Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] — saviour siblings — definition of serious illness — 21 Jan 2008 at 16:36
This amendment seeks to place more stringent limits on the conditions under which saviour sibling tissue-typing can happen, by defining what a 'serious' condition is.
moved Amendment No. 33A:
Schedule 2, page 56, line 8, at end insert-
"(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c) and (d) "serious" means life-threatening or impairing severely the quality of life of a person with the disability, illness or condition."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 33A) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 138; Not-Contents, 167.
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Party Summary
Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.
What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.
What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.| Party | Majority (Not-Content) | Minority (Content) | Turnout |
| Bishop | 0 | 6 | 23.1% |
| Con | 1 | 70 (+1 tell) | 34.8% |
| Crossbench | 13 | 44 (+1 tell) | 30.7% |
| DUP | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 119 (+2 tell) | 2 | 55.7% |
| LDem | 30 | 8 | 47.5% |
| UUP | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Total: | 164 | 135 | 41.6% |
Rebel Voters - sorted by party
Lords for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible lord who could have voted in this division
| Name | Party | Vote |
| The Earl of Onslow | Con | no |
| Lord Bhatia | Crossbench | no |
| Lord Carey of Clifton | Crossbench | no |
| Baroness Coussins | Crossbench | no |
| Viscount Craigavon | Crossbench | no |
| Lord Currie of Marylebone | Crossbench | no |
| Baroness D'Souza | Crossbench | no |
| Lord Elystan-Morgan | Crossbench | no |
| Baroness Greengross | Crossbench | no |
| Lord Kerr of Kinlochard | Crossbench | no |
| Baroness Meacher | Crossbench | no |
| Baroness Murphy | Crossbench | no |
| Lord Ouseley | Crossbench | no |
| Baroness Stern | Crossbench | no |
| Lord Clarke of Hampstead | Lab | aye |
| Lord Pendry | Lab | aye |
| Viscount Falkland | LDem | aye |
| Lord Fearn | LDem | aye |
| The Earl of Glasgow | LDem | aye |
| Lord Livsey of Talgarth | LDem | aye |
| Lord Roberts of Llandudno | LDem | aye |
| Lord Thomas of Gresford | LDem | aye |
| Lord Tordoff | LDem | aye |
| Baroness Williams of Crosby | LDem | aye |