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Pandemic ‘has exposed the shadow of eugenics’, TUC conference hears

By John Pring on 11th March 2021 Category: Human Rights

Pandemic ‘has exposed the shadow of eugenics’, TUC conference hears
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The “shadow of eugenics” is hanging over the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, disabled trade unionists have been told at their annual conference. Speaker after speaker at the annual TUC disabled workers’ conference spoke of how government decisions – and […]

Campaigners welcome resignation of ‘progressive eugenics’ journalist

By John Pring on 11th January 2018 Category: Education

Campaigners welcome resignation of ‘progressive eugenics’ journalist
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Campaigners have welcomed the decision of a controversial right-wing writer and free schools advocate to resign from the board of the government’s new higher education watchdog, and say he should never have been appointed. Toby Young’s resignation came just hours after […]

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

By John Pring on 3rd August 2017 Category: Human Rights

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

New disabled MP accuses government of ‘eugenics’

By John Pring on 6th July 2017 Category: Politics

New disabled MP accuses government of ‘eugenics’
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A newly-elected disabled MP has accused the Conservative government of introducing policies inspired by “eugenics” in the hope that disabled people will “suffer and die”. Labour’s Jared O’Mara spoke out just weeks after beating former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg to […]

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

By John Pring on 2nd March 2017 Category: Human Rights

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 […]

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