Health and Social Care (Re-committed) Bill Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

Health and Social Care (Re-committed) Bill

Craig Whittaker Excerpts
Wednesday 7th September 2011

(13 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nadine Dorries Portrait Nadine Dorries
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I hope that my hon. Friend is talking about the Crisis pregnancy centre in Dunstable, which I have visited along with many others. It does amazing work with young women.

Craig Whittaker Portrait Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley) (Con)
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Marie Stopes International said in the briefing that it sent to all MPs that only 2% to 2.5% of women who go through the abortion counselling process opt to keep the child. Does my hon. Friend agree that that may indicate an incredibly poor success rate among counselling services?

Nadine Dorries Portrait Nadine Dorries
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I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, because I am coming to another interesting statistic that I have not yet included in my speech.