Tag Archive for Abortion

The right to decide

Baroness Deech

It is reported that Nadine Dorries MP has tabled an amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill, which will reach report stage in the Commons on 6 September, that would make mandatory the offer of “independent” counselling for women seeking an abortion.  If enacted, the result would be that funds earmarked for counselling would be…

Easter brings out bloggers

Baroness Murphy

The pace of blogging is hotting up no end, I see my colleague peers are joining us and that’s great. I try to persuade as many of my colleague crossbenchers as I can, I think I got Baroness Deech hooked the other day but failed with Lord Walton, who reckons as he’s now in his…