Proposed amendments
Dr Parmjeet Parmar, in Committee, to move the following amendments:
Clause 7
In clause 7, in the heading to new section 10, replace “20 weeks”
(page 5, line 17) with “12 weeks”
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In clause 7, new section 10, replace “20 weeks”
(page 5, line 19) with “12 weeks”
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In clause 7, in the heading to new section 11, replace “20 weeks”
(page 5, line 20) with “12 weeks”
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In clause 7, new section 11(1), replace “20 weeks”
(page 5, line 22) with “12 weeks”
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In clause 7, after new section 20F(1) (page 12, after line 21), insert:
(1A)
A qualified health practitioner must refuse to provide fetal ultrasound screening to a person (A) where the qualified health practitioner has reason to believe that—
(a)
A is undergoing screening for the purpose of determining the sex of a fetus; and
(b)
A will seek abortion services solely because of a preference for the fetus to be of a particular sex.