Comments on: What’s wrong with the debate on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/03/whats-wrong-with-debate-on-human.htm Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood Green Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Anonymous http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/03/whats-wrong-with-debate-on-human.htm/comment-page-1#comment-978 Anonymous Tue, 20 May 2008 14:47:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1653#comment-978 Dear Lynne,<br/><br/>Please do not vote in favour of reducing the abortion limit. It's the same old dangerously medieval Tories who think women are feckless whores who are irresponsible about pregnancy. In fact, women who have abortions at 24 weeks are likely to be the most vulnerable for all sorts of far more complex reasons/traumas. And given that such late abortions only account for a tiny percentage of all the abortions carried out, reducing the limit is hardly going to reduce the number of abortions. It is a woman's right to choose: let's not put an unborn foetus before the rights of a living, developed woman.<br/><br/>Thanks<br/>Sarah Dear Lynne,

Please do not vote in favour of reducing the abortion limit. It’s the same old dangerously medieval Tories who think women are feckless whores who are irresponsible about pregnancy. In fact, women who have abortions at 24 weeks are likely to be the most vulnerable for all sorts of far more complex reasons/traumas. And given that such late abortions only account for a tiny percentage of all the abortions carried out, reducing the limit is hardly going to reduce the number of abortions. It is a woman’s right to choose: let’s not put an unborn foetus before the rights of a living, developed woman.

Thanks
Sarah

]]> By: Frankie Roberto http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/03/whats-wrong-with-debate-on-human.htm/comment-page-1#comment-977 Frankie Roberto Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:08:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1653#comment-977 Too right Lynne.<br/><br/>And all this emotional talk of unborn babies and Frankenstein creations is just nonsense - we're talking about microscopic bunches of cells here. Too right Lynne.

And all this emotional talk of unborn babies and Frankenstein creations is just nonsense – we’re talking about microscopic bunches of cells here.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/03/whats-wrong-with-debate-on-human.htm/comment-page-1#comment-976 Anonymous Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:39:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1653#comment-976 Douglas,<br/>As we are all looking each other in the eye, would you look the family of an Alzheimers sufferer in the eye and tell them all they need do is change the diet of their sick relative?<br/>I am shocked if you really believe all they need is some diey advice and that they do not need better medical treatment than we know about now. <br/>Yours,<br/>Stephen Douglas,
As we are all looking each other in the eye, would you look the family of an Alzheimers sufferer in the eye and tell them all they need do is change the diet of their sick relative?
I am shocked if you really believe all they need is some diey advice and that they do not need better medical treatment than we know about now.
Yours,
Stephen

]]> By: Douglas Rickard ~ artist, writer http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/03/whats-wrong-with-debate-on-human.htm/comment-page-1#comment-975 Douglas Rickard ~ artist, writer Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:15:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1653#comment-975 How about, as my elected M.P., looking in my eye and telling me you're voting against my moral and ethical beliefs? What does <br/><br/>experimenting on an unborn baby with an animal have to do with Alzheimer’s? Going by the letter I received from the people <br/><br/>pushing this,it sounds like they are fearful of losing finanical investment from overseas more than anything. Medical research above human life. Seeing as you're so concerned about such diseases and your constituents' health, I won't go into the nutritional and lifestyle advice that is already out there to prevent Alzheimer’s, as you must be sharing it yourself already. And actually, Lynne, I've looked at your voting record and your voting choice differs very little from what your party's line is, and I suspect you therefore pick and choose which of your constituents' interests to 'stand by'. How about, as my elected M.P., looking in my eye and telling me you’re voting against my moral and ethical beliefs? What does

experimenting on an unborn baby with an animal have to do with Alzheimer’s? Going by the letter I received from the people

pushing this,it sounds like they are fearful of losing finanical investment from overseas more than anything. Medical research above human life. Seeing as you’re so concerned about such diseases and your constituents’ health, I won’t go into the nutritional and lifestyle advice that is already out there to prevent Alzheimer’s, as you must be sharing it yourself already. And actually, Lynne, I’ve looked at your voting record and your voting choice differs very little from what your party’s line is, and I suspect you therefore pick and choose which of your constituents’ interests to ‘stand by’.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/03/whats-wrong-with-debate-on-human.htm/comment-page-1#comment-974 Anonymous Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:04:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1653#comment-974 Interesting thoughts Lynne, I'm a fervent atheist who thinks religion shouldn't affect politics, but in this case a few major cabinet members may lose their jobs because their Cardinal is trying to press their vote! And that's religious discrimination/diversity as much as my job specs tell me (which why I'm anon... not Government, just media affiliated.)<br/>I agree that there should be a free vote - allow Browne, Kelly, etc, to vote with their own thoughts, and we won't care if that clashed with those of their religious leader.<br/>That's what makes this a democracy. Interesting thoughts Lynne, I’m a fervent atheist who thinks religion shouldn’t affect politics, but in this case a few major cabinet members may lose their jobs because their Cardinal is trying to press their vote! And that’s religious discrimination/diversity as much as my job specs tell me (which why I’m anon… not Government, just media affiliated.)
I agree that there should be a free vote – allow Browne, Kelly, etc, to vote with their own thoughts, and we won’t care if that clashed with those of their religious leader.
That’s what makes this a democracy.

]]> By: Justin Hinchcliffe http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/03/whats-wrong-with-debate-on-human.htm/comment-page-1#comment-973 Justin Hinchcliffe Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:30:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1653#comment-973 Lynne,<br/><br/>This bill strikes at the heart of what makes us human. If it becomes law, it will permit many new abuses of human beings including the creation of cloned human-animal embryos and genetic modification of human embryos for research. Also, a child's need for a father will not be recognised for some test-tube babies under this bill.<br/><br/>Within the same bill, some parliamentarians also want to widen the law on abortion. This would mean more abortions and there are already between 500 and 600 abortions every day.<br/><br/>Is this what you really want?<br/><br/>Justin Lynne,

This bill strikes at the heart of what makes us human. If it becomes law, it will permit many new abuses of human beings including the creation of cloned human-animal embryos and genetic modification of human embryos for research. Also, a child’s need for a father will not be recognised for some test-tube babies under this bill.

Within the same bill, some parliamentarians also want to widen the law on abortion. This would mean more abortions and there are already between 500 and 600 abortions every day.

Is this what you really want?

Justin

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