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EPISODE · Jun 23, 2014 · 1H 21M

Kermit Gosnell & the abortion debate - Unbelievable?

from Unbelievable? · host Justin Brierley

In the USA Kermit Gosnell is being tried on counts of murdering children born alive in illegal late-term abortions at his unsanitary practise in Philadelphia. Dr Trevor Stammers is a Christian former GP who refused to personally refer women for abortion. Dr Evan Harris is a former Liberal Democrat MP and atheist who believes that women should have the choice to terminate their pregnancy. They discuss the Gosnell case with Telegraph journalist Timothy Stanley, one of the first in the UK to report the case in the mainstream press after claims of a "media blackout". They also discuss the case of Savita Halappanavar in Ireland, who died from a miscarriage after being refused an abortion, as well as the current abortion law in the UK. Dr Trevor Stammers is speaking on abortion at Unbelievable? the Conference 2013 on Sat 25 May www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable2013 For more debates between Christians and non-Christians visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation via Facebook and Twitter For Trevor Stammers http://www.cmf.org.uk/publications/authors/?id=20 For Evan Harris http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Harris For Tim Stanley's Telegraph article on Gosnell http://goo.gl/u1fdU Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 23 July 2011 - Are there good reasons for abortion? Madeleine Flannagan & Wendy Savage Unbelievable? 23 Jan 2010 - Abortion - Pro-choice Evan Harris MP vs Pro-life Sarah Macken

In the USA Kermit Gosnell is being tried on counts of murdering children born alive in illegal late-term abortions at his unsanitary practise in Philadelphia. Dr Trevor Stammers is a Christian former GP who refused to personally refer women for abortion. Dr Evan Harris is a former Liberal Democrat MP and atheist who believes that women should have the choice to terminate their pregnancy. They discuss the Gosnell case with Telegraph journalist Timothy Stanley, one of the first in the UK to report the case in the mainstream press after claims of a "media blackout". They also discuss the case of Savita Halappanavar in Ireland, who died from a miscarriage after being refused an abortion, as well as the current abortion law in the UK. Dr Trevor Stammers is speaking on abortion at Unbelievable? the Conference 2013 on Sat 25 May www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable2013 For more debates between Christians and non-Christians visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation via Facebook and Twitter For Trevor Stammers http://www.cmf.org.uk/publications/authors/?id=20 For Evan Harris http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Harris For Tim Stanley's Telegraph article on Gosnell http://goo.gl/u1fdU Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 23 July 2011 - Are there good reasons for abortion? Madeleine Flannagan & Wendy Savage Unbelievable? 23 Jan 2010 - Abortion - Pro-choice Evan Harris MP vs Pro-life Sarah Macken

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