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| | Amendment of the Abortion Act 1967: offer of information and counselling (No. 3) |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘After section 1 of the Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87) (medical termination of |
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| | “1A(1) | If a pregnant woman requests a medical termination of pregnancy |
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| | from a registered medical practitioner under the grounds for |
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| | termination specified in section 1 of this Act (except in the case of a |
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| | medical emergency by virtue of section 1(4)), a registered medical |
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| | practitioner or a suitable qualified health professional expeditiously |
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| | shall provide the pregnant woman with— |
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| | (a) | the offer of a suitable opportunity to receive counselling; and |
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| | (b) | the following information— |
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| | (i) | a description of the risks of termination of pregnancy |
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| | at different stages of pregnancy and the potential |
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| | post-termination physical, psychological and |
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| | psychiatric risks associated with the termination of |
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| | (ii) | contact details of sources of available help and advice |
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| | including adoption services and if tests of the embryo |
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| | or foetus have already revealed a risk of any material |
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| | or physical abnormality, where available, relevant |
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| | supportive service providers and information. |
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| | (2) | The offer and information set out in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) must be |
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| | provided prior to the termination of the pregnancy.”’. |
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| | Amendment of the Abortion Act 1967: Review by Joint Parliamentary Committee |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87) is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | After section 5 insert— |
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| | “5A | Review by Joint Parliamentary Committee |
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| | (1) | There shall be a Committee (“the Committee”) consisting of Members of |
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| | both Houses of Parliament which shall undertake a review of abortion |
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| | (2) | Within nine months of the date on which the Human Fertilisation and |
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| | Embryology Act 2008 receives Royal Assent, the Committee shall |
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| | complete its review and lay a report of its findings before both Houses of |
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| | (3) | It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to take all reasonable steps to |
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| | give legislative effect to the report of the Committee within two years of |
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| | the date on which it is laid. |
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| | (4) | The Committee shall consist of a total of 17 members of the House of |
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| | Lords and the House of Commons to be nominated by the Lord Speaker |
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| | and the Speaker of the House of Commons. |
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| | (5) | When nominating members of the Committee, the Lord Speaker and the |
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| | Speaker of the House of Commons shall take all reasonable steps to |
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| | ensure that the membership of the Committee includes those who support |
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| | and those who do not support the services provided under this Act. |
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| | (6) | In undertaking its review the Committee shall take all reasonable steps to |
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| | ensure that they are informed by the views of those who support and |
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| | those who do not support the services provided under this Act.”’. |
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| | Reports to Secretary of State |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Section 7 of the 1990 Act (Reports to Secretary of State) is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | After subsection (3) insert— |
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| | “(4) | The Authority’s annual report must include a detailed evaluation of all |
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| | current research projects licensed by the Authority, which shall include: |
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| | (a) | statistical information, |
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| | (b) | measures of performance such as peer review journal |
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| | publications and patents obtained, and |
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| | (c) | details of how the Authority will develop other ways to monitor |
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| | performance, or how it has monitored performance, of licences |
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| | granted for the purposes of research.”’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘It shall be an offence for human gametes, as such, to give rise to financial gain |
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| | The aforementioned provision shall not prevent payments which do not constitute |
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| | a financial gain or a comparable advantage, in particular: |
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| | (a) | compensation of living donors for loss of earnings and any other |
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| | justifiable expenses caused by the donation or by the related medical |
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| | (b) | payment of a justifiable fee for legitimate medical or related technical |
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| | services rendered in connection with donation.’. |
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| | Order of the House [12th MAY 2008] |
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| | That the following provisions apply to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill |
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| | 1. | The following shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House— |
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| | (a) | Clauses 4, 11, 14, and 23 and Schedule 2; |
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| | (b) | any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the termination of |
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| | pregnancy by registered medical practitioners. |
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| | 2. | The remainder of the Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. |
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| | 3. | Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in two |
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| | 4. | Those proceedings shall be taken on each of those days as shown in the first |
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| | column of the following Table and in the order so shown. |
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| | 5. | The proceedings on each of those days shall (so far as not previously |
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| | concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second |
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| | Time for conclusion of proceedings |
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| | | | | | | Three hours after the commencement |
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| | | | Any new Clauses or new Schedules |
| Three hours after the commencement |
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| of proceedings on any such new |
| | | | pregnancy by registered medical |
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| | 6. | Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to the |
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| | proceedings in Committee of the whole House. |
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| | 7. | Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously |
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| | concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 17th June 2008. |
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| | 8. | The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on |
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| | 9. | When the provisions of the Bill considered, respectively, by the Committee |
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| | of the whole House and by the Public Bill Committee have been reported to |
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| | the House, the Bill shall be proceeded with as if it had been reported as a |
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| | whole to the House from the Public Bill Committee. |
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| | Consideration and Third Reading |
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| | 10. | Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the |
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| | day on which those proceedings are commenced. |
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| | 11. | Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. |
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| | 12. | Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to |
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| | proceedings on consideration and Third Reading. |
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| | 13. | Any other proceedings on the Bill (inlcuding any proceedings on |
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| | consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed. |
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| | HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY BILL [LORDS]
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| | That the Order of 12th May 2008 (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] |
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| | (Programme)) be varied as follows: |
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| | | 1. Paragraphs 10 and 11 of the Order shall be omitted. |
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| | | 2. Proceedings on consideration shall be taken in the following order: |
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| | amendments to the clauses of the Bill; amendments to the Schedules of the |
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| | Bill; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on consideration. |
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| | | 3. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion at 6.00 p.m. at this day’s sitting. |
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| | | 4. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion at 7.00 p.m. at this day’s sitting. |
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| | The following Notices have been withdrawn: |
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| Page 33, line 41 [Clause 29], at end insert— |
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| | (a) | it shall be an offence to conduct any transaction - financial or otherwise |
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| | - involving human gametes subject to exceptions in paragraph (b), |
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| | (b) | the exceptions referred to in paragraph (a) shall be— |
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| | (i) | compensation of living donors for loss of earnings and any other |
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| | justifiable expenses caused by the donation or by the related |
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| | (ii) | payment of a justifiable fee for legitimate medical or related |
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| | technical services rendered in connection with donation.’. |
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| Page 2, line 16 [Clause 1], leave out ‘or’ and insert ‘and’. |
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