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Harley Street landlords ban abortion clinics
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6356521.stmClinics offering abortions and cosmetic surgery have been banned from opening in the UK's most famous medical district.
The move has been made by Howard de Walden Estate, which owns many of the properties in London's Harley Street.
The Howard de Walden Estate said no new licences would be granted for either cosmetic surgery or abortions and those currently practising such procedures would not have their licences renewed.
Simon Baynham, managing director of the Howard de Walden Estate, told the Estates Gazette magazine: "There are still doctors doing certain procedures that we'd rather were not here.
"So we are steering a course that will restrict them. These doctors have old leases and the policy is new. It'll take time to work such tenants out."
[...]Julia Millington, of the Prolife Alliance, which is against abortions, said: "We congratulate Howard de Walden on their stand.
"If a woman is in need of emergency intervention in a life and death situation she would go to an NHS hospitals so it is not about putting women at risk."
So much for fucking tolerance eh?
Such people are not fit to be landlords. Simple as.
Scum :mad:
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It's not just abortions they're banning.
I know, banning boob jobs is the thin end of the wedge.
Reading the story despite the normal rentagob comments from pro and anti-choice side it doesn't seem that the moral side of arbortion is the issue, rather that they're moving to being a centre of medical excellence rather than about lifestyle medicine.
Do you really believe for one second that they're kicking them out for any other reason than personal beliefs? Please...
Do you really belief that big companies allow personal beliefs to get in the way of profit?
And why does that ban cosmetic surgery as well. As far as I'm aware people don't tend to picket cosmetic surgeons so it would seem to be that most people don't view it as a major moral issue.
Well?
The fact that they see abortion as a "lifestyle" procedure tells you all you need to know.
But no, it has nothing to do with personal beliefs... :rolleyes:
no, it's got nothing to do with personal beliefs.
Well what? They also want to stop cosmetic surgery.
P'haps they feel that being seen as a way for rich students to get rid of unwanted pregnancies and multi-millionaire actress expand their bustline isn't tthe image that they want to put forward if they're looking to be a centre for medical excellence.
If you want to run a private abortion clinic they're plenty opf other landlords who'll want your business.
It's understandable to ban cosmetic surgery, that is a lifestyle choice. It is not a lifestyle choice that women have autonomy over their own bodies, it is a human right.
I suspect that you and Fiend know as fully as I do that this move has everything to do with personal beliefs and bugger all with banning 'lifestyle' medicine. But perhaps you can't bring yourselves to say that landlords should not ban potential tenants because of personally-held beliefs.
If only you were to take everybody's claims for granted just as easily as on this occasion...
The press release is one monumental pile of contradicting garbage, which I will be more than happy to dissect later when I get home.
It doesn't apply to rape cases only. Abortion is a very complex and serious issue, and to deem it as 'lifestyle' is nothing but patronising bullshit.
Indeed.
Maybe they shouldn't help people with smoking related illness either... Now that IS about lifestyle.
Or they could refuse treatment to gay people, using the arguement of "it is their land". There'd be a huge uproar then.
Of course. Abortion is never easy to cope with, it's not like buying a new pair of Converse or going out on the piss. People don't wake up next to their lovers and say "hey Geoff, you know what? I really feel like having an abortion today." It usually, if not always will be women who feel vulnerable, guilty or terrified.
I don't believe the PR though- they're not banning cosmetic surgery, it should be noted, they're just banning abortions. So you can still have your tits blown up and your arse shrunk down, but if you should dare to get pregnant, its tough cheese.
Personally i couldn't give a rat's ass if 100% of all abortions were undertaken because of "lifestyle" issues, its the woman's choice to decide what happens to her body. She doesn't want a baby, she doesn't have a baby. There's nothing at all wrong with that. I don't see why a woman should feel guilty about it, I don't see why she's a "murderer" (and yes, I do accept that foetuses can feel things, but I don't accept that they are alive until they are born).
from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6356521.stm
There are presently no abortion clinics on Harley Street. This will now remain the case it seems. There are lots of abortion clinics on other streets in London. Big deal.
Well the law around abortion and contraception is very poor as it stands. When a pharmacist can refuse to dispense the MAP there is something very very wrong.
Whilst I support somebody's right to an abortion lets be clear, the majority of abortions aren't carried out for serious medical reasons...
So a woman should only have the right to her body if it's purely for very extreme cases? What about her career?
What is a "serious" medical reason? What's your proof of motive (especially as the law is clear on abortion reasons). And why does it matter anyway?
Either you support the right of a woman to choose her own reproductive destiny, or you don't. There isn't a middle ground.
I couldn't give a rat's ass if a woman decides that she doesn't want her baby because she can't afford it, or because her career would suffer. They're valid reasons for her so they're valid reasons for me. Why do you care?
You have Tank Girl
That quote from the original piece is the most stupid thing I've ever read. That's like saying you shouldn't have breast cancer operations done in private hospitals as if it were really needed she could just go on the NHS.
If anything going private could be considered more humane as it would get done quicker so the foetus would be less developed than if a NHS waiting list was involved.