Citizen TV Station Launches Programme for Decriminalisation of Abortion
New report by London charity argues for the decriminalisation of abortion, suggesting that widely divergent views on when life matters cannot be solved by science, or the personal predilections of MPs but can be accommodated if it is made a matter of personal choice for the women concerned and doctors who provide abortion services.
London, United Kingdom, October 12, 2012 --(PR.com)-- As MP's outdo each other with calls to cut the time limit for abortion provision, WORLDbytes, the online citizen TV station, has today launched the programme "Abortion: The civilised solution".
On the programme young Londoners engage in an "on the sofa" discussion on abortion with Dr Ellie Lee, Director of the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies and reader in social policy at the University of Kent.
In a civilised society, Dr Lee explains, we need to make it possible for everyone to act according to their needs and views. In practice, she argues, this requires the decriminalisation of abortion and she tells us the Sarah Catt case provides a cast iron argument for that. Not everyone will agree the stage at which life matters, she points out, and not everyone on the sofa agrees with Dr Lee.
Director Ceri Dingle said today: “This timely ‘on the sofa’ discussion is a must for everyone concerned with where this debate is heading. To date the media has reported the issue as though opposing views on abortion can never be accommodated. This is clearly not the case and Dr Lee refreshingly sets the record straight. If abortion is allowed to be a matter of personal choice for the women and doctors involved, not a legal matter, not a matter for science or MP’s predilections and posturing, it is perfectly possible for everyone to maintain and act upon their own views and needs at any given time.”
The programme Abortion: The civilised solution is available to watch on WORLDbytes at:
http://www.worldbytes.org/abortion-the-civilised-solution/
WORLDbytes welcomes reproduction, embedding and sharing of this report.
For more information and interviews contact:
Ceri Dingle or Viv Regan at: info@worldbytes.org Tel: +44 (0)20 8985 5435
Notes to editors:
WORLDbytes is a unique online Citizen TV channel featuring reports and programmes created by young volunteers learning to shoot 'on the job'. Its programmes aim to get behind the headlines and promote a people-first perspective on a wide-range of issues. The channel's credo is "don't shout at the telly, change the message on it".
WORLDbytes is run by the education charity WORLDwrite, registered charity number 1060869. The charity champions quality citizen reporting and provides free film training to make this possible.
For more information, please visit: www.worldwrite.org.uk & www.worldbytes.org
Dr Ellie Lee is Reader in Social Policy at the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent.
For more information and interviews email E.J.Lee@kent.ac.uk Tel : 01227 827526
On the programme young Londoners engage in an "on the sofa" discussion on abortion with Dr Ellie Lee, Director of the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies and reader in social policy at the University of Kent.
In a civilised society, Dr Lee explains, we need to make it possible for everyone to act according to their needs and views. In practice, she argues, this requires the decriminalisation of abortion and she tells us the Sarah Catt case provides a cast iron argument for that. Not everyone will agree the stage at which life matters, she points out, and not everyone on the sofa agrees with Dr Lee.
Director Ceri Dingle said today: “This timely ‘on the sofa’ discussion is a must for everyone concerned with where this debate is heading. To date the media has reported the issue as though opposing views on abortion can never be accommodated. This is clearly not the case and Dr Lee refreshingly sets the record straight. If abortion is allowed to be a matter of personal choice for the women and doctors involved, not a legal matter, not a matter for science or MP’s predilections and posturing, it is perfectly possible for everyone to maintain and act upon their own views and needs at any given time.”
The programme Abortion: The civilised solution is available to watch on WORLDbytes at:
http://www.worldbytes.org/abortion-the-civilised-solution/
WORLDbytes welcomes reproduction, embedding and sharing of this report.
For more information and interviews contact:
Ceri Dingle or Viv Regan at: info@worldbytes.org Tel: +44 (0)20 8985 5435
Notes to editors:
WORLDbytes is a unique online Citizen TV channel featuring reports and programmes created by young volunteers learning to shoot 'on the job'. Its programmes aim to get behind the headlines and promote a people-first perspective on a wide-range of issues. The channel's credo is "don't shout at the telly, change the message on it".
WORLDbytes is run by the education charity WORLDwrite, registered charity number 1060869. The charity champions quality citizen reporting and provides free film training to make this possible.
For more information, please visit: www.worldwrite.org.uk & www.worldbytes.org
Dr Ellie Lee is Reader in Social Policy at the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent.
For more information and interviews email E.J.Lee@kent.ac.uk Tel : 01227 827526
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Ceri Dingle
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For more information and interviews contact:
Viv Regan
Email: vivregan@btconnect.com
Tel: +44 (0)7939 449 604 or +44 (0)20 8985 5435
Ceri Dingle
02089855435
www.worldwrite.org.uk
For more information and interviews contact:
Viv Regan
Email: vivregan@btconnect.com
Tel: +44 (0)7939 449 604 or +44 (0)20 8985 5435
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