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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Huppert quizzes Dorries on Abortion
September 10, 2011 12:18 PM
• [Sep ] Julian Huppert (Cambridge, Liberal Democrat): DOES the hon. Lady accept the comments of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, which essentially says that there is not a problem? It has commented:
"The system, as it stands, works well."
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire, Conservative): Well, that comment is probably the most fatuous we will hear in the debate, and probably the most disrespectful to women. I would like to know what the hon. Gentleman thinks about the report published last week in the British Journal of Psychiatry that women who have an abortion are twice as likely to suffer from mental health problems. Of course, I realise that the report he quotes from was probably written by men. I realise that the women who go through abortion and suffer as a result do not go back to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to give feedback.
• Julian Huppert: rose-
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire, Conservative): I will not give way again to the hon. Gentleman, as I am sure that he will have an opportunity to make his point when he is called to speak later.
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