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Post by mndapa1 on May 30, 2009 23:21:40 GMT -6
Government fights for numbers secrecy on abortionsData on the number of abortions performed for conditions like club foot and cleft palate must remain secret, government officials will argue today.
An appeal panel will listen to experts who believe the numbers must remain confidential after the Information Commissioner ruled that they must be disclosed.
Such data - involving abortions carried out for reasons like cleft palate, club foot and webbed fingers or toes - was published up until 2002.
But ministers stopped the practice if fewer than 10 cases were involved, saying there was a risk the women or doctors involved could be identified.
The ProLife Alliance challenged this stance in 2005 and requested a release of the figures under the Freedom of Information Act.
The Information Commissioner ordered ministers to publish the data, but the Department of Health refused and appealed against the commissioner's decision.
Ministers originally called for the hearing to be held in private so the data could be discussed. What is next...informational abortion like China....as perse mudering females in hopes of having males, etc.... God does not make mistakes. All unborn are life created by the creator. PERIOD. Rest of the story here: www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/government-fights-for-numbers-secrecy-on-abortions-1692708.html
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