http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/peter-michael/ Peter Michael is the north Queensland correspondent for The Courier Mail, living in Cairns. He covers a big chunk of the state from Mackay up to PNG and out to the desert border. He has lived and worked as a journalist for 19 years in Hong Kong, South Africa, Indonesia, Australia and the United Kingdom, covering everything from civil war, to triad killings, to a riot in a nudist colony. He loves life. en Copyright 2013 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/this-abortion-trial-should-never-be-repeated/ (Eds note: Peter Michael covered the Queensland abortion trial for the Courier-Mail) It was like a morning after pill. That’s what Tegan said. That’s how they do birth control in Russia. Except by the time she took them – five tiny pills over 48 hours – she estimated herself to be about five weeks pregnant. “I woke up with a period the next day. And other than that I was fine,’’ she told police brightly, in explanation. It begs that hoary chestnut: When does life start? When sperm meets egg? When there is a heartbeat? When newborn child emerges from womb and opens eyes and lungs to the world? It does not matter. Not in this case. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Peter Michael) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/this-abortion-trial-should-never-be-repeated/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/this-abortion-trial-should-never-be-repeated/#item4251 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:05:43 +0000 Peter Michael | Author bios | The Punch