30th Anniversary Of The 1967 Abortion Act

EDM number 344 in 1997-98, proposed by John Austin on 27/10/1997.

That this House expresses its continued support for the Abortion Act 1967 as amended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 and notes that in the 30 years since the1967 Act received Royal Assent on 27th October almost five million women have been able to end unwanted pregnanices safety; further notes that recent opinion polls show majority public support for safe and legal abortion as permitted by this legislation; believes that this law has been of great benefit to women's health; and notes that restrictive abortion laws cause extreme misery and hardship and are damaging to the well-being of women and their families.

This motion has been signed by a total of 136 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
John Austin	27/10/1997	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Proposed
Julia Drown	27/10/1997	South Swindon	Labour	Signed
Gwyneth Dunwoody	27/10/1997	Crewe & Nantwich	Labour	Signed
Maria Eagle	27/10/1997	Liverpool, Garston	Labour	Signed
Clive Efford	27/10/1997	Eltham	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	27/10/1997	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Jim Fitzpatrick	27/10/1997	Poplar & Canning Town	Labour	Signed
Barbara Follett	27/10/1997	Stevenage	Labour	Signed
Maria Fyfe	27/10/1997	Glasgow, Maryhill	Labour	Signed
Mike Gapes	27/10/1997	Ilford South	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Neil Gerrard	27/10/1997	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	27/10/1997	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	27/10/1997	Burton	Labour	Signed
Terry Davis	27/10/1997	Birmingham, Hodge Hill	Labour	Signed
Judith Church	27/10/1997	Dagenham	Labour	Signed
Michael Clapham	27/10/1997	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Ann Clwyd	27/10/1997	Cynon Valley	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	27/10/1997	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Iain Coleman	27/10/1997	Hammersmith & Fulham	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	27/10/1997	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Jean Corston	27/10/1997	Bristol East	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	27/10/1997	Keighley	Labour	Signed
John Cryer	27/10/1997	Hornchurch	Labour	Signed
Ian Davidson	27/10/1997	Glasgow, Pollok	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Ian Gibson	27/10/1997	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Teresa Gorman	27/10/1997	Billericay	Conservative	Signed
Gareth Thomas	27/10/1997	Harrow West	Labour	Signed
Paddy Tipping	27/10/1997	Sherwood	Labour	Signed
Mark Todd	27/10/1997	South Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Jenny Tonge	27/10/1997	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jon Trickett	27/10/1997	Hemsworth	Labour	Signed
Stephen Twigg	27/10/1997	Enfield, Southgate	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	27/10/1997	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Alan Whitehead	27/10/1997	Southampton, Test	Labour	Signed
Dafydd Wigley	27/10/1997	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Mike Wood	27/10/1997	Batley & Spen	Labour	Signed
Crispin Blunt	27/10/1997	Reigate	Conservative	Signed
Harold Best	27/10/1997	Leeds North West	Labour	Signed
Donald Gorrie	27/10/1997	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jane Griffiths	27/10/1997	Reading East	Labour	Signed
Diane Abbott	27/10/1997	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Nick Ainger	27/10/1997	Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire	Labour	Signed
John Gunnell	27/10/1997	Morley & Rothwell	Labour	Signed
Patrick Hall	27/10/1997	Bedford	Labour	Signed
Joe Ashton	27/10/1997	Bassetlaw	Labour	Signed
Candy Atherton	27/10/1997	Falmouth & Camborne	Labour	Signed
Tony Benn	27/10/1997	Chesterfield	Labour	Signed
Roger Berry	27/10/1997	Kingswood	Labour	Signed
Tony Wright	27/10/1997	Cannock Chase	Labour	Signed
James Plaskitt	27/10/1997	Warwick & Leamington	Labour	Signed
Evan Harris	27/10/1997	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Phil Hope	27/10/1997	Corby	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	27/10/1997	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Helen Jackson	27/10/1997	Sheffield, Hillsborough	Labour	Signed
Melanie Johnson	27/10/1997	Welwyn Hatfield	Labour	Signed
Jenny Jones	27/10/1997	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	27/10/1997	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Martyn Jones	27/10/1997	Clwyd South	Labour	Signed
Piara S Khabra	27/10/1997	Ealing, Southall	Labour	Signed
Oona King	27/10/1997	Bethnal Green & Bow	Labour	Signed
Phyllis Starkey	27/10/1997	Milton Keynes South West	Labour	Signed
