Utterly shameless, endlessly judgmental, the US pro-life movement shows no sign of halting their attacks on abortion rights

Thankfully, the "culture wars" in Britain have never been as savage as in the US. Hopefully, they never will be. There, Republican politicians feel pressure to stay away from "gay issues", at the very least. Here, a Conservative mayor, Boris Johnson, is eager to distance himself from homophobic adverts on buses. There, Republican politicians to declare themselves "pro-life". Here, Conservative MPs who want to make an issue out of the subject – such as Nadine Dorries – are patronised and demeaned by their leader.