Start of Life

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Three-parent embryos: can the end ever justify the means?

Every year, about one in 5,000 babies are born with a mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutation, inherited from…
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bereavement leave and the grief we don’t talk about

The government are consulting on proposals to extend bereavement leave to those who lose a baby before…
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Who benefits from abortion decriminalisation? Women or abortion providers?

The recent case of Nicola Packer has attracted a good deal of attention. The public response has been…
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bag babies?

Just as children conceived through IVF became known colloquially as ‘test-tube babies’, the work…
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Complete societal capture on abortion

The sentencing of a woman for two years imprisonment for performing a home abortion with pills obtained…
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When is a ‘synthetic’ embryo a real embryo?

Embryonic stem cell-derived embryos (ESCDEs) have been around for a long time. Last year, an ESCDE,…
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You wouldn’t do it to a dog! Current fetal pain relief in NHS abortions

This blog should perhaps carry one of those BBC-style warnings, ‘some viewers may find the following…
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When is a baby not a baby?

Last week Panorama ran an ‘investigation’ into pregnancy advice centres which they claimed give misleading…
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Podbabies: Who are they kidding?

Ectogenesis – the gestation of children in artificial wombs – has long been considered by many…
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Acting with a clear conscience? WMA, GMC, BMA, and moral injury

Having reasonable freedom to act in accordance with our conscience is something that Christian healthcarers…

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