Ah great! At last, a bit of red meat to rant about!
I have booked a check-up with my GP. I agree with one of Bob Shaw's posts.
Well done Bob for flagging up that the latest pronouncement from Team Cameron, saying that Lesbians should be barred from IVF treatment if there is no father figure present, shows that Cameron's purported modern "compassionate Conservatism" has disintegrated into a thousand pieces.
Apart from being downright disgraceful, I don't think that this policy would last more than five minutes in the European Court of Human Rights.
This is an outrageously transparent political gambit aimed at Daily Mail readers and reactionary retired Colonels (not all retired Colonels, mind you - I know some very progressive ones).
In fact, we are talking about such a small number of cases here that it really is "angels on the head of a pin" time. But there are ethics committees which review such IVF cases, so that all cases which are carried out are checked to ensure that there is a stable home life etc (whatever the status of the couple seeking the treatment). Super-imposing the need for some sort of "father figure" hovering around in the background is just total (shall I say "bollocks" ? - I have been resisting it for years) no, I'll keep calm and say "Round spherical objects".
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Disgraceful Tory policy on female same-sex couples and IVF treatment
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Bloody hell, Paul - I was going to blog this but yet again you've beaten me to it and made all my points. You've also deprived me the opportunity of posting a photo of some 'lipstick lesbians'.
Seems some people can't ever bring themselves to 'hat tip' me no matter what. Mind you I expect it from Alix W so I am not that surprised. At least you had the common courtesy to do so and that means so much more to me!! Thanks Paul
I'm not sure anyone should have IVF treatment...but that's for another day!
Rusty
"Bloody hell, Paul - I was going to blog this but yet again you've beaten me to it and made all my points".
Sorry, Julian.
And you're welcome Bob - thanks.
Geez, Bob - it's Alex Wilcock, and Alix Mortimer. One's a girl and one's a boy.
Not in that order.
Also, whilst it is nice to be referenced in these things, it isn't your story - if anyone's, it's the Grauniad's. I heard about it via the Reform Meeja Summary of the Day hours before seeing it on any blogs.
Excellent post, Paul, and I linked to it when writing my own a little later - though I'd read the Guardian's piece earlier this morning, I like to spread the love around the Lib Dems. Now, Bob, I'm not entirely sure the same can be said of you ;-)
Bob, having read your post from Paul's... I just thought Paul's was better. But other than the Godwin's, I agreed with you. As I've sometimes said of you, but I'm not aware you've ever said of me. OK?
I don't remember ever running over your dog (I don't drive), dumping you (quite sure I've never had a thing with you) or indeed ever having met you, so not quite sure why I'm on your hate list of Lib Dems. Or does it contain around 63,000 names?
And thank you, Julian, for the clarification :D
I wonder if Bob Shaw is familiar with Godwin's Law.
Rusty
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