Extract from third reading of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill (private bill) - Oct 26
Saturday, 27 October 2018 11:03
Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con):...I am quite a religious person, and
Members will know from some of my previous speeches the role I play
in my local church. This Bill does not raise any issues for me, but
I respect the fact that it does for some groups out there. I
suspect that many Members will not have seen the reassuring email
that has come into my inbox while we have been in the House today
from the Board of Deputies of British Jews, forwarding a
letter from the Minister setting out a...Request free trial
(Torbay) (Con):...I am
quite a religious person, and Members will know from some of my
previous speeches the role I play in my local church. This Bill
does not raise any issues for me, but I respect the fact that it
does for some groups out there. I suspect that many Members will
not have seen the reassuring email that has come into my inbox
while we have been in the House today from the Board of Deputies of
British Jews, forwarding a letter from the Minister
setting out a number of reassurances and making it clear that the
Board of Deputies is reassured by what has been said and does not
see a reason for any objections on the grounds of its faith...
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
and Social Care (Jackie Doyle-Price):...We know that the
issue is taboo in some communities. Some people believe that there
are reasons of faith for not supporting transplantation. We have
been working with various faith leaders to develop messages and
materials to reassure people that the practice is consistent with
their beliefs. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for
Torbay (Kevin Foster) for mentioning that the Board of Deputies of
British Jews supports the Bill. We have had
similar conversations with representatives of the Hindu faith, the
Sikh faith and the Muslim faith, as well as with Christian
churches...
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