"I thank the noble Baroness for giving way. Just as a matter of information, I must tell the noble Baroness that in a clinic I have run for over 40 years which does ultrasound on every patient with a high degree of expertise, these measurements are not that accurate; they …..." Lord Winston - View Speech
"My Lords, I have the greatest respect for the noble Viscount, but I fear there is a difference between speaking in theory and practical reality. I want to point out that I have certainly killed at least one baby at term myself; possibly two.
"I thank the noble Baroness very much for her point, because I appreciate that she is giving me a brief rest during a very emotional speech in my case. I apologise for it being an emotional speech, but when you have dealt with such patients frequently for many years, you …..." Lord Winston - View Speech
"Does the noble Baroness accept that sex selection has to be done under the auspices of the regulatory authority, the HFEA, and that it is illegal in this country and has remained illegal? It would be very difficult for clinics to use that technology without the support of the HFEA...." Lord Winston - View Speech
"I will not give way. I will answer at the end. I have almost finished what I have to say.
The fact of the matter is that this is not a true argument. There are many examples. In my practice, probably about 60% of the time when people came to …..." Lord Winston - View Speech
"I feel tempted to try to answer that very quickly. I too will be leaving the Committee before we get to a vote on this or at least some decision from the Minister about what the Minister is going to say. I have to say that this discussion about the …..." Lord Winston - View Speech