Abortion Drugs & PracticesNEWS OR ANALYSIS
Government claims abortion pill deceit is not a crime
The Equalities Assessment on abortion decriminalisation has been published. Tim Dieppe discusses the implications.
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Stories, Healing & LossNEWS OR ANALYSIS
Abortion decriminalisation turns children into ‘property’
Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe covers the House of Lords debate on decriminalising abortion On Monday this week, the House of Lords debated controversial Clause 191 of the Crime and Policing Bill which would decriminalise abortion for women acting in relation to their own pregnancy. The amendment to include this clause in the Bill ... The post Abortion decriminalisation turns children into ‘property’ appeared first on Christian Concern .
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Multiple experts warn House of Lords assisted suicide bill is bad law
Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe on the expert evidence warning peers about the assisted suicide bill The House of Lords’ assisted suicide bill select committee has now concluded its hearings and published a report of the sessions. The committee met on eight occasions and heard evidence from over 40 witnesses. The published report of ... The post Multiple experts warn House of Lords assisted suicide bill is bad law appeared first on Christian Concern .
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MPs vote to decriminalise abortion
Amendment to decriminalise abortion passed Last night, on Tuesday 17 June, MPs voted overwhelmingly for an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill which serves to decriminalise abortion right up to birth for any “woman acting in relation to her own pregnancy.” The amendment passed by a majority of 379 to 137 votes. You can ... The post MPs vote to decriminalise abortion appeared first on Christian Concern .
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Assessments of legalising assisted suicide reveal sinister details
Tim Dieppe takes a look at what we learned from the government’s assessments of Kim Leadbeater’s bill, published last week. Impact Assessment highlights uncertainties The government finally published its impact assessment of Kim Leadbeater’s bill to legalise assisted suicide last week. Many have commented that the timing of this release looked suspicious, being at 4pm ... The post Assessments of legalising assisted suicide reveal sinister details appeared first on Christian Concern .
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Problems with Kim Leadbeater’s Bill
Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe explains the problems with Kim Leadbeater’s bill on assisted suicide, and how the bill has only gotten worse since going through committee stage The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has now completed Committee stage. This was an opportunity to amend the Bill and to improve its safeguards. ... The post Problems with Kim Leadbeater’s Bill appeared first on Christian Concern .
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MPs keep refusing to make assisted suicide bill safer
Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe comments on the committee’s continued rejections of amendments to the assisted suicide bill that would make it safer This week’s debates in the committee scrutinising Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill demonstrated just how big an impact on society this bill will have. This follows last ... The post MPs keep refusing to make assisted suicide bill safer appeared first on Christian Concern .
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Leadbeater stacks the deck on assisted suicide
Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe comments on Kim Leadbeater’s moves to legalise assisted suicide In November, the assisted suicide bill proposed by Kim Leadbeater MP passed its second reading. Many MPs were persuaded to vote for the bill on the promise of detailed scrutiny at Committee stage. Since then, we’ve seen several attempts by ... The post Leadbeater stacks the deck on assisted suicide appeared first on Christian Concern .
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