Update abortion laws

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Published: 1 Feb 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

I write in praise of Prof Kamheang Chaturachinda's letter, ''Abortion access is crucial'' (BP, Jan 30), which clearly identified feasible and sensible solutions for a major problem facing thousands of Thai women. If only all Thais, especially the politicians, could understand, accept and act on his suggestions, then we all would be living in a more compassionate country. So many Thai women suffer needlessly because of inaction by people who could make a change. Some Thais have told me that religious principles do not permit abortions, but I have talked to some senior and respected monks who assure me that is not the case. There is no excuse for not updating the laws to meet the legitimate needs of so many.

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Re: ''Kamman Poh behind bars'' (BP, Jan 30). Central Investigation Bureau commissioner Pol Lt Gen Pongpat Chaiyaphan and Pol Col Arthip Taennil, of the Crime Suppression Division, deserve three chaiyos and a promotion for their excellent work in bringing convicted first-degree murderer Somchai Khunploem, aka Kamnan Poh, to jail. This despite the fugitive being the father of a serving cabinet minister, and despite the recent chiefs of police having been appointed by the minister's ally.

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felixqui
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Discussion 3 : 02 Feb 2013 at 15.363
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"Some Thais have told me that religious principles do not permit abortions, "

If those people were right that some religion, any religion, forbade abortion, that would not show abortion to be immoral. On the contrary, it would prove such a religion immoral, unjust, unreasoning and unfit for humanity.
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Discussion 2 : 01 Feb 2013 at 10.172
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Insurgents, radicals, separatists etc all sound like a bunch of do-gooders bent on a mission to improve the lives of people. Stop using these inappropriate words to describe the worst types of cowardly terrorists who are hell bent on killing innocent civilians in their quest for what they perceive they deserve. When the killing stops and the talking begins perhaps some progress can be made.
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Discussion 1 : 01 Feb 2013 at 07.301
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We shouldn't get ahead of ourselves here. Kamnan Poh is small fry. It's not a problem for anyone to catch him. Does anyone really think that the Police did not know where he was for 7 years? This is Thailand. We all know how things work here. Regarding the country's main fugitive, no policeman will dare to touch him because the country is still feudalistic in nature and the fugitive is the Lord of the Manor. Besides, the Chief of Police is extremely close to the Lord of the Manor, and all the little chiefs are subservient to the Chief of Police. As the expression goes, "Do the Maths."
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