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Why aren't you all FURIOUS?!

137 replies

NewNames · 05/10/2012 23:08

And you thought the minister for women and equality was bad... Our HEALTH MINISTER wants to reduce the abortion time limit to 12 weeks!!!!

Front page of tomorrow's Times.

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HoratiaWinwood · 05/10/2012 23:54

12w is not three months. Plenty of women have zero symptoms well after that, so if you aren't actively ttc you might well reach 13w without noticing.

Health policy should be evidence based. If she were making this statement as a private individual or constituency MP that would be a different matter. But she is confusing her private opinion with her job.

fluffygal · 05/10/2012 23:54

proud eh? I read threesocks as saying there should be no abortion limit, so you can abort at 39 weeks. Although that isn't abortion at that far along. So what do you mean by exceptions?

DuelingFanjo · 05/10/2012 23:54

90% of abortions take place before 13 weeks, why does he want to stop the 10% that happen after when clearly many of them are necessary and most are not after 24 weeks. what a twat.

Startailoforangeandgold · 05/10/2012 23:53

I am furious, but I'm also old enough to know it won't happen.

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NewNames · 05/10/2012 23:52

Proud And what if you don't find out until 9 weeks and then it takes a week to get an appt at your docs and then it's a 3 week wait?

What if your 12 week or 20 week scan reveals life threatening abnormalities?

12 weeks is a ridiculously low limit.

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ProudNeathGirl · 05/10/2012 23:51

Tend to agree Threesocks. Though I can see that there might be instances where exceptions could be made.

MayTheOddsBeEverInYourFavour · 05/10/2012 23:51

Surely it's just a tactic to make lowering it to 20 weeks seem more reasonable

threesocksmorgan · 05/10/2012 23:49

they should raise it to up to birth for all babies

ProudNeathGirl · 05/10/2012 23:48

Why are you furious about lowering the limit for abortions? I'm not saying I agree or disagree, but I would have thought 3 months is enough time to decide whether or not you want to keep a baby.

JarethTheGoblinKing · 05/10/2012 23:34

???

Sunnywithachanceofshowers · 05/10/2012 23:19

Fuxache.

JarethTheGoblinKing · 05/10/2012 23:19

I am furious. I am furious all the time about the bullshit decisions this government makes. I am disgusted by the choice of health minister. I constantly rage at the lack of common sense.

This is the Times though.. it's not policy yet (and I will chain my self to number 10 before it becomes law), and I don't believe it will ever happen. It's a bandwagon for people to jump on. Interesting timing too, given the US perspective on this subject.