FAMILY: Bush and Howard diverge on life and family*

The close alliance between US President Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Iraq and in dealing with terrorism does not appear to extend to social issues.Bush is unapologetically pro-life, and in January addressed via TV the pro-life march in Washington DC mourning the 30th anniversary of the US Supreme Court decision in Roe v Wade which gave the US abortion on demand.Although Howard has usually voted pro-life on the few occasions when legislation on abortion has come up in Parliam…

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