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NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 06 Jan, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Cory Bernardi hits out at abortion 'death industry' By political reporter Latika Bourke Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi says abortion is being used as "an abhorrent form of birth control" and women who advocate pro-choice are "pro-death". Senator Bernardi has made the comments in his new book, The Conservative Revolution, in which he also calls for more flexible industrial relations laws, including a return to individual workplace agreements whereby penalty rates can be negotiated away. Senator Bernardi writes that it is "horrendous and unacceptable" that the abortion "death industry despatches 80,000 to 100,000 unborn children [in Australia] every year". He also rails against non-traditional families, surrogacy and euthanasia and calls on fellow conservatives to help to reverse the trends in social acceptance of changing attitudes. 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More » Snapchat announces changes in response to hack attack Low rates working to lift retail, construction employment Murdoch's Fox sells China Star TV stake Stretched Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner faces program of tests in Red Centre heat before taking on world Politics More Politics » Cory Bernardi hits out at abortion 'death industry' By political reporter Latika Bourke Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi says abortion is being used as "an abhorrent form of birth control" and women who advocate pro-choice are "pro-death". Senator Bernardi has made the comments in his new book, The Conservative Revolution, in which he also calls for more flexible industrial relations laws, including a return to individual workplace agreements whereby penalty rates can be negotiated away. Senator Bernardi writes that it is "horrendous and unacceptable" that the abortion "death industry despatches 80,000 to 100,000 unborn children [in Australia] every year". He also rails against non-traditional families, surrogacy and euthanasia and calls on fellow conservatives to help to reverse the trends in social acceptance of changing attitudes. He sets out five founding pillars for a "conservative revolution", including restoring the traditional family model to what he says should be its "prime position" over other family types like step-families, same-sex and single families, as well as couples with children born via surrogacy. More » Former Israel PM Ariel Sharon remains in critical condition Putin lifts blanket ban on protests at Sochi Games Cambodian security forces disperse opposition rally in Phnom Penh WA Government urged to scrap new shark policies Sport More Sport » Cook keeps England captaincy after Ashes whitewash Alastair Cook is cautiously optimistic after being given a "vote of confidence from the board" regarding his captaincy. 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