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Embryonic stem cells from cloned human embryos – six reasons for caution
The newspapers are full today of the news that scientists in the US state of Oregon have produced embryonic…

Joy, sorrow and satisfaction – medical mission in Ecuador
My own personal journey to becoming a medical missionary began when I finished secondary school and went…

It’s exam time! Can smart drugs make you smarter at this testing time?
While a cup of strong coffee is probably the choice of drink for most people studying for exams, perhaps…

The ‘Groningen protocol’ for euthanasia of disabled babies in the Netherlands
In an interview this morning on BBC Five Live (at 0705) on the Paul Lamb case (listen here) I was asked…

Don’t be fooled by Lord Falconer’s ‘modest’ assisted suicide proposals
Lord Falconer has finally announced that his long awaited assisted suicide bill will be tabled in the…

Doctors should not be forced to provide emergency contraception
The Independent has run the story of a ‘Christian-run NHS GP surgery’ which has apparently ‘attracted…

Several leading bioethicists defend the practice of infanticide this week in leading medical journal
In February 2012 two bioethicists provoked international outrage with an article advocating infanticide.
Writing…

Marie Fleming loses Supreme Court appeal challenging ban on assisted suicide
A 59-year-old Irish woman today lost her Supreme Court challenge to the ban on assisted suicide.
Marie…

What the UK needs to learn from the worldwide Church
Last week there was a meeting between David Cameron and leaders of major UK NGOs on the process to find…

GMC and RCM must now move urgently to review their abortion guidance in light of Glasgow midwives court ruling
Two Roman Catholic midwives have today won a landmark legal battle to avoid taking any part in abortion…

Losing trust – why immunisation programmes fail
What do South Wales, North Nigeria and Northwest Pakistan have in common? They all have outbreaks of…
A catalogue of reasons why Margo Macdonald’s Assisted Suicide Bill should be rejected
An opinion piece in The Guardian on Saturday by the Editor of the Daily Mail in Scotland, Kevin McKenna, provides a powerful critique of Margo MacDonald MSP’s Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill. Mr McKenna highlights that, although Ms MacDonald’s Bill contains safeguards and claims to ensure that only terminally ill people or those suffering from deteriorating progressive conditions can seek […]
Department of Health officials attempt to bring in nurse and home abortion through back door
Doctors will be able to authorise abortions without seeing women and nurses will be authorised to perform abortions and send women home to abort their babies under new draft regulations from the Department of Health. The proposed wide-ranging changes are currently being rushed through in a ‘consultation’ process of which many key stakeholders are apparently […]
Assisted suicide storyline on Coronation Street – Five myths about death and dying
This morning I took part in a debate on the Radio Four Today programme (listen here) about the assisted suicide story to be screened next Monday in a British television drama (see my previous blog on this here). The ITV Soap ‘Coronation Street’ is running a story centred on Hayley Cropper, a transgender character who […]
My Radio Four Today programme debate on the ‘right to die’ cases before the Supreme Court
You can listen to the interview and read a short report on the BBC website. Two men seeking assisted suicide are having their arguments heard by the Supreme Court this week in the latest round of their legal battle. Paul Lamb, 57, was involved in a car accident in 1990, which left him paralysed, save […]
Irish MP overinflates abortions for fatal fetal disability 300-fold to advance political agenda
The Irish ‘Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act’, signed into law last July, will allow abortions to be carried out where there is a threat to the life of the mother. It does not, however, allow abortion when the life of the baby is at risk.Campaigners in Ireland are now seeking to change this and […]
New research finds that dementia can be reduced by 60% for people who live healthily
As Christmas approaches, many of us will be taking some holiday from work. Christmas provides a welcome time and opportunity to celebrate the birth of our Saviour, but also to unwind and spend time with friends and families. Christmas holiday time can provide us with an excuse to indulge a little more than usual and, […]
Please take just one minute to sign the International Anti-Corruption Day petition
Today is International Anti-Corruption Day and there is a chance to put your signature to a petition against corruption. It only takes a minute. The campaign is being run by Micah Challenge and I have pasted the letter from director Joel Edwards below. The reality is that today over 1 billion people live on the edge of […]
Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ – not a very sensible comparison
Nelson Mandela’s achievements were monumental but the way that politicians and media commentators have seized upon his passing to outdo one another in their adulation of him is most unfortunate. Peter Oborne, the Daily Telegraph’s chief political commentator, possibly takes the biscuit with this quote from yesterday: ‘There are very few human beings who can […]
Moves to remove protection for unborn babies with disability in Northern Ireland must be resisted
Northern Ireland’s justice minister has said he is going to consult on changing abortion laws to allow women carrying babies with ‘fatal fetal abnormalities’ to have a termination. David Ford said he hoped to put out a consultation document for the ‘potential for change’ by next Easter. The minister told BBC Radio Ulster’s Nolan […]
Harry and the Penguins – how each of us can make a difference (and stay warm!)
CMF Board member Jonathan Fisher is our guest blogger for World Disability Day Recent media coverage of Prince Harry’s polar expedition launch depicted him in Trafalgar Square in the midst a group of smiling wounded service personnel who each had some kind of disability. We were told of the challenges which the team will face […]
New website launched to help Christians experiencing same-sex attraction
A new website, containing articles, videos and personal stories has been launched to help Christians experiencing same-sex attraction. Living Out is a brilliant initiative by men in pastoral ministry who admit to feelings of same sex attraction but who also see the Bible’s prohibitions on same-sex relationships as non-negotiable. The core of the new group, recently interviewed by Christianity magazine, […]
Belgium’s meteoric rise to become euthanasia capital of the world
Please sign this petition to stop child euthanasia in Europe. It takes only a minute to do. It is widely acknowledged that euthanasia is out of control in Belgium: a 500% increase in cases in ten years; one third involuntary; half not reported; euthanasia for blindness, anorexia and botched sex change operations; organ transplant euthanasia; plans […]