On Dec 5, 2008, at 9:36 AM, Wendy Lyon wrote:
> And while obviously there is not a one-to-one correlation between
> Catholicism and anti-abortionism, it's quite clear to me that the
> influence of the Church here in Ireland is a hugely significant factor
> both in the rigidity of the abortion laws and in public opinion
Ditto Nicaragua, where the Sandinistas imposed a strict anti-abortion law.