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Voluntary Adoption Sector (21 Feb 2007): Michael Weir: ...do with Catholic adoption agencies that affects Scotland. I stress that I personally support the regulations. I note in passing that although there has been much comment on rights, no couple—gay or heterosexual—has a right to adopt. We should be considering the rights of the child, which seem to be lost in much of the smoke and fury around the issue. As I have said, I...
Voluntary Adoption Sector (21 Feb 2007): Michael Weir: Is the hon. Gentleman aware that when legislation went through the Scottish Parliament allowing gay adoption, a guarantee was given by a Minister that it would not affect the work of Catholic adoption agencies? That will now be overridden by the operation of the sexual orientation regulations made in this place.
Sexual Health (30 Oct 2001): Mr Michael Weir: ...has changed over the years. Last year saw the highest levels of HIV infection on record in Scotland, and the number of new cases of HIV diagnosed among heterosexuals was almost the same as among gay men—60 compared with 61. That shows that AIDS has moved out of the groups that were originally hit, and is hitting people throughout the population. It has been suggested that Scotland's...

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