Evan Harris’s actual views on abortion and death
In his own words, which he put down in a comment [Apr 19th, 2010 at 11:16 am] on Cristina Odone’s vicious Telegraph blog post about him just before the election.
On the issues, it is true that, in common with 80% of the country and a majority of Christians, Lib Dems support – on a free vote for MPs and peers – the legalisation of assisted dying for the suffering terminally ill of sound mind. This is very different from “euthanasia” which would include involuntary and non-voluntary euthanasia (non-consenting or where no capacity to consent) which we of course oppose.
And yet both Odone and Pitcher flatly stated that he supports euthanasia. The election result was very close; Odone’s falsehood may have been decisive. She said something false and hateful just before the election, and he just barely lost. I do not like Cristina Odone.
On abortion, there is no party policy. I support – as does 80% of the population and the Church of England – the right of women not to be forced to go through pregnancy and give birth against their will. Abortion, when it happens, should take place as early as possible and our current laws should be amended to make access to early abortion easier to prevent delays.
Always good to have falsehoods corrected, don’t you think?
It won’t do any good, you know.Odone is a christian, she KNOWS she is right, and please don’t confuse her with facts, since they only get in the way of the religious propaganda (yes I know that’s an oxymoron).
Greg: ‘religious propaganda’ isn’t oxymoron so much as tautology.
Always good to see Pitcher and Odone living up to the highest ideals of both christianity and journalism at the same time. A total lack of integrity must make life easier, don’t you think?
I don’t like first past the post, but it seems Clegg has reneged on getting rid of it.
Didn’t one of the religiotards even say “Vote Clegg and get Harris”? With proportional representation that might have made sense (though more likely in that case, Harris would be the one to score enough votes to land seats for unknown LibDems), but with FPTP it’s a big a lie as the rest of it. Not surprising, I guess, coming from people who make a living off make-believe.