Powell’s Embryo Bill filibustered

Title

Powell’s Embryo Bill filibustered

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

17 May 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:04:35

Description

Report on a Parliamentary debate on a bill proposed by Ulster Unionist MP Enoch Powell, intended to block Government proposals for overseeing research on early human embryos. The report focuses on the attempted filibustering of the bill. With Commons speeches from Dennis Skinner; Bernard Weatherill, Speaker; Ian Mikardo. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Spencer).

Contributors

Ian Mikardo; Dennis Skinner; Peter Spencer?; Bernard Weatherill

Keywords

Labour Party; Parliamentary bills; Medical ethics; Pregnancy; Abortion; Embryos; Parliamentary process; Medical research; Enoch Powell; Dennis Skinner; UUP

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