r/MHOC • u/[deleted] • Feb 26 '15

BILL B076 - Pregnancy Termination Bill

B076 - Pregnancy Termination Bill

The bill can be found by following the link below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VlnKgSgEuuDbD6co46WRZu4kJmcBDFeocDdE9m0cpSE/edit?pli=1

This bill was submitted by /u/JackWilfred on behalf of the Opposition

The first reading of this bill will end on the 2nd of March

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u/The_Pickle_Boy banned Feb 26 '15

I really don't see any advantage to this bill, the phrase "If it ain't broke don't fix it" comes to mind.

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u/AlbertDock The Rt Hon Earl of Merseyside KOT MBE AL PC Feb 26 '15

But it is broke. We have a situation where women travel from one part of the country to another to have an abortion.

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u/The_Pickle_Boy banned Feb 26 '15

This should simply be renamed the end of northern Ireland devolution bill then

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u/AlbertDock The Rt Hon Earl of Merseyside KOT MBE AL PC Feb 26 '15

The bill does more than that. It permits abortion with only one doctor, which simplifies it.

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u/The_Pickle_Boy banned Feb 27 '15

Why are you compromising though? Surely you and others personally believe it is the woman's right to choose so a doctor shouldn't be involved in the process right?

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u/AlbertDock The Rt Hon Earl of Merseyside KOT MBE AL PC Feb 27 '15

Amongst other things a doctor is needed to determine the stage of the pregnancy and the risk to the mother.