OKLAHOMA PASSES ABORTION ULTRASOUND LAW

Oklahoma has passed some of the US's toughest restrictions on abortion, requiring women to undergo an ultrasound an hour before having a termination.

Even victims of rape or incest will be required to view the image and listen to a detailed description of what can be seen. They would be given vaginal rather than abdominal ultrasounds as these ''would display the embryo or fetus more clearly''.

The laws were challenged by pro-choice groups.

PRESIDENT NIXON SUPPORTED ABORTION IN CASE OF RAPE OR INTERRACIAL PREGNANCIES

President Nixon supported abortion in case of rape or interracial pregnancies, according to the New York Times. The tape was released this week.

THE CULTURE WARS ARE OVER

With the election of Barak Obama, Lord Chris Patten, one of the world's leading conservative thinkers has voiced this. The Republicans in the 1980's protected the interests of the very rich. They focused on abortion, gun control, the nastiness of foreigners, and gay marriage to keep from the real issues.

Lord Patten is promoting his latest book, "What Next? Surviving the Twenty-First Century" which tackles the big problems of the world-terrorism, nuclear prolifferation, climate change drugs, etc. Conservative governnments are not on top in the English-speaking world, except Canada and New Zealand , not because of conservatism, but because of the incompetence in the US and the UK.