It was a free vote, but there are nonetheless huge party differences:
- 62% of Tory MPs voted for 20 weeks and 18% against.
- 12% of Labour MPs voted for 20 weeks and 70% against.
- 21% of Lib Dem MPs voted for 20 weeks and 67% against.
If we assume that the Tories make gains at the next election off Labour and the Lib Dems in proportion to how many seat those two parties currently hold, assume the other parties stay the same, take into account boundary changes, and assume that party MPs continue to split in the same proportions on the issue…
A Tory majority of 38 will mean more MPs backing 20 weeks than opposing it.
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has some good thoughts on this. I realize that in the UK the focus is on viability, but my own reasoning behind later abortions revolves around why someone makes that choice; potential mental or physical harm of the child or mother and the sudden loss of a partner, I consider valid reasons.
(I’m pro-choice, but will confess to loathing those people claiming to be pro-‘choice’ then telling women that their lives will be ruined and they won’t be able to go to university and other liberal horrors, because they’re choosing to have a baby; then they cement those thoughts with looks of disdain upon seeing young mothers in the supermarket or something.)
Oh what the hell...I'm leaving it. Stupid blogger.
Well, if anything could ever persuade me to think about voting Tory, this is probably it.
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