Submissions

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

Relationships and Sex Education - Government Consultation (07/11/2018)

The Department for Education's (DfE) consultation on 'Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education, and Health Education' closed on 7 November 2018. The DfE is proposing that primary schools be required...

Reform of the Gender Recognition Act – Government Consultation (17/10/2018)

The Government's public consultation on possible means to make it simpler and easier for people in England and Wales to change their legal gender concludes on 19 October. Prime Minister...

Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Bill (04/09/2018)

On 8 June the Scottish Government introduced the Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Bill. The stated aim of the Bill is to introduce an opt-out system of organ and tissue donation...

Clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) and adults who lack the capacity to consent (09/08/2018)

Guidance for decision making in England and Wales The British Medical Association (BMA) is undertaking a consultation over clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) and adults who lack the capacity to...

HFEA Code of Practice 9th Edition 2018 (14/06/2018)

Published: 23 April 2018 The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is undertaking a consultation on changes to its Code of Practice 9th Edition. CMF submitted a response to several...

Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (29/05/2018)

The Scottish Government is undertaking a consultation over proposals to reform its Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. CMF has submitted a response to Chapter 11, concerning Advance Directives....

Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 Proposals for Reform (30/04/2018)

CMF has a particular interest in the care of dying persons. A significant proportion of our members are involved in palliative medicine and hospice care, many of them in Scotland.This...

NICE Review of antenatal care (17/04/2018)

NICE intends to update their Guidance on Antenatal Care and have issued a draft scope for consultation. Service delivery and provision of care have changed considerably since the last...

Inquiry into Fetal Development and Activity (21/03/2018)

The Inquiry has been launched by the All Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group (APPPG) to establish and assess the state of current evidence regarding fetal development and activity, identifying how current...

Scottish Government Consultation on Review of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (28/02/2018)

The Government in Scotland is consulting over a review of the process by which people in Scotland may apply for recognition of their acquired gender identity. Self-declaration, we believe, would...