PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE (10 June 1997)

Motion Details

leave out from 'House' to end and add 'sympathises with all women experiencing difficulties in their pregnancies, whether these be social, economic or emotional and makes no criticism of those who have for whatever reason felt it appropriate to seek an abortion; nonetheless notes that the Abortion Act does not confer on a woman the right to have an abortion, but further notes that since the implementation of that law there have been about 4.5 million abortions in the United Kingdom of which over 95 per cent. have been performed for reasons essentially of social convenience; observes that abortion has demonstrably failed to solve the social problems for wnich it was hailed as the panacea and that it has done nothing to liberate women, instead providing men with the oppertunity to refuse to face the consequences of their actions; notes that opinion polls regularly show considerable opposition to social abortion and the killing of unborn children, including a Daily Mirror poll on the recent case in Scotland, in which 80 per cent. of the respondents felt it wrong for the mother concerned to have an abortion; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to promote instead practical alternatives to abortion, including adoption to help women under stress.'.

Sponsored by:
Ann Winterton (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
16
46%
 
 
Labour
6
17%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
5
14%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
3
9%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
3
9%
 
 
Independent
1
3%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (35 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr David Atkinson
DUP
Lord Bannside
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
LD
Lord Beith
Lab
Mr Joe Benton
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Con
Dr Michael Clark
Con
Mr Tim Collins
Con
Mr Stephen Day
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Con
Mr David Faber
LD
Lord Fearn
UUP
Clifford Forsythe
LD
Simon Hughes
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Lab
Ruth Kelly
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Lab
Dr Calum MacDonald
Con
Mr Michael Mates
SDLP
Mr Eddie McGrady
Lab
Mr Kerry Pollard
DUP
Mr Peter Robinson
Con
Dame Marion Roe
UUP
Mr William Ross
Lab
Mr Frank Roy
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Mr Nick St Aubyn
UUP
Mr William Thompson
Con
Lord Trimble
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Con
Ann Winterton (Sponsor)

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