Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

[Grays_1890]

Having watched a loved one suffer through months of a terminal illness, struggling to breathe and in constant pain, I’m afraid I’m not happy to accept that definition of the bill you reference.

Yep I am a massive advocate for it, for that reason.

Is happening in places as is with people being given full grace of the morphine button in hospice, lets just make it so people have the choice before that and avoid the pain and suffering

 

[Grays_1890]

That tweet is a slight misrepresentation. It is not decriminalising all abortions, only those induced by the woman herself. There have been instances where women have unknowingly exceeded the 24 week limit when taking pills that induce abortion and have faced criminal charges.
That is what is being changed, and to me that's a good thing.
It does not sanction abortions up to full term when carried out by a clinic/hospital/medical practitioner.
In reality it is unlikely to have a huge impact in terms of number of abortions.

Cheers for posting that, Devil in detail as always

 

[djp82]

Anything much over the 24 weeks and you are going to effectively have a still birth so the woman will likely end up in hospital. It's not really a solution for hiding an affair. I don't know if anything like that has actually happened but if it has I'd confidently wager it's an extreme exception.

It has happened. Hence I wonder how that would be seen. In that case the female was given a custodial sentence. Under new legislation way I read it that would not be the case.

 

[Glenda's Legs]

It has happened. Hence I wonder how that would be seen. In that case the female was given a custodial sentence. Under new legislation way I read it that would not be the case.

That’s my understanding as well.
Obviously that’s not the type of scenario this change is intended for but I’d still say that’s a very rare occurrence and as is sometimes the case the undeserving will benefit from legislation that protects those who do need it.