Lord Shinkwin defends his bill aiming to curb abortion disability
Published: February 24th, 2017
Lord Shinkwin's Abortion (Disability Equality) Bill had its report stage adjourned in the House of Lords on Friday 24 February, after he opposed a proposed amendment.
The new amendment sought to allow abortions after 24 weeks if there is a high chance the baby will die during or after birth. Lord Shinkwin described it as a "hijacking of my disability equality Bill in order to advance a blatantly discriminatory eugenic agenda."
The report stage will continue at a date yet to be confirmed.
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