"I have the greatest respect for the noble Lord. I wonder whether he will give way; I thank him. The situations which he describes are all provided for in the Abortion Act...." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 461 and in support of the Clause 191 stand part notice from the noble Baroness, Lady Monckton. I have put my name to that stand part notice, too.
"There are situations in which the woman in that case, under the Abortion Act, can seek help. I would expect that she would, but there are situations in which she may not. I simply ask the Government how they expect it to happen. Doctors administer these drugs. Doctors look after …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
The woman may be unable to deliver it. It may get stuck in the birth canal. If it survives the attempt to terminate its life, it may be born alive, as babies still are. What then? What of the mother? When one gives birth, …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"The noble Baroness talks about the number of complications being reduced in telemedical abortions, but the NHS statistics have shown a rise in the number of complications following the use of telemedical abortions, such that 12,000 people presented to hospital last year. Is the noble Baroness also aware that there …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"The statistics in Northern Ireland are collected from the health trusts that deliver the abortions; they are not collected from anyone else...." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble and learned Lord has made the point that I was making. We were saying—we agreed and did not vote against him—that more time was required. But the discussion earlier this morning was about the fact that the House must not rush this, because that we are …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"It seems from what the noble and learned Lord just said that the Government have been discussing this issue. If they have, is it his intention to ensure that, in providing such information as the Government provide under the terms of the Bill, they warn people that if they opt …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"My Lords, I have put my name to Amendment 66, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey. At present, the Bill makes no allowance for any restriction on the possibility of the use of non-human assessment and automated administration devices during the application and decision-making process for assisted …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"My Lords, I express my appreciation to the noble Lords, Lord Hendy and Lord Harper, for bringing these matters to our attention. I had prepared a speech describing the awful situation of mesothelioma, et cetera. I will not talk about that but will just say a couple of other things.