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Response from CMF to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee's new Inquiry into Government Proposals for the Regulation of Hybrid and Chimera Embryos (22/01/2007)

Executive Summary - (numbers refer to paragraphs) 1-3. We introduce Christian Medical Fellowship's status and relevant core beliefs, and list relevant submissions made to other recent inquiries. 4-5. We...
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When is an embryo? (nucleus - summer 2006)

The use of embryos within modern medical research and treatment has created a flurry of ethical discussion. There was a time when the intricacies of embryonic development were unknown to us. Pregnancy and childbirth were firmly within the 'mysteries' of nature and any discussion about beginning and ending early life...

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The moral status of the embryo (nucleus - summer 2006)

The moral status of the human embryo is central to contemporary debates on the ethics of cloning, embryo research, stem cell research, genetic engineering, assisted reproduction, preimplantation diagnosis, genetic screening, post-coital contraception and the production of chimaeras and 'non-organismal entities'. Although the language predominantly used in the media is...

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The Soul of the Embryo (Book Review) (triple helix - spring 2006)

The Soul of the Embryo begins by considering the account of creation in the Hebrew Scriptures. It then considers the largely mistaken but nevertheless influential foundations of Western thinking about embryology as laid down by Hippocrates and Aristotle. The widespread and approved practices of abortion and infanticide in ancient Greek...

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Natallie Evans fails at European Court

8th March 2006: Scotsman Report - 8 March 2006
https://http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=348722006

CMF calls for moratorium on 'virgin conception' research (13/09/2005)

The Christian Medical Fellowship has responded to news of the creation of Britain's first 'virgin conception' human embryos by calling on the government to rein in the Human Fertilisation and...
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Dunstan, the embryo and Christian tradition (triple helix - summer 2005)

With the debate on cloning and embryo experimentation raging on, it is more important than ever to decide how we view early embryos. Should they be protected from destructive experimentation? Or would it be a waste not to make use of them? Christians have sometimes looked to the Early Church...

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Italian vote should cause British government to rethink on infertility, says CMF (14/06/2005)

The Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) has applauded the opposition of the Italian people to attempts to legalise embryo research and disposal - and called on the British government to rethink...
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CMF response to the HFEA consultation, 'The Regulation of Donor-Assisted Conception' (04/02/2005)

Introduction One of CMFs aims is to promote Christian values, especially in bioethics and healthcare, among doctors and medical students, in the church and in society. Our interest in this...
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Donor sibling treatment on the NHS

25th November 2004: Three UK health authorities have agreed to fund controversial 'saviour sibling' treatment on the NHS, with another eight or nine considering a similar move. The process will be used to treat children suffering mainly from genetic blood disorders. It...
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(published: Telegraph 2004; 25 November, Guardian 2004; 25 November, bbc.co.uk 2002; 20 December)

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