Ann Widdecombe is the catholic British MP, one half the team that Hitchens and Fry humiliated at IQ2. Astonishingly, she invited both her adversaries to speak on the 10 Commandments one on one. On video. The result is predictable and amusing. It's worth noting that it seems her people edited this video, but all the editing in the world can't help someone like this. Watch the short video here, at DailyMotion.As an aside, it's a bit shocking to realize England has successful politicians every bit as neocon as any George Bush. Google Widdecombe, she stridently opposes abortion, fought the repeal of a federal ban on homosexual "support", and defended government policy of shackling pregnant prisoners in irons while giving birth (and this while she was minister of prisons). This leads me to two questions: 1. Seriously Europe, WTF? and 2. Europe how 'bout you get off your god damn "America is backward hicks" high horse. At least we don't have prison mommies giving birth in fucking leg irons.
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And she sounds like Mrs. Doubtfire.
Yes! I knew it sounded familiar but couldn't figure out from where.
Nice find. Not the doubtfire bit but the video itself. The doubtfire part was more a good realization.
Sadly, your last sentence is incorrect.
http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2009/07/06/giving-birth-chains-the-shackling-incarcerated-women-during-labor-and-delivery
If you don't feel like reading the article, the main point is that pregnant prisoners are sometimes shackled during labor, as the practice is only illegal in 4 states (and is still sometimes done even where it's banned).
Roi des Foux-
Those anecdotes are horrifying and I will say I stand corrected.
That said though.. the article, a blog post from a clearly agendized group, is pretty weak. A handful of anecdotes, no data. The primary example was dismissed by the court which immediately called the practice "unconstitutional". The fact that more states don't specifically outlaw it isn't proof they allow it. Florida has no state law about it but it does have a policy forbidding any restraints in such situations. Even people that oppose the laws do so on the basis of their not being necessary because policy already addresses it. This is debatable of course.. but what we don't seem to have is officials saying its a good idea to do it.
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