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Rick Thomas is CMF Public Policy Researcher
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Letter to CMF Members regarding BMA guideline on CANH
RE: Clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) and adults who lack the capacity to consent - We are taking the unusual step of writing to members, asking you to consider contacting The British Medical Association (BMA) to express serious concern over...
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...
Today's generation of fertile adults takes safe and effective contraception largely for granted. The thought that there might be ethical objections to its use within marriage may come as a surprise to many contemporary Christian couples. Yet for almost all of its history, the Christian church has viewed contraception with...
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...
UK Government DoH Consultation on introducing 'opt-out' consent for organ and tissue donation in England (28/02/2018)
The government considers that it is the right time to revisit the issue of consent and to change the legal default on consent for organ and tissue donation in England....
Welsh Government consultation on provision of abortion services for women from NI (08/02/2018)
Response from the Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF)CMF was founded in 1949 and is an interdenominational organisation with over 5,000 British doctor members in all branches of medicine. A registered charity,...
