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Some brief Christian reflections to mark the birth of 5 million children by IVF
Over 5 million children have been born through IVF. The figure comes from a study, the first of its…

Parents should be informed about the impact of Down’s Syndrome on families
The recent debate on abortion for anencephaly in Northern Ireland has reopened the wider debate on abortion…

Bill to legalise euthanasia defeated in Australian state of Tasmania
A bill to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide in the Australian state of Tasmania has failed…

New journal on ethics of human biotechnology offers free access to online content
In August I highlighted the launch of a new journal, The New Bioethics, which focuses specifically…

Two huge court victories thwart legalisation of euthanasia in Canada
This last week has seen two huge court victories in Canada for those seeking to protect vulnerable…

Life as a missionary doctor
When I imagined life as a missionary doctor I figured I would be prescribing medicines, treating the…

Psychological trauma after abortion for fetal disability – parents need to know the facts
The belief that parents and families will be damaged by having a disabled child, and that this damage…

Defending the ‘indefensible’? Twenty reasons to think twice about aborting a baby with anencephaly
A woman who is carrying twin girls with a fatal foetal abnormality has appealed to the Northern Ireland…

DPP defers to doctors practising abortion on demand in failure to uphold the law
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer (pictured), said yesterday that he would not be prosecuting…

All you need to know about euthanasia and assisted suicide in Britain today
All you need to know about euthanasia and assisted suicide in Britain
Care not Killing (CNK), which…

Is creating three-parent embryos as minimal as changing the batteries in a camera?
Last year, Sir Mark Walport, head of the Wellcome Trust claimed that the impact of manipulating someone’s…
Margo MacDonald MSP is seriously misleading the Scottish People and Parliament
Margo MacDonald claims that about 50 Scots a year would die if her ‘end of life assistance’ bill were to be enacted. She makes this remarkable claim on the basis that experience in the few countries where assisted death has been legalised shows that it accounts for only one in every 2,000’ deaths – though, […]
The government needs to invest more in cord blood
More than two years ago CMF welcomed a new bill which encouraged the donation at childbirth of umbilical cord blood and its storage for public use. It also called on the government to invest more actively in developing the NHS cord stem cell bank. MP David Burrowes’ Umbilical Cord Blood (Donation) Bill aimed to increase […]
Helping Haiti
Following the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday 12 January, causing tragic loss of life and massive destruction, CMF members have been asking how they should respond to this disaster. The UK Department of Health reports that the initial acute medical response is now well underway with 14 field hospitals, one US hospital ship […]
The brain is like a muscle – use it or lose it
Some years ago on a trip to India I shared a room with a doctor at a Christian Medical Conference in New Delhi where we were both speaking. He was a travelling evangelist and Bible teacher from Kerala who had put many long train trips to good use by memorising Scripture and could tell you […]
DPP guidance on prosecutions for assisted suicide comes in for serious criticism
On 30 July the Law Lords, ruling on the Debbie Purdy case, required the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keir Starmer (pictured) to publish the facts and circumstances he would take into account in deciding whether to bring a prosecution under the Suicide Act. Under the Suicide Act 1961 assisting with suicide carries a sentence […]
Global warming is much more about per capita consumption than population
In February Jonathon Porritt, chairman of the UK Government’s Sustainable Development Commission, said that curbing population growth through contraception and abortion must be at the heart of efforts to combat global warming, and that couples who had more than two children were irresponsible. This idea – that our planet is heating up as a result […]
Goats and kitchen sinks for Christmas
Some friends told me this week that they had given each of their children a £50 allowance this year to buy Christmas gifts for people living in developing countries. Their kids had grasped the opportunity with both hands, putting careful thought into their purchases, and even adding some of their own savings in an effort […]
Climate Change, Population and Health
At the time of writing, the Copenhagen Climate Change Talks are about to happen, and much comment in the media suggests that the chances of a meaningful agreement on curbing emissions rests on whether the West can persuade India, China, Brazil and much of the developing world to sign up. At the same time, reports […]