Amendment text
Baroness Thornton gives notice of her intention to oppose the Question that Clause 1 stand part of the Bill.
Proposed amendments
35 amendments across 2 provisions
Clause 1 32
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 1
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leave out from “No” to “in” and insert “person with a conscientious objection to participating in a hands-on capacity”
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after “practitioner” insert “, or member of technical, management or laboratory staff, or ancillary staff such as an operating theatre assistant or a porter working in a medical capacity,”
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after “in” insert “a hands-on capacity in”
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leave out paragraph (a)
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after “treatment” insert “from a person who has not made a valid and applicable Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment under the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act 2005”
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at end insert “where death is considered to be imminent”
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after “1990” insert “except—
any treatment by in vitro fertilisation which does not involve the production of spare embryos or the storage of gametes and zygotes, or
any treatment by in vitro fertilisation which does not involve the production of spare embryos or the storage of gametes and zygotes, or
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leave out “prepare for, ”
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leave out “, support”
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at end insert “or counselling of patients or couples considering termination of pregnancy”
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at end insert “, except where a conscientious objection to participate in any of these activities would prevent another person from accessing a legal healthcare treatment”
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at end insert “except to the extent that refusing to participate in any of these activities would amount to refusing treatment necessary to save the life of, or prevent serious deterioration in the health of, any patient”
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at end insert—
The provision for conscientious objection under subsection (1)(c) does not apply to circumstances where, in the expert opinion of two obstetricians, the foetus suffers from severe damage or deformity which is regarded as being incompatible with life beyond the first week after delivery.”
The provision for conscientious objection under subsection (1)(c) does not apply to circumstances where, in the expert opinion of two obstetricians, the foetus suffers from severe damage or deformity which is regarded as being incompatible with life beyond the first week after delivery.”
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at end insert—
Any medical practitioner declaring themselves to be a conscientious objector under subsection (1) must, in the relevant circumstances, inform their patients and ensure that any patient who consults them for services involving reproductive medicine, abortion, contraception or other relevant services is referred to another practitioner who it is understood is not likely to object to provision of these services.”
Any medical practitioner declaring themselves to be a conscientious objector under subsection (1) must, in the relevant circumstances, inform their patients and ensure that any patient who consults them for services involving reproductive medicine, abortion, contraception or other relevant services is referred to another practitioner who it is understood is not likely to object to provision of these services.”
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at end insert—
Any person (B) with a conscientious objection to participating in an activity must—
Any person (B) with a conscientious objection to participating in an activity must—
The Bills API publishes only the tabling instruction here, not the inserted text itself — the full wording is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.
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leave out “subsection (1)” and insert “this Act”
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leave out from “person” to end of line 15 and insert “participating in an activity”
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leave out paragraph (c)
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leave out from “activity”” to end of line 17 and insert “means taking part in a hands-on capacity”
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leave out “supervision,”
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leave out “delegation.”
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leave out “planning”
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leave out “or supporting of staff”
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leave out subsection (3)
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leave out subsection (3) and insert—
It is a requirement of this Act that any medical practitioner who believes in good faith that they are likely to be a conscientious objector to participating in the activities in subsection (1) must declare their concerns on application for appointment to medical or nursing posts involving—
It is a requirement of this Act that any medical practitioner who believes in good faith that they are likely to be a conscientious objector to participating in the activities in subsection (1) must declare their concerns on application for appointment to medical or nursing posts involving—
The Bills API publishes only the tabling instruction here, not the inserted text itself — the full wording is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.
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after “of” insert “or does not make use of”
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after “section” insert “, except where the absence of a conscientious objection is an occupational requirement,”
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after “service” insert “, except where the absence of a conscientious objection is an occupational requirement for such opportunities”
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leave out “protections and”
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at end insert—
Nothing in this Act shall be taken to interfere with a person’s access to legal treatments permitted by the Abortion Act 1967 or the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990.”
Nothing in this Act shall be taken to interfere with a person’s access to legal treatments permitted by the Abortion Act 1967 or the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990.”
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at end insert—
Nothing in this Act shall be taken to interfere with a person’s right to refuse treatment in advance under sections 24 and 25 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.”
Nothing in this Act shall be taken to interfere with a person’s right to refuse treatment in advance under sections 24 and 25 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.”
Other amendments 3
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leave out “Clarify the extent to” and insert “An Act to extend the circumstances in”
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leave out “medical practitioner” and insert “person”
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after “participating” insert “in a hands-on capacity”