Society for the Protection of Unborn Children
3 Whitacre Mews, Stannary Street
London, SE11 4AB, United Kingdom
Telephone: (020) 7091 7091
Fax: (020) 7820 3131
Email: information@spuc.org.uk
3 Whitacre Mews, Stannary Street
London, SE11 4AB, United Kingdom
Telephone: (020) 7091 7091
Fax: (020) 7820 3131
Email: information@spuc.org.uk
Parliamentary proceedings
The links on the pages in this section are to parts of the online version of the UK parliament's Official Report (Hansard), which is a transcript of proceedings in the House of Lords and House of Commons. In each case, the material is about life-related matters.
Parliamentary answers
These are on a page of their own. More.
Committee evidence
Debates
19 May 2008:
- Debate on hybrids and 'saviour siblings'
- Amendment to ban on all human-animal hybrids, defeated 336 to 176
- Amendment to ban 'true hybrids', those made by fertilising a human egg with an animal sperm, or vice versa, defeated 228 to 223
- Amendment to ban the creation of 'saviour siblings', defeated by 342 to 163
20 May 2008
- Debate on IVF children's need for a father
- Amendment to restore the requirement for IVF clinics to take account of a child's need for a father, plus adding "need for a mother", defeated 292 to 217
- Amendment to restore the requirement for IVF clinics to take account of a child's need for a father, plus adding "need for a male role model", defeated 222 to 290
20 May 2008 debate on abortion
- Amendment to lower the 24 week limit on social abortions to 12 weeks, defeated 393 to 71
- Amendment to lower the 24 week limit on social abortions to 16 weeks, defeated 387 to 84
- Amendment to lower the 24 week limit on social abortions to 20 weeks, defeated 332 to 190
- Amendment to lower the 24 week limit on social abortions to 22 weeks, defeated 304 to 233
- Amendment to require mothers of disabled unborn children to be offered counselling and information, defeated 309 to 173
- Medical Research: Animal Eggs [9 Jan 2007]
- HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health [14 Dec 2006]
- Sex Education [13 Dec 2006]
- Sexual and Mental Health Services (Yorkshire) [16 Nov 2006]
- Termination of Pregnancy [31 Oct 2006]
- Sexual Health Unit [24 Oct 2006]
- Neonatal Care [12 Oct 2006]
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Independent Mental Capacity Advocates) (Expansion of Role) Regulations 2006 [9 October 2006]
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority [3 July 2006]
- Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill [HL] (Second reading) [12 May 2006]
- Medical Research [11 May 2006]
- Sexual Health (HIV/AIDS) [9 Feb 2006]
- Care and Nutrition (Older People) [7 Feb 2006]
- Health Services (Developing Countries) [26 Jan 2006]
- Palliative Care for the Terminally Ill [25 Jan 2006]
Early Day Motions (EDMs)
- Chen Guang Cheng [9 Jan 2007]
- Britons travelling overseas for assisted suicides (no. 2) [26 October 2006]
- Sexual and reproductive health [20 October 2006]
- Britons travelling overseas for assisted suicides [16 October 2006]
- Refusal of hospital treatment to Mr Edward Atkinson [9 October 2006]
- Campaign to end fistula [10 July 2006]
- Men and chlamydia [6 July 2006]
- British Medical Association and euthanasia [3 July 2006]
- Review of abortion legislation [15 June 2006]
- Abortion of infants with disabilities [14 June 2006]
- National Infertility Day 2006 [6 June 2006]
- Protection of the elderly in nursing homes
- Contraceptive Awareness Week
- Nutrition in care homes
- Use of sweatboxes for pregnant prisoners
- Contraception and information technology
- Assisted dying in the UK and overseas [26 Jan 2006]
- Doctors and end of life decisions [25 Jan 2006]
Written ministerial statements
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 [18 Dec 2006]
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act [14 Dec 2006]
- India - Reproductive and Child Health [11 Sep 2006]
- Court of Protection Rules and Lasting Powers of Attorney [18 Jul 2006]
- Mental Capacity Act 2005: Court of Protection [17 July 2006]
- Independent Mental Capacity Advocate Service (IMCA) [18 Apr 2006]
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Code of Practice) [9 Mar 2006]
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