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WOMEN WHO GIVE BIRTH BY CAESARIAN ARE LESS LIKELY TO CONCEIVE   The UK Times reports that women who give birth by Caesarean section are almost twice as likely as those who give birth naturally to take more than a year to conceive again—a standard measure of reduced fertility—according to research at Bristol University. And while the wait may not matter to a woman in her early twenties, it could be most important to the growing number of older mothers.  https://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-344309,00.html   U.S. JUDGE DECLARES DEATH PENALTY UNCONSTITUTIONAL   A New York trial judge yesterday declared the federal death penalty unconstitutional because of the prospect that innocent people will be executed. The extraordinary order, based on disputed research, certainly will fuel the debate over capital punishment if not produce a U.S. Supreme Court decision on appeal.  https://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020702-585658.htm   INTERNET PAEDOPHILE RING SMASHED   Fifty people have been arrested in a co-ordinated international operation against internet paedophiles, the BBC reports. Synchronised police raids took place in Germany, the UK, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Italy and Spain, with repercussions in the US, Canada, Denmark, Romania and Switzerland. https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_2082000/2082308.stm