Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill

Part of Orders of the Day – in the House of Commons at 6:21 pm on 12 May 2008.

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Photo of Gary Streeter Gary Streeter Conservative, South West Devon 6:21, 12 May 2008

I will not, if my hon. Friend does not mind.

I think Members will accept from their constituency experience that those are some of the hardest disorders and complaints to treat. I do not think we are doing particularly well at looking after people with mental health needs up and down the country, but many suffer from such psychological challenges because of their own upbringing. They may, for instance, have experienced extreme behaviour during their childhood. We should not seek a physical cure for one child at the expense of possible additional mental challenges for others. As Immanuel Kant said, humans should be an end in themselves, never a means.