Abortion at industrial level - [British] MP

BBC News ^ | 20 March 2008

[Aristotelian]

Abortions in England and Wales have reached "industrial levels", according to a Conservative MP who obtained figures on multiple terminations.

The statistics, for 2006, showed nearly 15,000 women were having their third or more abortion, while 54 of those had terminated eight or more pregnancies.

This was "shocking and disturbing", said Mark Pritchard, who sits on the all-party Pro-life group in Parliament.

Health chiefs say they are working to improve access to contraception.

Almost £27m would be spent on this in the next financial year, the Department of Health said in a statement, including a "targeted campaign to highlight contraceptive choices available to women" when they have an abortion.

But Mr Pritchard, the MP for The Wrekin in Shropshire, said abortion was being seen as an alternative to contraception "in far too many cases".

Parliamentary debate

MPs are expected to seek a vote on cutting the current 24-week limit for abortions, possibly to 20 weeks, in an amendment to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.

This will be debated in Parliament in the coming weeks.

[Aristotelian]

Once human life is devalued -- as happens when the state legalizes infanticide -- human beings are commoditized, seen by some as nothing more than numbers and bits of tissue, and our most precious gift, our conscience, ceases to function, failing to distinguish whether our actions are right or wrong.

[dynachrome]

“nearly 15,000 women were having their third or more abortion, while 54 of those had terminated eight or more pregnancies.”

Was it Whoopie Goldberg that boasted about having numerous abortions?

[miliantnutcase]

yuck...

[sappy]

just as long as they can get back on the dancefloor and look cute in that new outfit and not be inconvenienced by life...

[the invisib1e hand]

Atlas had better duck.

[jdsteel]

I’ll bet not one of those women were Muslim.

[Siberian-psycho]

You beat me to it.

I wanted to say, that it is a quick way to make sure the Muslims take over your country. They have many children.

[Siberian-psycho]

I guess that doesn't really matter though does it, since these people are probably just living for the minute.

[Brian S. Fitzgerald]

Al Queda need not conduct another violent act. Demographics will win the day for them.