Jacqui Smith	27/10/1997	Redditch	Labour	Signed
Linda Perham	27/10/1997	Ilford North	Labour	Signed
Dawn Primarolo	27/10/1997	Bristol South	Labour	Signed
Giles Radice	27/10/1997	North Durham	Labour	Signed
David Rendel	27/10/1997	Newbury	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Salter	27/10/1997	Reading West	Labour	Signed
Brian Sedgemore	27/10/1997	Hackney South & Shoreditch	Labour	Signed
Jonathan R Shaw	27/10/1997	Chatham & Aylesford	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	27/10/1997	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	27/10/1997	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Angela Smith	27/10/1997	Basildon	Labour Co-operative	Signed
David Lepper	27/10/1997	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Tom Levitt	27/10/1997	High Peak	Labour	Signed
Dan Norris	27/10/1997	Wansdyke	Labour	Signed
Martin O'Neill	27/10/1997	Ochil	Labour	Signed
Diana Organ	27/10/1997	Forest of Dean	Labour	Signed
Peter Bradley	27/10/1997	Wrekin, The	Labour	Signed
Karen Buck	27/10/1997			Signed
Richard Burden	27/10/1997	Birmingham, Northfield	Labour	Signed
Colin Burgon	27/10/1997	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Anne Campbell	27/10/1997	Cambridge	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	27/10/1997	Gower	Labour	Signed
Ian Cawsey	27/10/1997	Brigg & Goole	Labour	Signed
Michael Moore	27/10/1997	Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lewis Moonie	27/10/1997	Kirkcaldy	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Laura Moffatt	27/10/1997	Crawley	Labour	Signed
Terry Lewis	27/10/1997	Worsley	Labour	Signed
Ken Livingstone	27/10/1997	Brent East	Labour	Signed
Fiona Mactaggart	27/10/1997	Slough	Labour	Signed
Alice Mahon	27/10/1997	Halifax	Labour	Signed
John Maxton	27/10/1997	Glasgow, Cathcart	Labour	Signed
John McAllion	27/10/1997	Dundee East	Labour	Signed
Siobhain McDonagh	27/10/1997	Mitcham & Morden	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	27/10/1997	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Tony McNulty	27/10/1997	Harrow East	Labour	Signed
Bill Michie	27/10/1997	Sheffield, Heeley	Labour	Signed
Brian White	28/10/1997	North East Milton Keynes	Labour	Signed
Graham Stringer	28/10/1997	Manchester, Blackley	Labour	Signed
Jim Cunningham	28/10/1997	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Michael Colvin	28/10/1997	Romsey	Conservative	Signed
Stephen McCabe	28/10/1997	Birmingham, Hall Green	Labour	Signed
Alan Johnson	28/10/1997	Kingston upon Hull West & Hessle	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	28/10/1997	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Ernie Ross	28/10/1997	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Alasdair Morgan	29/10/1997	Galloway & Upper Nithsdale	Scottish National Party	Signed
Norman Godman	29/10/1997	Greenock & Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	30/10/1997	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eileen Gordon	30/10/1997	Romford	Labour	Signed
Caroline Flint	30/10/1997	Don Valley	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	30/10/1997	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Ashok Kumar	30/10/1997	Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland	Labour	Signed
Stephen Hesford	30/10/1997	Wirral West	Labour	Signed
Phil Sawford	03/11/1997	Kettering	Labour	Signed
Clive Soley	03/11/1997			Signed
John Heppell	04/11/1997	Nottingham East	Labour	Signed
Beverley Hughes	04/11/1997	Stretford & Urmston	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	06/11/1997	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Harry Barnes	07/11/1997	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Joan Ryan	07/11/1997	Enfield North	Labour	Signed
Peter Brand	13/11/1997	Isle of Wight	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Yvette Cooper	13/11/1997	Pontefract & Castleford	Labour	Signed
David Kidney	18/11/1997	Stafford	Labour	Signed
Debra Shipley	20/11/1997	Stourbridge	Labour	Signed
Lorna Fitzsimons	26/11/1997	Rochdale	Labour	Signed
Doug Naysmith	28/11/1997	Bristol North West	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Nick Harvey	05/12/1997	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Joan Walley	09/12/1997	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Allan Rogers	19/01/1998	Rhondda	Labour	Signed
Desmond Turner	20/01/1998	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	11/03/1998	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Audrey Wise	26/03/1998	Preston	Labour	Signed
Judy Mallaber	02/04/1998	Amber Valley	Labour	Signed
Patricia Hewitt	Unknown			Withdrawn
Margaret Hodge	Unknown			Withdrawn
Ross Cranston	Unknown			Withdrawn

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