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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Fiona Bruce (Conservative), on Thursday, 25 February 2016, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 18 members in total.


LEGAL PROTECTION FOR UNBORN CHILDREN

That this House welcomes the verdict in R v Wilson wherein Kevin Wilson, who repeatedly stamped on his ex-girlfriend's stomach in order to bring about the death of her unborn child, was sentenced to at least 16 years in prison; considers that the punishment is appropriate to the severity of his heinous crime; notes that Mr Wilson's sentence was handed down for child destruction, a crime under the Infant Life Preservation Act 1929, which, together with sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, is the sole legislation preventing such violence; affirms that the criminal law is absolutely right to prohibit such atrocities; and deplores the efforts of pressure groups to repeal these acts of parliament which provide necessary protections to human life before birth.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1150 
Session
2015-16
Other sponsors
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Jeffrey M Donaldson
David Amess
Sammy Wilson
David Simpson
Related items
Pregnancy
Wednesday, 15 June 2016
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Crimes of violence Criminal law
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk