Conscience and Parliament
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Conscience and Parliament

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Conscience and Parliament

About this book

Considering how the British policy process deals with "conscience" issues, this book covers eight topics discussed by Parliament in the last quarter of a century - abortion, censorship, divorce, Sunday trading, homosexuality, war crimes, disability rights and animal welfare.

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Index

abortion, 2, 3, 4, 6–23, 177, 181, 182, 183, 188, 191, 192
1990 onwards, 18–19
1990 reforms, 14–17
attempts at reform 1967–89, 9–14
lead-up to Abortion Act 1967, 6–9
medicalisation, 7, 8, 9, 15–17, 20, 183
time limits, 6, 8–9, 11, 13, 14, 15–17, 18
voting, 16, 146, 147, 153, 157, 159, 165, 168
Abortion Act 1967, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 191
Abortion Amendment Bill 1975, 13
Abortion Law Reform Association (ALRA), 7, 10, 18, 20
Abse, Leo, 25, 64
accountability, 186–7
ACT-UP, 33
Acts of Defiance (Ashley), 113
ADA, see American Disability Act
age, impact on parliamentary voting, 146, 152, 153, 155, 156, 159, 162, 167, 168
age of consent, see homosexuality
Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968, 118, 121, 122, 128
Agriculture Select Committee, 121 report (1981), 121
AIDS, 32
Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Bill 1976, 52, 55
Alison, Michael, 93
all-party groups, see parliamentary all-party
ALRA, see Abortion Law Reform Association
Alton, David, 14, 95, 139, 140, 142, 190
American Disability Act (ADA), 107
Amess, David, 69
Anderson, Janet, 95
Choice on Sunday, 93
Animal Machines (Harrison), 127
Animal Procedures Committee (APC), 127
animal welfare, 4, 5, 117–31, 192
attitudes of political parties, 122–5
hunting, 2, 3, 4, 119, 120, 123–5, 130, 179, 181, 188, 189
main legislation, 117–18
parliamentary impact, 119–22
voting, 119, 147, 148, 153, 155, 156, 157, 160, 162, 163, 165, 167, 168
Animal Welfare Division, see Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), Animal Welfare Division
Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, 118, 120, 122, 123, 126
APC, see Animal Proc...

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Content
  6. Introduction
  7. Abortion
  8. Homosexuality
  9. War Crimes
  10. Divorce
  11. Sunday Trading
  12. Disability Rights
  13. Animal Welfare
  14. Censorship
  15. Voting Without Party?
  16. Conclusion
  17. Index