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House of Commons

Tuesday 20th May 2008

Committee of the whole House

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]

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(Clauses 4, 11, 14 and 23, Schedule 2, and any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the

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termination of pregnancy by registered medical practitioners)

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the House

[12th May 2008].

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

David Taylor

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

Mr John Gummer

Mr Michael Ancram

Geraldine Smith

Mr Gerald Howarth

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Colin Breed

Mr Frank Field

Mr Graham Brady

Mr Ronnie Campbell

Mr John Horam

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Peter Kilfoyle

Dr Ashok Kumar

Mr Alan Meale

Mr Tom Clarke

Mr Joe Benton

Mr David Crausby

Andrew Mackinlay

Andrew Selous

Mr William Cash

Mr David Wilshire

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Ann Winterton

Mr David Amess

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Clause  14,  page  9,  line  10,  leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

‘(b)	after “father” insert “and a mother”.’.

Mark Simmonds

Mr Andrew Lansley

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Clause  14,  page  9,  line  10,  after ‘parenting’, insert ‘and a father or male role

model’.

Committee of the whole House: 20th May 2008

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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill-[ [], continued

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

David Taylor

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

Mr John Gummer

Mr Michael Ancram

Geraldine Smith

Mr Gerald Howarth

Mr David Burrowes

Mr Colin Breed

Mr Graham Brady

Mr Ronnie Campbell

Mr John Horam

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Frank Field

Mr Peter Kilfoyle

Dr Ashok Kumar

Mr Alan Meale

Mr Tom Clarke

Mr Joe Benton

Mr David Crausby

Andrew Mackinlay

Andrew Selous

Mr William Cash

Mr David Wilshire

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Ann Winterton

Mr David Amess

22

Clause  23,  page  19,  line  6,  leave out from ‘(2)’ to end of line and insert—

‘after ‘father’, insert ‘and a mother.’.’.

Mark Simmonds

Mr Andrew Lansley

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Clause  23,  page  19,  line  6,  after ‘parenting’, insert ‘and a father or male role

model’.

New Clauses Relating to the Termination of Pregnancy by Registered

Medical Practitioners

Amendment of the law relating to abortion

Mr Edward Leigh

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

Miss Ann Widdecombe

Andrew Selous

Mr William Cash

Mr David Amess

Mr Peter Bone

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 1(1)(a) of the Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87) (medical termination of

pregnancy), for “twenty-fourth week” substitute “twelfth week”.’.

Committee of the whole House: 20th May 2008

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Amendment of the law relating to abortion (No. 2)

Mr Laurence Robertson

Mr Edward Leigh

Andrew Selous

Mr David Amess

Mr Peter Bone

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 1(1)(a) of the Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87) (medical termination of

pregnancy), for “twenty-fourth week” substitute “fourteenth week”.’.

Amendment of the law relating to abortion (No. 3)

Mark Pritchard

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr David Drew

Mr Desmond Swayne

Keith Vaz

David Taylor

Mrs Nadine Dorries

Mr Julian Brazier

Ann Winterton

Tim Farron

Mr Edward Leigh

Damian Green

Jim Dobbin

Geraldine Smith

Miss Ann Widdecombe

Angela Watkinson

Andrew Selous

Mr David Amess

Mr Peter Bone

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 1(1)(a) of the Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87) (medical termination of

pregnancy), for “twenty-fourth week” substitute “sixteenth week”.’.

Amendment of the law relating to abortion (No.4)

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

Andrew Selous

Mr David Amess

Mr Peter Bone

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 1(1)(a) of the Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87) (medical termination of

pregnancy), for “twenty-fourth week” substitute “eighteenth week”.’.

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Amendment of the law relating to abortion (No.5)

Mrs Nadine Dorries

Mr Stewart Jackson

Andrew Selous

Mr David Amess

Mr Peter Bone

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 1(1)(a) of the Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87) (medical termination of

pregnancy), for “twenty-fourth week” substitute “twentieth week”.’.

Medical termination of pregnancy: Amendment of the Abortion Act 1967

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr David Burrowes

Mr David Amess

Mr Peter Bone

NC6

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	Section 1 of the Abortion Act 1967 (c.87) (medical termination of pregnancy) is

amended as follows—

(a)	in subsection (1), omit paragraph (d),

(b)	after subsection (2), insert—

“(2A)

No treatment for the termination of pregnancy shall be carried out under

subsection (1) of this section on the grounds of the disability, gender, race

or (should it become identifiable before birth) sexual orientation of the

child.”.

(2)	In section 5 of that Act (supplementary provisions) omit subsection (2)(a).’.

Amendment of the law relating to abortion: (No. 6)

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr David Amess

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

‘After section 2 of the Abortion Act 1967 (c.87) insert—

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Revised 20 May 2008