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Faith kills. If you are in any doubt, read the story ‘Killer law‘ in the Guardian.

There was a time when Nicaragua stood as a beacon of hope in Latin America. When the continent seemed gripped by the horrors of right-wing regimes and death squads, Nicaragua threw off its parasitic dictator. The left-wing revolution might not have been to everyone’s political taste, but no-one could deny many of the benefits that followed, such as the massive increase in literacy.

Alas, like so many countries in that region, the country was unable to rid itself of another parasite - the Catholic church. A year ago, abortion became illegal in Nicaragua for all but a tiny handful of cases. Women have died. Lives have been ruined. The law is contributing to poverty and misery. And for what? To comply with the bizarre and irrational beliefs of men born centuries ago, thousands of miles away.

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