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:In the 1980s, as sponsor of the [[Responsible Society]], Peel accused two government departments - Education, and Health and Social Security - of encouraging girls under 16 to have sexual intercourse. | :In the 1980s, as sponsor of the [[Responsible Society]], Peel accused two government departments - Education, and Health and Social Security - of encouraging girls under 16 to have sexual intercourse. | ||
| − | + | :"Young girls," he wrote in a booklet, "are the victims of exploitation by unscrupulous adults, by misleading information in popular teenage magazines; by pernicious theories from some 'trendy' experts; all leading to the glorification of sex for physical satisfaction alone." He also had strong reservations about research on human embryos.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1506770/Sir-John-Peel.html Sir John Peel], Obituaries, ''Daily Telegraph'', 2 January 2006.</ref> | |
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Revision as of 11:02, 26 March 2012
Moral conservative activist
Peel was a suppoter of Family and Youth Concern. According to an obituary in the Telegraph:
- In the 1980s, as sponsor of the Responsible Society, Peel accused two government departments - Education, and Health and Social Security - of encouraging girls under 16 to have sexual intercourse.
- "Young girls," he wrote in a booklet, "are the victims of exploitation by unscrupulous adults, by misleading information in popular teenage magazines; by pernicious theories from some 'trendy' experts; all leading to the glorification of sex for physical satisfaction alone." He also had strong reservations about research on human embryos.[1]
Resources
- Sir John Peel, Obituaries, Daily Telegraph, 2 January 2006.
Notes
- ↑ Sir John Peel, Obituaries, Daily Telegraph, 2 January 2006.
