Submissions

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

A New Legal Framework for Abortion Services in Northern Ireland (17/12/2019)

Under the terms of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Act 2019, recently passed by the Parliament, and in the continuing absence of a sitting Assembly in Belfast, the UK Government...

Building families through surrogacy: a new law (22/10/2019)

Surrogacy has been around for a very long time. However, the development of surrogacy that does not use the surrogate's own eggs, has only been possible following the development of...

Organs and tissues to be excluded from the new system of organ and tissue donation in England (known as “opt-out” or “deemed consent”) (20/08/2019)

The government recently passed a law to change the rules for organ donation in England from 2020. The law introduced a system commonly called "opt-out" or "deemed consent".When the law...

General Pharmaceutical Council: draft proposed guidance for pharmacist prescribers (01/07/2019)

The guidance sets out nine key areas that relate to the provision of safe and effective prescribing and are, for the most part, non-contentious. However, no provision for freedom of...

(19/06/2019)

NICE (The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) has consulted in its new draft guidance for Termination of Pregnancy. This guidance would make the process of accessing an...

The Science and Technology Committee inquiry into commercial genomics: Response from the Christian Medical Fellowship (23/04/2019)

CMF has submitted a response to an inquiry into commercial genomic testing. Given the limited benefits and the serious dangers of obtaining genetic information in this setting, there are reasons...

Submission to the 72nd Session of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (29/01/2019)

Response to paragraph 19 of the List of Issues and Questions to the Eighth Periodic Report of the UK. The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women...

Reducing family conflict: Reform of the legal requirements for divorce (10/12/2018) (13/12/2018)

Under existing divorce law, one of five 'facts' must be proven to show a marriage has broken down irretrievably. The Government plans to remove these and replace it with divorce...

Being a Christian in the UK today – an Inquiry by Christians in Parliament (16/12/2018) (12/12/2018)

An Inquiry into 'Being a Christian in the UK Today', led by the Christians in Parliament All-Party Parliamentary Group, seeks to explore the experience of Christians in the UK in...

Inquiry into Abortion Law in Northern Ireland (07/12/2018)

The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee has launched an Inquiry into Abortion Law in Northern Ireland. CMF has made a submission The existing abortion law in NI recognises...