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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Rebecca Long-Bailey wants stricter abortion laws

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ofwarren · 16/01/2020 13:37

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rebecca-long-bailey-backed-stricter-abortion-laws_uk_5e204324c5b63211760eacf5
Just seen this on Twitter. I never knew she was a Catholic.

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perfectstorm · 16/01/2020 15:46

@Goosefoot I've only just finished cancer treatment. I was treated at a specialist cancer hospital. I don't need you to explain to me what terminal illness can look like, or our relationship with mortality.

I disagree that euthanasia is worse than unalloyed end of life suffering. It can't always be overcome, and when death is inevitable, allowing people to die with more dignity and less suffering seems to be to have great value.

The key risk is abusive relatives or people in other way likely to benefit financially, which is why the courts should be involved, and the capacity of the person in question ensured. As to attitudes changing - I don't think there has ever been a time in history when people are so insulated against the reality of death. It's rarer in young people, we can extend life far longer, and most die in medical settings, if it's not a sudden death.

Allowing people the right to determine when life has become unbearable, when they are terminally ill, seems to respect both human dignity and bodily autonomy. It should be the right of the individual.

RuffleCrow · 16/01/2020 15:57

God she's awful. But that seems to be a prerequisite for leading a political party these days. Sad

JaneyCartmel · 16/01/2020 16:54

Absolutely Mockers.

My body, my choice. Not some man and his magic sky fairy that I don’t believe in.

JaneyCartmel · 16/01/2020 16:56

I don’t know if she’s trying to mimic the US by getting the religious demographic on side. Problem is, we are not a religious country, so the religious demographic doesn’t have much influence here.

PanicAndRun · 16/01/2020 17:02

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Teateaandmoretea · 16/01/2020 17:02

I really can't see that she will ever be PM anyway. At the risk of shadowing their comments about the Tory party a vote by party members for her is turkeys voting for Christmas. It's depressing, they have the chance to elect someone normal who can make positive change. But no 🙄

TheTigersBride · 16/01/2020 17:13

Long Bailey abstained on the Stella Creasey initiative on NI abortion rules which kick started the change.

Mockers2020Vision · 16/01/2020 17:38

The all-male and (theoretically) celebate Catholic clergy can go and celebately fuck themselves. They could get together with the CofE teascosy hats and have a gangbang.

It would be better if RLB had spoken to RC women, both conservatives such as Caroline Farrow and reformers.

VinandVigour · 16/01/2020 17:42

Funny how RLB manages to pick and choose. I seem to remember that the Pope has recently made a statement showing his concern about the whole transgender/self ID issue. yet RLB is very pro Trans rights.

Yet here we have her listening and agreeing (albeit not wholeheartedly) with the Catholic Church regarding abortion.

This is women’s rights being eroded in a pincer movement.

I will NOT be voting for her, nor any of the deputy leader candidates as they are all TWAW believers.

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