On Fri, 8 Oct 2010 15:15:44 +0100
Paul Terry wrote:
If a woman wants an abortion in this country she can get one whatever the
reason.

I said LEGAL abortion, as you very well know.

Oh for heavens sake. Most private clinics have doctors who will rubber stamp
the womans decision to have an abortion. Its happens all the time and its
perfectly legal. The NHS might be another matter, I don't know.

B2003

In message , d
writes

Most private clinics have doctors who will rubber stamp the womans
decision to have an abortion.

Some have doctors who will issue prescriptions for medications without
even meeting the patient.

Its happens all the time and its perfectly legal.

Read the Act, or the advice given by Marie Stopes, Brook and other
reputable clinics, and you will begin to understand the circumstances
under which abortion can be legal. In most cases, doctors certify that
termination is necessary for the mental health of the mother, which is
suitably vague to comply with the law.

However, your suggestion that abortion should be carried out simply
because the mother cannot afford the child is outwith the current law.

The NHS might be another matter, I don't know.

The law is the same for everyone - but doctors who bend the law are more
likely to be reported by whistle-blowers in the NHS than they are in
private clinics.

Anyway, this has gone far off-topic so do feel free to have the last
word, however inaccurate it is.
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Paul Terry

On 08/10/2010 09:50, d wrote:
On Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:45:12 +0100
Arthur wrote:
wasting time with that namby-pamby education nonsense". In My Day people
fell into a bit of hole if their families were rich enough not to get
much help but not generally supportive of education.

Having kids isn't required by law. If you can't afford them , don't have them.

But people who "were rich enough not to get much help" could afford it.

Anyway, it is not really about the parents, it is about the kids. The
kids didn't choose to get spawned, so it is a bit harsh to take it out
on them.

And providing people with education is on average a way of reducing the
number of kids produced in the future.

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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK