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From: alien@gcc-opus.ARPA (Alien Wells)
Newsgroups: net.flame,net.politics
Subject: Re: British Weapons Enforce Apartheit in South Africa
Message-ID: <189@gcc-opus.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 11:26:27 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 11 11:26:27 1985
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Summary: 

>>As well as manufacturing rubber/plastic bullets, Britain has a thriving
>>business in the manufacturing and export of implements of torture.
>>This is what Margaret Thatcher calls free enterprise.
>>JCA

I just heard on the radio last night that the first case of an *unnatural*
birth has occurred in England.  It seems that a wife was infertile, so the
sperm of her husband was used to fertilize the egg of a third party, with the
baby slated for the couple.  The fee was about $8K.

It seems that British courts have taken a dim view of this.  The baby has been
impounded so the courts can decide who the baby will live with (there was no
mention of any disagreement between the parties involved).  I heard a quote
from a British magistrate where he didn't complain about the process being
done, but rather complained about it being done 'for profit'!  It would seem
that in England, morally questionable things should only be done by the
government, not free enterprise ...

					Alien