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Nebraska law sets limit on abortion

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Governor Dave Heineman of Nebraska signed a law on Tuesday banning most abortions 20 weeks after conception or later on the theory that a fetus, by that stage in pregnancy, has the capacity to feel pain. The law, which appears nearly certain to set off legal and scientific debates, is the first in the nation to restrict abortions on the basis of fetal pain. Abortion opponents praised the law and said it was justified by medical evidence gained since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973. Abortion rights advocates said that the measure was unconstitutional, and that the motive behind it was to set off a challenge to legalized abortion before the United States Supreme Court.

For rest of story go to New York Times Report by Monica Davey dated April 13, 2010

See: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/us/14abortion.html

NZ shell companies in bribery inquiry – Co. director investigated by NEU

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The registrar of the New Zealand Companies Office’s National Enforcement Unit (NEU) is considering a number of charges against a company director after initially finding that an “incorrect residential address” had been provided on “the director consent form” signed by the director. The director is liable for a $5,000 fine if convicted of providing a false statement. [Read more…]

Rapper Derty Sesh ‘exhausted’ from backlash over his video

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The fallout over a music video depicting the stalking and killing of women is taking a toll on New Zealand rapper Derty Sesh, his record label says.

The video, for Derty Sesh’s second single, Forever, was pulled from YouTube by Move The Crowd Records this week, at the same time the censor’s office began a classification process for the video.

For more see NZPA Report:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/3542326/Derty-Sesh-exhausted-from-backlash

Nathan King’s graphic hip-hop video taken down (NZPA report).

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A music video depicting the stalking and killing of a woman has been removed from YouTube by its record label, at the same time the censor’s office has begun a classification process at the request of the Department of Internal Affairs.

The video for rapper Derty Sesh’s second single, Forever, has been pulled from YouTube by Move The Crowd Records.

Interested parties, including Move the Crowd Records, Rape Prevention Education, the Society for the Promotion of Community Standards and the Department of Internal Affairs, were yesterday invited to make comments on the video.

They would be given two to three weeks to make comments before they were considered by the Censor’s Office and classified.

For more see: http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/3533304/Graphic-hip-hop-video-taken-down

Time to Reform NZ Censorship Law? – Article (The Press)

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The first steps are being taken towards a possible overhaul of New Zealand’s ageing censorship legislation.

Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs officials have been meeting key stakeholders and industry and government body officials during the past fortnight to gather submissions for a “tightly targeted review” of the current laws.

However, that scope may widen, given that the present act has been described as “unwieldy and expensive” and badly out of step with technology…

For more see article by James Croot. The Press 30 March 2010. Link below.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/3525995/Time-to-reform-NZs-censorship-laws