Sussex MPs vote in abortion challenge (From The Argus)
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Sussex MPs vote in abortion challenge
9:30am Thursday 8th September 2011 in News
A Sussex MP voted in favour of a bid to strip abortion providers of their role advising pregnant women.
But the amendment, put forward by Conservative MP Nadine Dorries in the Commons yesterday, was comfortably defeated by 368 votes to 118.
East Worthing Shoreham Conservative Tim Loughton put his name to proposed changes that would have prevented charities such as Marie Stopes International from giving counselling to womenseeking abortions.
Voting against was Green MP for Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas, Lib Dem MP for Eastbourne Stephen Lloyd, and Conservatives Mike Weatherley (Hove), Simon Kirby (Brighton Kemptown), Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex), Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) and Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye).
Under the proposals, counselling would have been offered by “independent” providers rather than those connected with providing abortions.
Comments(9)
dhamallamafarmer
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10:28am Thu 8 Sep 11
puddingandpi wrote:The proposals were a farce and should never have even been raised in the house. I didn't vote for Kirkby but wrote to him about this issue and I'm glad to see he went with popular opinion/common sense.
These "independent" counsellors aren't independent at all, they have an agenda to try & stop abortions happening.
I wouldn't take advice on transfusions & transplants from a Jehovahs Witness & I wouldn't give advice on steak tartare cos I'm veggie.
If I want advice, I want it from a professional who knows the scientific facts & the laws, not some interfering god-botherer who's trying to impose their beliefs on my life.
ok, bring on the trolls...
AS-Kemptown
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10:56am Thu 8 Sep 11
Archie Bun
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12:35pm Thu 8 Sep 11
puddingandpi wrote:Well said.
These "independent" counsellors aren't independent at all, they have an agenda to try & stop abortions happening. I wouldn't take advice on transfusions & transplants from a Jehovahs Witness & I wouldn't give advice on steak tartare cos I'm veggie. If I want advice, I want it from a professional who knows the scientific facts & the laws, not some interfering god-botherer who's trying to impose their beliefs on my life. ok, bring on the trolls...
gmgc81
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12:53pm Thu 8 Sep 11
AS-Kemptown wrote:I hope the NHS reforms are thrown out. The NHS was fine until this unelected "government" came in. They're just content doing they've turned the UK into: a ConDemNation,
Pity Kirby et al from the ConLibs don't listen to the critics of the rest of the NHS reforms; ones that will affect us all as users of the NHS. Lets hope that the passage through the Lords will ensure the safeguards to the NHS are enshrined in Law.
Tailgaters Anonymous
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3:25pm Thu 8 Sep 11
The debate suggested that unbiased counsellors should be made available to those contemplating an abortion.
The proposal failed.
Draw your own conclusions.
CynicalThatsMe
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6:17pm Thu 8 Sep 11
Wow, thats a surprise- not!
LibDems - supporting the destruction of the NHS.
Wivvy Dave
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7:30pm Thu 8 Sep 11
I thought
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4:37am Fri 9 Sep 11
Wivvy Dave wrote:Spot on
Is there any link between the perceived problems of obtaining impartial or indepenant unbiased abortion information and the report about the dramatic increase in unwanted children in the Brighton and Hove area on this site today?
puddingandpi says...
10:08am Thu 8 Sep 11
I wouldn't take advice on transfusions & transplants from a Jehovahs Witness & I wouldn't give advice on steak tartare cos I'm veggie.
If I want advice, I want it from a professional who knows the scientific facts & the laws, not some interfering god-botherer who's trying to impose their beliefs on my life.
ok, bring on the trolls...