Bernadette Smyth, who
leads the pro-life
group Precious Life, was
convicted
in
December of harassing Ms Dawn Purvis, the
manager of a Marie Stopes clinic in Belfast.
She has been ordered to complete 100
hours community service, play £2000 of
compensation to Purvis and not to go nearer than 20 yards of the abortion clinic for the
next five years.
Polygamy problem
The Christian Institute
Large numbers of Muslim women are in
polygamous relationships that deny them
basic legal rights, according to a report of 12
December.
The study of 50 women, by a Muslim
women’s rights group, showed that many are
being trapped in religiously sanctioned ‘marriages’ and are often unaware that these unions
are not recognised by British law. Only one in
ten of the marriages described were legal under
UK law.
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