Abortion
Posted by Robert Key, MP for Salisbury, at 17:00, Fri 30 November 2007:
Forty years on from the passing of the Act of Parliament that legalised a woman's decision to terminate her pregnancy, Parliament will shortly be asked to consider whether or not to change the upper legal limit which now stands at 24 weeks. What do you think? I explore some of the moral and medical issues on my website. Please visit www.robertkey.com , click on Robert's Views and go to Monthly Column for November 2007.
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Posted by Suzanne Venesta, 15:38, Sat 1 December 2007: (Is this post abusive?) #
For good or for ill, a woman has the right to make her own decisions regarding her body and her life. I believe it is wrong to legislate on this matter. Women pay taxes and are entitled to clean, safe abortions if they wish to have them.
Suzanne Venesta Salisbury, Wiltshire
Posted by Tony Morland, 20:16, Sat 1 December 2007: (Is this post abusive?) #
There is no right time of course, but for the time being I'd favour no change. But continue to make the effort to try and prevent unwanted pregnancy in the first place.
Posted by Les Rose, 19:04, Sat 29 December 2007: (Is this post abusive?) #
There are no easy answers. There is no particular point at which a foetus suddenly becomes a viable infant, just as there is no guarantee that all full term babies will survive. Let's get this into proportion. Spontaneous abortions are vastly more frequent than induced ones, and let's not forget the billions of spermatozoa that don't make it.
I will take issue with a couple of Robert's points. The clergy do not have a monopoly on matters of ethics, and indeed they are among the last people I would ask. Their advice is always going to be tainted with doctrinal dogma, and devoid of true objectivity. Secondly, it's news to me that science was given by God. It didn't exist until the 17th century, so why the long delay? Don't tell me, we weren't ready for it!