Churches unhappy over father figures

                   
bbc.co.uk     21-May-2008            

Opponents of the proposal say children need a father figure It is normally the emotive issue of abortion or the complexities of hybrid embryos that have raised the greatest passions in the debate over the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. But the Church of England has reserved its greatest... [read full story]                    

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Jackie Ashley: This fight really matters, and lays bare the big party divide

guardian.co.uk     19-May-2008          

The embryo bill, with its ambush on abortion attached, crystallises the crucial clash: progressive Labour v reactionary Tory Bleep, bleep! That was never part of the original bill, but just a week ago, it was ambushed by the anti-abortion movement, mobilised by the Catholic church. The Catholic...                    

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This fight really matters, and lays bare the big party divide

guardian.co.uk     19-May-2008          

The embryo bill, with its ambush on abortion attached, crystallises the crucial clash: progressive Labour v reactionary Tory Bleep, bleep! That was never part of the original bill, but just a week ago, it was ambushed by the anti-abortion movement, mobilised by the Catholic church. The Catholic...                    

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IVF and abortion debate - live

guardian.co.uk     20-May-2008          

Rolling coverage of today's Commons debate MPs are about to begin a marathon debate about fertility and abortion. The debate's going to kick off in the next few minutes with a discussion on whether IVF clinics should focus on "supportive parenting" rather than the need for a father in the...                    

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MPs debate father's role in IVF

bbc.co.uk     20-May-2008          

Mr Duncan Smith says children need the influence of a father It is "utter nonsense" to fail to consider the need for a father when people are seeking IVF treatment, ex-Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith says. He told MPs the absence of a father had "a detrimental effect" on the child. At present, IVF...                    

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Call to keep father role in IVF

bbc.co.uk     20-May-2008          

Mr Duncan Smith says children need the influence of a father Plans to scrap the need for a father as well as a mother in couples seeking IVF treatment are "utter nonsense", ex-Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith says. He told MPs the absence of a father had "a detrimental effect" on the child. At...                    

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Evan Harris does well in Lesbian couple IVF debate

libdemblogs.co.uk     20-May-2008          

I sometimes worry about myself. For about an hour, I've been watching the House of Commons debate on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill and the amendment on "the need for...a father or male role model" in cases of lesbian couples applying for IVF treatment. It's quite absorbing. The...                    

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Need for 'father' in IVF treatment rejected by MPs

inthenews.co.uk     20-May-2008          

MPs have voted down an amendment calling for both a "father and a mother" to be a condition of fertility treatment. The amendment brought by Conservative MP Ian Duncan Smith was defeated by 292 votes to 217. The legislation is expected to give lesbians and single women equal access to IVF...                    

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IVF 'right to a father' bid defeated

timesonline.co.uk     20-May-2008          

Mark Henderson and Francis Elliott Lesbian couples and single women won landmark parental rights tonight, as the House of Commons voted to remove the requirement that fertility clinics consider a child’s need for a father. He also questioned whether the existing law leads to genuine...                    

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Two mother IVF families enshrined in law

telegraph.co.uk     20-May-2008          

By Andrew Porter Political Editor A child will legally be able to have two mothers and no father after MPs voted to take away the need for fathers when parents undergo fertility treatment. In a controversial move both women in a lesbian relationship will be able to have the status of legal...                    

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MPs remove need for father in IVF treatment

reuters.com     20-May-2008          

By Katherine Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - MPs voted on Tuesday to remove the need for a father when women seek fertility treatment, a move that is expected to make it easier for lesbian couples to access the treatment. In a shake-up of fertility laws dating from 1990, parliament passed a government...                    

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