Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Harry Cohen (Labour), on Thursday, 4 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 29 members in total.

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BIRTH DEFECTS IN FALLUJAH

That this House notes the deeply disturbing report of BBC correspondent John Simpson indicating the high numbers of children being born with serious defects in the Iraqi town of Fallujah; further notes that the report says that those born with congenital heart defects is 13 times the rate found in Europe, that other babies have been born with limb loss or distortion, paralysis or brain damage, and that officials in the town have warned women that they should not have babies; further notes that during the US onslaught on Fallujah, white phosphorus and depleted uranium weapons were amongst those used, and also that after the fighting was over, rubble from the town was bulldozed into the river, polluting water supplies; further notes that there has not been a proper independent inquiry by medical experts to establish the cause of these birth defects; and considers that this consequence of this US military action makes it a human rights atrocity.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 2 amendments.

1020A1

after second `that', insert `Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons in this area, and that'.

1020A2

leave out from `defects;' to end.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1020 

1020A1 

1020A2 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Kelvin Hopkins

Jeremy Corbyn

David Drew

Andrew George

Robert N Wareing

Subjects

Health services Iraq

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk