Abortion: Gender claims probed by Department of Health

Published by lollywood on 23 February, 2012 - 19:28

The Department of Health has launched an inquiry into claims that doctors agreed to carry out abortions on the grounds of the sex of unborn babies.

The Daily Telegraph said it had secretly filmed doctors at a number of British abortion clinics.

The doctors are said to have agreed to terminate foetuses when women did not want their baby because of its gender.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said sex selection was "illegal and morally wrong" and he had ordered an inquiry

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Submitted by lollywood on 23 February, 2012 - 19:28

I thought this thing only happened in Asian countries?

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Submitted by You on 23 February, 2012 - 19:37

well, it apparently happens in your idealised world too.

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Submitted by TPOS on 23 February, 2012 - 19:59

Thinking about it, how is this any different from just saying "I don't want this baby". Why do they need to specify the reason is the gender, and why does it make a difference if simply saying the baby is unwanted is ok?

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Submitted by lollywood on 24 February, 2012 - 19:34

ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE wrote:
Thinking about it, how is this any different from just saying "I don't want this baby". Why do they need to specify the reason is the gender, and why does it make a difference if simply saying the baby is unwanted is ok?

This case is different from the child being unwanted because if it had been male they would have kept it so its the gender of the child that is unwanted and not the child

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Submitted by LookingToSee on 29 February, 2012 - 09:23

ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE wrote:

Thinking about it, how is this any different from just saying "I don't want this baby". Why do they need to specify the reason is the gender, and why does it make a difference if simply saying the baby is unwanted is ok?

Lollywood wrote: This case is different from the child being unwanted because if it had been male they would have kept it so its the gender of the child that is unwanted and not the child

(quoting doesnt work?)

surprisingly..for once..he has a point...

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