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Lord Shinkwin speaking in the House of Lords

August 3, 2017 0

My disability abortion bill could halt Britain’s slide towards eugenics, says Tory peer

A disabled peer has warned that Britain could be heading towards becoming a “eugenic” society if parliament does not agree to update abortion laws to make it illegal to discriminate against foetuses with impairments. Lord [Kevin] Shinkwin believes that equalising the time limit for abortions for both disabled and non-disabled foetuses would send a

Disabled women raise concerns over peer’s disability abortion bill

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Disabled women have raised concerns about a new bill that would equalise the time limit for abortions for disabled and non-disabled foetuses. The private member’s bill has been brought forward by the disabled Tory peer Lord [Kevin] Shinkwin. He told Disability News Service (DNS) this week that his abortion (disability equality) bill would send

Disabled peer accuses Lord Winston of ‘discriminatory eugenic’ abortion agenda

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A disabled peer has accused the renowned fertility expert Lord Winston of trying to hijack his attempts to outlaw disability discrimination in abortion laws because of his “discriminatory eugenic agenda”. The exchange in the House of Lords on Friday came as peers were debating Lord [Kevin] Shinkwin’s abortion (disability equality) bill, which he says

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My disability abortion bill could halt Britain’s slide towards eugenics, says Tory peer

Disabled women raise concerns over peer’s disability abortion bill

Disabled peer accuses Lord Winston of ‘discriminatory eugenic’ abortion agenda