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Big questions remain Review by Peter Saunders CMF Chief Executive The Court of Appeal ruled on 10 November that the NHS in England can fund a drug that can reduce the chance of people catching HIV whilst engaging in high-risk sexual activities. (1) The once-a-day pill known as PrEP, tradenamed Truvada,...
Many of our colleagues are sceptical of the miraculous elements in the life of Jesus Christ: the virgin birth, the healing miracles and the resurrection. They 'know' as health professionals that such things are medically impossible. But the real miracle, on which all rests, and which we celebrate at Christmas, is...
Eugenics by another name Review by Peter Saunders CMF Chief Executive The government, on 30 October, approved a new test for pregnant women that will make it much easier to detect and destroy babies with Down's syndrome (DS) in utero. According to the BBC, the non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) will be...
'When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?' (1) We live in times when the very foundations of our civilisation are being destroyed: the NHS with its burgeoning needs and shrinking budgets, mounting national debt, political and economic uncertainty following 'Brexit', the threat of Islamic fundamentalism, creeping...
A recent report from the Oasis Trust (1) presented a challenge to the government, public sector and the church to work more closely and creatively together on providing services. A report from the Cinnamon Trust last year (2) showed that faith groups make a major contribution to all aspects of...
On 21 June the Annual Representative Meeting (ARM) of the British Medical Association (BMA) in Belfast voted against going neutral on assisted suicide by a two to one majority. (1) Delegates rejected motion 80, 'that this meeting believes that the BMA should adopt a neutral stance on assisted dying', by 198...
2016 sees record conference attendances If Christ is not raised, the apostles are knaves and the church deserves to die, declared Professor Don Carson at the CMF National Conference in April. At the heart of our faith is the fact that 'Christ died for our sins in accordance with the...
Being engaged but morally distinctive We are now living in a post- Christian society and working in a post-Christian health service. But how are we to live in such a context? It's precisely for this kind of situation that the story of the prophet Daniel is so instructive. When Jerusalem fell...
Changing views of transsexuality are making waves in popular culture, politics and medicine. This File examines these developments from a Christian and scientific perspective and will be of interest to health professionals, pastors, churches, organisations and families relating to people with gender dysphoria (previously gender identity disorder). It updates a...
Peter Saunders explains CMF's vision for the next five years. CMF exists to glorify God by uniting and equipping Christian doctors and medical students to live and speak for Jesus Christ in medicine. We are called to be faithful to God's great commission (Matthew 28:19-20) and great commandment (John 13:34-35) against...
