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Government adviser [UK]: killing children with defects acceptable
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| Contributor | Eddie |
| Last Edited | Eddie Jan 25, 2004 08:37pm |
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| News Date | Sunday, January 25, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A GOVERNMENT adviser on genetics has sparked fury by suggesting it might be acceptable to destroy children with ‘defects’ soon after they are born.
John Harris, a member of the Human Genetics Commission, told a meeting at Westminster he did not see any distinction between aborting a fully grown unborn baby at 40 weeks and killing a child after it had been born.
However, Michael Wilkes, the chairman of the BMA’s ethics committee, claimed that Harris was simply trying to encourage debate and consistent thinking.
He said: "There are many who might concur that there is no difference between a full-term foetus and a new-born baby, although the majority would see there is a substantial difference. Abortion is legal, but termination after birth is killing." |
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