Difference between revisions of "Frank Field"
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| − | [[Frank Field]] has been the MP for Birkenhead since 1979.<ref>[http://www.frankfield.co.uk/biography/ Biography], Frank Field - Your MP for Birkenhead, accessed 16 February 2010.</ref> | + | [[Frank Field]] has been the MP for Birkenhead since 1979.<ref>[http://www.frankfield.co.uk/biography/ Biography], Frank Field - Your MP for Birkenhead, accessed 16 February 2010.</ref> He is also a member of the advisory council for the [[Centre for Social Justice]].<ref>Advisory Council, [http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/default.asp?pageRef=46 Frank Field], ''Centre for Social Justice'', Accessed 02-September-2012</ref> |
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| + | ==Anti-abortion campaign== | ||
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| + | In 2001 Field campaigned with Conservative MP [[Nadine Dorries]] and anti-abortion lobbyists to create a counselling service that they hoped would cut UK abortions by 60,000 a year. These views were condemned by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) and Marie Stopes who argued that 'another layer of counselling could cause distress by delaying access to abortions'.<ref>Polly Curtis, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/28/anti-abortion-lobby-reforms Ministers back anti-abortion lobby reforms], ''The Guardian'', 28-August-2011, Accessed 2-September-2012</ref> | ||
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==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
| − | + | [[Centre for Social Cohesion]] - Advisory Council Member | [[Reform]] - Advisory Board member | [[Centre for Social Justice]] - Advisory Council Member | |
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 20:46, 2 September 2012
Frank Field has been the MP for Birkenhead since 1979.[1] He is also a member of the advisory council for the Centre for Social Justice.[2]
Anti-abortion campaign
In 2001 Field campaigned with Conservative MP Nadine Dorries and anti-abortion lobbyists to create a counselling service that they hoped would cut UK abortions by 60,000 a year. These views were condemned by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) and Marie Stopes who argued that 'another layer of counselling could cause distress by delaying access to abortions'.[3]
Affiliations
Centre for Social Cohesion - Advisory Council Member | Reform - Advisory Board member | Centre for Social Justice - Advisory Council Member
Notes
- ↑ Biography, Frank Field - Your MP for Birkenhead, accessed 16 February 2010.
- ↑ Advisory Council, Frank Field, Centre for Social Justice, Accessed 02-September-2012
- ↑ Polly Curtis, Ministers back anti-abortion lobby reforms, The Guardian, 28-August-2011, Accessed 2-September-2012
