one woman who fell down the stairs and lost her baby was threatened with prosecution. She'd told the nurse in the hospital that she had considered terminating the pregnancy but decided against it and before she knew it she was arrested and interrogated. A horrible experience for someone already suffering from one of the worst traumas you could go through.<br /><br />When people complain about human rights legislation, this is the sort of thing they should be aware of. If there isn't a strong liberal voice in a polity, religious dogma and intolerance can rise unchecked.<br /><br />Most people haven't had that sort of direct threat to their liberty so these issues don't register in their consciousness. In fact, they may even express irritation and antipathy to the likes of us who value freedom.<br /><br />How do we change that?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.com