Submissions

CMF regularly makes submissions to Government and other consultations on issues of ethical importance. All of our submissions are accessible here.

UK Government DoH Consultation on introducing 'opt-out' consent for organ and tissue donation in England (28/02/2018)

The government considers that it is the right time to revisit the issue of consent and to change the legal default on consent for organ and tissue donation in England....

Submission to Govt Consultation on Changes to the teaching of Sex & Relationship Education and PSHE (19/02/2018)

CMF has responded to the Government's call for evidence on its new classroom subject of Relationships Education which will apply to all primary schools in England. Proposals are to teach...

Welsh Government consultation on provision of abortion services for women from NI (08/02/2018)

Response from the Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF)CMF was founded in 1949 and is an interdenominational organisation with over 5,000 British doctor members in all branches of medicine. A registered charity,...

Public Health England - Informed Choice Consultation (16/11/2017)

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is consulting on its guidance covering the development, production and review of information to support all UK population screening programmes. Their aim is...

Submission to NHS England Consultation on Specialised Gender Identity Services for Adults (19/10/2017)

NHS England has been holding a 12-week public consultation on proposals for new service specifications that, if adopted, describe how specialised gender identity services for adults will be commissioned and...

Submission to UN Draft General Comment on Article 6 of OHCHR Convenant (09/10/2017)

In July 2017, during its 120th session, the UN Human Rights Committee finalised its first reading of draft General Comment on article 6 [Right to Life] of the Covenant and...

Guideline scope - Termination of pregnancy (18/07/2017)

Published 20 July 2017 The Department of Health in England has asked NICE to develop a new guideline on Termination of Pregnancy. Around one in three women will have...

Nuffield Council on Bioethics: Genome Editing and Human Reproduction (update) (29/06/2017)

The Council has invited updates from its 2016 consultation on ethical issues around genome editing. Our submission to this new consultation is similar to the one we provided in 2016....

Scottish Government: Organ and Tissue Donation (20/03/2017)

This consultation looks at two ways potentially to increase numbers of deceased organ and tissue donors in Scotland. Full consultation document here.In its response, CMF argues that, though supporting efforts...

General Pharmaceutical Council - Personals Values and Beliefs (09/03/2017)

The General Pharmaceutical Council has been consulting on religion, personal values and beliefs in delivering person-centred care in pharmacy; full consultation document here. They propose changes to their professional guidance...