Supporters urge halt to hacker’s extradition to US – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2008 in autism, computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“Autism experts, politicians, lawyers and civil rights campaigners are urging Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, to intervene in the case of the British hacker Gary McKinnon so that he can be tried in Britain rather than being extradited to the US.”

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The Guardian, 26th September 2008

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Doctor in MMR row defends stance at disciplinary hearing – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2008 in autism, doctors, medicines, news, professional conduct, vaccination by sally

“The doctor who first sparked widespread safety fears over the MMR vaccine said yesterday that his paramount concern was ‘clinical care’ for children who had developed autism after being vaccinated.”

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The Guardian, 28th March 2008

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Judges reject Islamic ‘phone marriage’ with woman in Bangladesh – The Times

Posted March 19th, 2008 in autism, islamic law, marriage, news by sally

“Three senior appeal judges have refused to recognise an ‘over the telephone’ Muslim marriage between an autistic British man and a woman in Bangladesh — even though the union is valid according to sharia or Islamic law.”

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The Guardian, 19th March 2008

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Doctor at centre of MMR controversy accused of paying children at party for blood samples – The Guardian

Posted July 17th, 2007 in autism, children, doctors, news, professional conduct by sally

“The doctor who linked the MMR jab to autism, prompting one of the biggest medical controversies of the past 10 years, paid children attending his son’s birthday party to donate their blood for his research, it was alleged yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 17th July 2007

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