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August 29th 2008

Friday afternoon roundup

Several news and comment items on the abortion issue:

  • The Mexican Supreme Court has upheld a Mexico City law that makes legal abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy.
  • Kenya is also debating a new abortion law.
  • John McCain, the presumptive US presidential nominee for the Republicans, has chosen an abortion-rights opponent for his running mate. Some background about Sarah Palin here.

The just-released WHO report on social determinants of health is getting lots of coverage. Check out persepctives from the Voice of America, the Guardian, Time magazine, and the Economist.

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