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HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionI will happily give way, but before I do, I will just clarify for the hon. Member for Bolton West (Chris Green) that changing the foundation of that legislation would not change…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionThe right hon. Gentleman is being very generous with his time. Given the train of thought he is coming up with, would he support the right of women to choose to have an abortion…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionWell, there was an Act. The right hon. Gentleman is shouting—I guess he missed out on the debates we had on this issue in 2019, when this place did indeed pass legislation. That…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionI am glad that the right hon. Gentleman raises that question, because he need not look far for an exact example of what does happen we have a human right to an abortion. Let us be…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionI disagree with the hon. Lady, and I invite her to talk to campaigners in my community who feel very passionately about where the line about the right to religious freedom is…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I hope that this important debate will generate light, not heat—perhaps in the past we have had too few such…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionThe right hon. Gentleman is being very generous in giving way. Could he clarify something for me? He talks passionately about the human right of freedom of speech, and I agree…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionThe hon. Gentleman and I have debated this issue in many different ways, and I know he does not mean to sound like he is suggesting that it is okay if a man tells a woman that she…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. I am very interested to hear what she has to say next. It is not the Opposition who are bringing forward a Bill of Rights, or claiming to do…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionWill the Minister give way?28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionI will just finish my sentence, if I may. I am desperate to hear what the right hon. Gentleman has to say, but I want to be very clear that this is a debate that is happening…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access Abortionindicated dissent .28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionWill the hon. Gentleman give way?28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionThe hon. Gentleman suggests that difficult cases are the unique preserve of abortion provision; there are difficult cases when it comes to freedom of speech and people’s…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionI did not say that it was restrictive; I said that it was patchy, because it is patchy. What we understand is that those who live in rural areas find it much harder to find the…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionI was coming to a close, but I will happily take the right hon. Gentleman’s question.28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionOn this side, I hope to hand that decision to a very accountable woman, because I trust women to make the right choices for their own bodies. When the right hon. Member says “we”,…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionI recognise the debate that the hon. Gentleman is trying to tempt me into. I have no problem with our existing legislation, except the fact that it is rooted in a criminal…28 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)rose —24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)Good morning, Sir George. I rise to support the comments made by my hon. Friend the Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston. I also think that the debate on the clause sums up some…24 Nov 2022