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Right to Life UK has expressed issues concerning the appointment of Diana Johnson as Home Office Minister.
Johnson, MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham, has beforehand tried to legalise abortion on demand as much as start.
An modification tabled by Johnson to the Criminal Justice Bill within the earlier Parliament would have legalised sex-selective abortion.
This led to a whole lot of medical professionals writing in opposition to any change to the legislation, warning, “If offences that make it unlawful for a lady to carry out her personal abortion at any gestation had been repealed, such abortions would, de facto, turn into potential as much as start for any purpose together with abortions for sex-selective functions, as ladies may mistakenly or wilfully mislead abortion suppliers about their gestational age.”
Spokesperson for Right To Life UK, Catherine Robinson, stated that Johnson should not be allowed to make use of her new place as Home Office Minister to introduce excessive abortion laws.
“Diana Johnson has a observe file of main makes an attempt to introduce excessive abortion laws throughout her time in Parliament. This has included failed makes an attempt to introduce abortion as much as start and legalise sex-selective abortion,” she stated.
“Her excessive views are radically out of step not solely with most of the people however specifically with Labour voters, the overwhelming majority of whom don’t wish to see abortion being made authorized up till start.”
Polling has discovered that only one% of Labour voters assist elevating the abortion time restrict above the present 24 weeks, whereas 60% need it lowered to twenty weeks or decrease. The identical ballot discovered that 89% of Labour voters had been against sex-selective abortion.
A separate ballot earlier this yr revealed broad opposition to decriminalising abortions on wholesome infants over 24 weeks.
Ms Robinson continued, “We are calling on the Government to make it clear that they are going to reject any makes an attempt to make excessive adjustments to abortion legal guidelines, and guarantee voters throughout the nation that Diana Johnson won’t be allowed to make use of her new place as a Home Office Minister to introduce excessive adjustments to abortion laws.”
