IN her article headlined ‘The Separation of Church and State’ (Irish Examiner, May 11), Beth Fouhy is agenda-driven on the question of abortion, which is fine, but she should state her colours rather than introduce the red herring about church and state and their supposed separation in America, Ireland, or anywhere else.

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and gubernatorial candidate Eliot Spitzer cruised to landslide victories in New York state’s Democratic primary day, turning back long-shot challengers on a night that produced a string of lopsided state-wide contests.