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Lord Shinkwin speaking in the House of Lords

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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

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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

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Disabled peer continues three-month boycott of EHRC board meetings

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The disabled peer chosen to be the equality watchdog’s new disability commissioner has still not attended a single board meeting, more than three months after his appointment, because of a continuing stand-off over the decision to scrap the post. Lord [Kevin] Shinkwin (pictured) is boycotting board meetings until the Equality and Human Rights Commission

Human Rights

March 2, 2017

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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 continues three-month boycott of EHRC board meetings

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