subject: British Cabinet Crisis Triggered Animal Embryo Bill - Human Animal Embryo - The Pharmaceutical [print this page] British government approved earlier this year, since the human animal hybrid embryo research, science, ethics and religious people around the world set off a tit for tat debate this storm. Legislative measures intended to support the research of Brown's government is now facing unprecedented challenges. British media said as many as 12 cabinet ministers hinted that if the mandatory vote for the "artificial insemination and embryo bill," they might have resigned in protest.
Brown issued a "Class A mobilization order"
According to British media reports, in order to ensure the bill in May this year in the British Parliament passed the lower house, Brown decided not to allow Labour MPs and ministers on the "artificial insemination and embryo bill" vote against, otherwise they will face party internal disciplinary action, the initiative is the so-called "three-line whip to make." Prior to the vote on the bill in the House of Lords, Labour MPs have received this instruction.
Implemented according to the British political party, "party whip" system, responsible for communicating the views of the party leadership, supervision and conduct of a member of the party vote in particular, the "party whip" will issue three types according to different circumstances, "whip Order." If it is "first-line whip to make", the party members can choose not to vote; "second-line whip to make", the party members must vote, but if you do not vote according to the instructions of the party will not be party action; "three line whip to make the" most strictly equivalent to "Class Mobilization", not only to vote, must vote according to the instructions of the party, or face sanctions, including losing his or promoted hopeless, when the next election will not help the party's election or nomination of the Department. The most serious is the "lifting of the party whip," so arbitrary you from voting, that is expelled from the party.
Labour Party had in the hunt, the House of Lords reform, on issues such as drinking water fluoride party members are allowed to vote freely, the mandatory order to promote embryo research is not difficult to see that Brown's determination. In addition to the Labor Party, the Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats none of the two major opposition party members vote to interfere.
Game between the Government and the Church This made a
Brown, immediately attracted a lot of dissatisfaction with the Labour Party members, Defense Secretary Des Catholic? Brown, Transport Minister Ruth? Kelly and Welsh Secretary of State Paul? Murphy and several "party whip" is reservations about this bill. Catholic Church in England and Wales, Cardinal O'Connor, 23, called on Labour to give Catholic members and members of other religions the right to vote freely, a statement on the matter so far, the highest level of clergy.
View of this, the British Labor Party Chief "party whip" Jeff? Hoon exception of the dissenting members and the minister spared, allowing them to write applications to abstain from voting, but some I was disappointed, but is required to vote against that day. A Labor Party sources said: "There might be 12 ministers resign, or they may say," I will vote against, you can dismiss me "."
This "internal conflict" undoubtedly to support the Labour Government continues to decline even worse. Support this bill Catholic Labour MP Jim? Divinyi said: "This should be a vote based on conscience. I do not want my colleagues to resign." Other Labor officials put the blame the Catholic Church, accusing its "attempt to influence government policies "," to disturb the people by spreading rumors. "
British Health Secretary Alan? Johnson, 23, insisted the evening, the Government will work with Catholic Labour MPs a compromise plan to ensure they do not violate their own beliefs to vote. According to a popular version of the compromise, the party might be allowed to hold the strongest opposition members voted against, but the number shall not affect the passage of the bill.
Represents a total of more than 200 patients in the United Kingdom Medical Research Foundation Charity Fund Association and the genes of interest groups have written to all members, urging them to support the bill. They said in the letter: "This research can contribute significantly to some of our serious disease affecting millions of people understand."
Animal hybrid embryos for research were the British Government to support the process is that it get more and more people support the process. September 3, 2007 released a public opinion survey, 61% of those surveyed believe that the strict supervision and cure disease benefit under the premise of this study support available. Public attitudes to promote British artificial insemination and Embryology Authority (HFEA) in the month, the University of King's College London and Newcastle University scientists, who animal hybrid embryos for research has made "in principle, but must be individually reviewed," the resolution. January 17, 2008, the two research universities received official approval HFEA.
