Ammendment
to
the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.
Deacon Gerry O’Reilly arranged for representatives of our
Deanery to meet the three Coventry MP’s on 10th March, at The House
of Commons. They met Bob Ainsworth, Jim Cunningham and Geoffrey
Robinson, and
handed over to them our Petition calling for amendments to the Bill,
and
explained to them how crucial these amendments are. They also
outlined concerns for the welfare
of the child, the need for a representative
body to consider the ethics
of this
area of research, and our view that the MP’s should
have a free vote on
these
moral issues. The MP’s listened attentively
and asked probing
questions. The MP’s were most gracious, and were very
complimentary about how effectively the Church is making its views on
these
issues known. The meeting lasted an hour. Afterwards Jim showed us the
Magna Carta
and the Terrace before bringing us into the Pugin Room in the House of
Lords
for tea. From left to Click
on Photo for
larger imageright: Deacon Gerry O'Reilly, Fr Jonathan
Veasey, Jim Cunningham, Geoffrey Robinson, Mrs Ann
Hobbs, Bob Ainsworth and me. You can see the monitors
alerting the members to what is happening in the Houses; green for the
Commons and red for the Lords.
Deacon Gerry O’Reilly arranged for representatives of our
Deanery to meet the three Coventry MP’s on 10th March, at The House
of Commons. They met Bob Ainsworth, Jim Cunningham and Geoffrey
Robinson, and
handed over to them our Petition calling for amendments to the Bill,
and
explained to them how crucial these amendments are. They also
outlined concerns for the welfare
of the child, the n