Sunday, May 6, 2007

In the US there is a huge debate over access to abortion. Through years of dedicated struggle the left won the legal right to abortion. The simple existence of the RU-486 abortion pill is shifting the terrain of the conflict. Australia's Senate has voted to take control of the controversial abortion pill. The current system bans the RU486 pill in Australia. In Europe, despite pressure from the church, the manufacturer of the abortion pill says he will not be deterred.

This shows that even without the abortion pill being legal or being heavily criticized, the drug war makes it clear that if there is a demand, the legal system is unable to stop its wide spread use of any drug. The combination of technological feasibility and sufficient social demand can clearly trump traditional legal and judicial systems. With the rate of technological change growing faster we will increasingly see this dynamic play out.

With globalization we are facing a partial shift of sovereignty from the political system to sovereignty of the technological system. Technology has become so powerful today and is constantly adapting and improving. We need to harness technology and not let it overcome us. Man created Machine, we must always remember that.

Done by: zuo qi (technology expert)

http://anarchogeek.com/archives/000001.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1132127.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4696374.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/239874.stm

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