Universe Column By David Alton To mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Roe v. Wade, and Doe v. Bolton, Supreme Court cases, BBC Radio Four's Today Programme recently highlighted the abortion debate in the USA. This included a short debate between myself and Joan...
Abortions given to under-12s
78 Under 12-year-olds Aborted As Children's Health Is Compromised By Government Policies Universe Column By David Alton The regional co-ordinator for sexual health in Manchester, recently reported that medical services are close to breaking point due to increased...
The Abortion Pill
By David Alton Universe Column for July 27th 2003 Not content with almost 600 abortions every working day, the pro-abortion lobby are now calling for women to be allowed to complete so-called ‘medical abortions’ at home. Don’t be fooled that this arises out of concern...
Politicians and the abortion issue
Universe Column By David Alton Last week I attended a press conference convened by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) to announce the results of research conducted last October by MORI on contemporary attitudes towards abortion in the UK. Sharing a platform...
Censorship, Double Standards and the BBC
Universe Column for 27th April By David Alton Just before Easter the Law Lords delivered the second judgement in as many weeks against the Pro-Life Alliance. In both instances the lawyers found against the PLA but no one was in any doubt about who had won the moral...
The Dangers of RU486
Universe Column for March 28th By David Alton Earlier this month the Health Minister, Melanie Johnson, met with a delegation from the All-Party Parliamentary pro-Life Group to discuss the implications of do-it-yourself abortions using the drug RU486. The powerful...
Roe v. Abortion
By David Alton A few months ago I addressed a hearing in the US Senate. After it was over, we talked informally about the contrast between the urgency and passion surrounding the American debate about abortion - compared with the indifference in the UK. I told my...
Abortion and Breast Cancer
29th October 2003 For the full text of the debate, click here. Lord Alton of Liverpool rose to ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence links breast cancer with abortion; and what measures they are taking to alert women to any risks involved. The noble Lord said: My...
Abortion and Cleft Lip
Abortion Lord Alton of Liverpool rose to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the provisions in statute that permit conditions such as cleft palate and cleft lip to be regarded as "serious handicaps" for the purposes of terminating the lives of the...
Private beliefs, public morality
Universe Column for June 22nd 2001 David Alton A reader has written to me rebuking me for recently publicising the voting records of the three party leaders on issues such as abortion, cloning and euthanasia. She says that these are purely private matters. It is a...
For 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today he is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer in the UK House of Lords.
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Statement by the All-Part Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Pakistani Minorities, on April 16th – the anniversary of Iqbal Masih’s murder
Statement by the All-Part Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Pakistani Minorities, on the anniversary of Iqbal Masih’s murder See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW15xzLt2VI [London, 16 April 2024] Today, the APPG for Pakistani Minorities, a cross-party parliamentary...
Questions on the warning by Médecins Sans Frontières of a critical vaccine shortage in Darfur; prediction by UNICEF’s that 700,000 Sudanese children will suffer severe malnutrition; UNICEF’s report that the 2023–24 El Niño phenomenon has led to the closure of schools in South Sudan; and the effect of the prolonged heatwave and drought on eastern and southern Africa.
Lord Benyon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3650): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the warning by...
Despite the suppression of the rights of girls and women in Afghanistan the Government admits it “has not introduced any Global Human Rights sanctions against the Taliban since they took power in 2021.” Parliament needs to assert oversight of the random and opaque process of Magnitsky Sanctions.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3308): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask His Majesty's Government how many Taliban leaders they have...