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Review by Peter Saunders, CMF Chief Executive On 14 June the General Medical Council's Investigation Committee reprimanded a Christian GP who shared his faith with a patient at the end of a private consultation.1 Dr Richard Scott has now been issued with a warning which will remain on his record...
Review by Peter Saunders , CMF Chief Executive The BMA has overwhelmingly rejected a motion calling for it to adopt a neutral position on 'assisted dying' at its annual representative meeting at Bournemouth on 27 June. In so doing it has upheld its opposition to any change in the law...
Why not legalise same-sex marriage? Britain is coming under increasing pressure to legalise same-sex marriage and Prime Minister David Cameron is determined to drive it through. A consultation on same-sex marriage closed in Scotland in December 2011 and a new consultation has been launched in Westminster to consider how legalisation...
Review by Peter Saunders CMF Chief Executive Many people believe that homosexual and heterosexual are distinct biological categories like race – unchangeable, biologically fixed and genetically determined. It is on the basis of this view that the gay rights lobby and sections of the media argue that 'homophobia' is...
Bringing members together, drawing others in CMF exists to unite and equip Christian doctors and medical students to live and speak for Jesus. And there is no better way of facilitating being united and equipped than meeting together, preferably face to face, as the writer of Hebrews reminds us: 'And...
Last October CMF embarked on a programme of growth and development involving an increase in our annual expenditure from £1million to £1.3million annually over three years. Over the last twelve months we have: Strengthened our graduate ministry through the appointment of four qualified doctors as regional staffworkers (Audrey Chalmers, Fiona...
The General Medical Council in October launched a consultation (1) on the new draft of 'Good Medical Practice', its core guidance for doctors. The guidance, which was last published in November 2006, is reviewed every five years. Anyone can respond and questionnaires are available on line. The consultation closes on 10...
On 28 September the Court of Protection ruled in favour of life in the case of M, a 53 year old woman who suffered severe brain damage as a result of viral encephalitis in 2003. M's sister and partner wanted artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) given via a gastrostomy tube to...
Marriage leads to better family relationships, less economic dependence, better physical health and longevity, improved mental health and emotional well-being and reduced crime and domestic violence. These are the (unsurprising) main conclusions of a new report (1) on the benefits of marriage from the Institute of American values. Based on...
