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[Squaredy]

Changing the subject a little, how do you Arbtalkers feel about the de-criminalisation of late abortion?  

For those who don’t know, the amendment passed yesterday does not allow the UK medical profession to assist in late term abortions; it just allows a mother to order pills by post, and carry out her own abortion at any time before birth.  What she does then I have no idea.  Take the abortion pill then call an ambulance?  

[Steven P]

35 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

Think the Kurds might disagree in some respects but yeah your beloved Labour certainly lied like a cheap watch that time. 

 

 

Noting well that at the time more Tory MPS voted to invade Iraq than Labour MPs did.

[Johnsond]

7 minutes ago, Steven P said:

 

Noting well that at the time more Tory MPS voted to invade Iraq than Labour MPs did.

Ah blagger any chance you can answer the outstanding question. 

[Steven P]

17 minutes ago, Squaredy said:

Changing the subject a little, how do you Arbtalkers feel about the de-criminalisation of late abortion?  

For those who don’t know, the amendment passed yesterday does not allow the UK medical profession to assist in late term abortions; it just allows a mother to order pills by post, and carry out her own abortion at any time before birth.  What she does then I have no idea.  Take the abortion pill then call an ambulance?  

 

 

..Ohh, this one could run for a while!.. Nothing we like better than a tricky issue

 

Personally, abortion overall comes down to the individual and justifying it to themselves internally. If they are happy then so be it. However I think there is a time when the foetus is viable to live on it's own given suitable support - 39 weeks 'abortion' and the baby dies is probably not so good in my morals, 4 weeks and a foetus no biggie. 

 

Question might be how would you police a cut off date without a doctors training and knowledge and for this, ordering pills through the post is not a good idea.

[5thelement]

13 minutes ago, Squaredy said:

Changing the subject a little, how do you Arbtalkers feel about the de-criminalisation of late abortion?  

For those who don’t know, the amendment passed yesterday does not allow the UK medical profession to assist in late term abortions; it just allows a mother to order pills by post, and carry out her own abortion at any time before birth.  What she does then I have no idea.  Take the abortion pill then call an ambulance?  

From the information that I have looked at, it seems the change in the law is to protect surgeons so that they can aid women who require late term abortions e.g - due to their foetus being dead and needing it removing, or the foetus developing critical/chronic/dangerous health issues in late term.

It’s changed to protect both surgeon and mother from criminal prosecution, I don’t have a problem with it personally.
 

[Mark Bolam]

Is it just me or would the world not be a better place if Israel didn’t exist?

[topchippyles]

9 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Is it just me or would the world not be a better place if Israel didn’t exist?

CONTENTIOUS MARK 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

9 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Is it just me or would the world not be a better place if Israel didn’t exist?

I think you’d be surprised how many people think the same about the UK.

[Mesterh]

4 hours ago, Mark J said:

HS2 line to be delayed again with no new date given

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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The Transport Secretary is expected to say there's "no reasonable way to deliver" the line on time.

 

I think that they should just scrap it. It's cost something like £30 billion at this point and projected to cost £108 billion which no doubt will increase over time. 

[Dan]

25 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Is it just me or would the world not be a better place if Israel didn’t exist?

Yes, maybe, no