Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jim Dobbin (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Wednesday, 7 March 2012, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 19 members in total.

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INFANTICIDE

That this House unequivocally condemns the article by Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva in the Journal of Medical Ethics, co-owned by the British Medical Journal Group and the Institute of Medical Ethics, which argues that the killing of newborn babies should be permissible in all cases where abortion is, and that both foetuses and newborn babies do not have the same moral status as actual persons and do not have a moral right to life; absolutely opposes any argument that suggests that infanticide could be permissible in law on any grounds and is alarmed that a process which encourages eugenics is now possible; and demands that the Government issues a statement rejecting infanticide for any reason including disability.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2835 

Session

2010-12

Other sponsors

Joe Benton

Alan Meale

Mark Durkan

Fiona Bruce

Jim Shannon

Subjects

Health services

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk