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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 2 February 2026

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

I do not even know how sex-selection abortion got in here, but suddenly I am reading all these articles saying that, because of this clause, there will be sex selection. The truth of the matter is that there are some concerns that, particularly in certain migrant communities where there is a patriarchal atmosphere, young women are being asked and forced to consider sex-selection abortions and people say that we should do something about that, that it is terrible, and so on. This clause does not facilitate it any more than anything else, but somehow the kitchen sink has been thrown at this issue.

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