Tag: disability

When is charity appropriate?

renton Sun Jun 08, 2008 at 08:39:55 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, has jumped 13,000ft out of a plane to raise money for families of soldiers injured in Afghanistan. At the same time, on any given airfield, in any given fun run, someone somewhere is raising money for the basic education or maintenance of disabled children.  When exactly is charity appropriate?




Abortion and disability discrimination

Anne Q Mon Dec 03, 2007 at 01:43:08 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

An important debate is happening in the House of Lords this week.  An amendment has been tabled to end the discriminatory nature of abortion legislation.  The law currently permits an abortion to be conducted right up to birth, when any disability has been detected, whereas it is a criminal offence to abort an able-bodied fetus after 24 weeks.  Clearly, a case of one law for the able-bodied another for the disabled.  I hope our peers support this important amendment.