Submissions
CMF regularly makes submissions to Government and other consultations on issues of ethical importance. All of our submissions are accessible here.
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Submission to the Welsh Government White Paper on organ and tissue donation - 31/1/2012
Plans for new legislation for organ donation in Wales to introduce a 'soft opt-out system' - otherwise known as 'presumed consent' - will permit doctors to remove organs and tissue from any dead patient, unless they had specifically registered a formal objection to it, or their families give consent. Read full CMF submission…
CMF Submission to Parliamentary Inquiry: ‘Clearing the Ground’ (November 2011) - 21/12/2011
A parliamentary inquiry to consider the situation facing Christians in the UK today, entitled 'Clearing the Ground', seeks to bring clarity about the challenges that Christians face with regard to the law, and to make recommendations as to what changes to the law might be beneficial and encourage the church to have confidence in its engagement in...
Submission to Department of Education Review of Personal, Social, Health and Economics (PSHE) Education - 30/11/2011
The Government conducted an internal review to determine how to support schools to improve the quality of teaching of personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education, including giving teachers the flexibility to use their judgement about how best to deliver PSHE education. This request for representations sought views on the core body of...
Submission to BCAP on the regulation of post-conception advice services - 8/8/2011
BCAP (The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice) sets and reviews the rules for broadcast advertising. It has proposed that rules preventing commercial abortion providers from advertising on TV should be relaxed. It also proposed to make any post-conception advice services (PCAS) state on their adverts if they do not directly refer for...
Submission to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on Quality Standards Programme: End of life care for adults - 22/7/2011
This quality standard covers all settings in which care is provided by health and social care staff to adults approaching the end of life and adults who die suddenly or after a very brief illness. It sets out markers of care for adults approaching the end of life and also covers support for their families and carers. The CMF submission to this...
Submission to the Royal College of Psychiatrists Review on Induced Abortion and Mental Health
- 29/6/2011
The Department of Health has funded the RCPsych to carry out a major review of the mental health impact of abortion on women. This report is likely to influence any future Government policy and advice on the health consequences and care of women post abortion. “ The focus of the review is to consider the question from a woman's point of view, that...
Submission to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics consultation on Emerging Biotechnologies: ethical issues - 23/6/2011
On April 4 2011 the Nuffield Council issued a consultation calling for views and evidence on the ethical issues raised by emerging biotechnologies. (www.nuffieldbioethics.org /emerging-biotechnologies) The Nuffield Council is interested in the way society and policy makers respond to new biotechnologies and how benefits from these technologies can...
Submission on presumed consent for organ donation - 17/5/2011
Summary - - Christian Medical Fellowship is described (1-3) - CMF makes no comment on the legal issues arising from the devolution settlement (4) - We express ethical and public policy concerns about the concept of presumed consent for organ donation (5-10) - We conclude that presumed consent should not be introduced anywhere in the UK (11) - We...
Submission to RCoG consultation - care of women requesting induced abortion - 24/2/2011
CMF Submission to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists consultation onThe Care of Women requesting Induced Abortion - On 14 February 2011 CMF became aware of the presence on the RCOG website of a draft revised guideline on this controversial topic. It had been posted on 21 January and the deadline for the consultation was...
Submission from Christian Medical Fellowship to The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on revising their 2007 Guidance on Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Under-18 Conceptions - 7/2/2011
Between 24 January and 7 February, NICE ran an online consultation for stakeholders on reviewing the official 50-page 2007 guidance , a comprehensive and in itself well-written review in the formal language of epidemiology of the evidence base for the detailed 2007 advice. The guidance was due for routine review, and the consultation was an...
