Stephen Hammond
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Stephen Hammond is the Conservative MP for Wimbledon.
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Abortion
In May 2008 in the abortion amendments to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (now Act), Stephen Hammond voted for the abortion time limit to be lowered to 20 weeks against scientific and medical consensus which is currently 24 weeks[1]. After four separate parliamentary votes on varying time limits, the majority of MPs voted to keep the abortion time limit at 24 weeks, in keeping with scientific and medical consensus, hence no abortion amendments were added to the bill.
Homeopathy
Stephen Hammond signed the March 2007 Early Day Motion 1240 calling for the positive recognition of NHS homeopathic hospitals[2].
Animals in Medical Research
In 2006, Stephen Hammond signed Early Day Motion 1850: Animals in Medical Research which noted that "animal research is only permitted where there is no better alternative and that pain and suffering are minimised and balanced against the potential benefit to humans and animals", supported "the building of the new state of the art biomedical research laboratory at Oxford University", condemned "unlawful animal rights extremism, including any violence, harassment or intimidation of those associated with lawful animal research", and supported "the well-regulated use of animals in medical research".[3]
Same-sex Marriage
Blog post from February 2013: http://www.stephenhammondmp.com/index.php/blog/item/111-marriage-same-sex-couples-bill
References
- ↑ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmsctech/1045/104502.htm
- ↑ http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2006-07/1240
- ↑ http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2005-06/1850
External Links
- http://www.stephenhammondmp.com/
- http://twitter.com/SHammondMP
- http://www.facebook.com/stephen.w.hammond1
- http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/stephen-hammond/31703
- http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?pid=11927
- http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?id=uk.org.publicwhip/member/1927
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hammond
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