The Seeds of Destruction

We might well be witnessing the passage through Parliament of the vilest Bill in its history, even in the face of so much very stiff competition. Not content with abolishing fatherhood, and not content with abolishing the distinction between human beings and animals, MPs are now preparing to allow one’s own stem cells to be grown into sperm cells for the purpose of self-fertilisation. Fatherhood will thus be abolished not just legally (as if that were not bad enough), but even biologically. All on a three-line Whip on the Labour side, at least.

Of course, all manner of marvels are promised as the results of this innovation. The same was said about embryonic stem-cell research, which even the scientific community itself is now moving away from, since it has delivered precisely nothing, in marked contrast to adult stem-cell research. But, of course, the real agenda there were not, and the real agenda here are not, medical or otherwise scientific at all.

If Catholic and other Ministers of the Crown are so unhappy with this Bill (and if not, why not?), then they should resign from the Government. Likewise, if Catholic and other MPs and peers are so unhappy with this Bill (and if not, why not?), then they should resign from the Labour Party. They would be very warmly welcomed home.