Submission the Advertising Standard Authority’s proposal to reform CAP and BCAP Codes with particular reference to harm and the protected characteristics of the 2010 Equality Act.

CMF has submitted a response that contends that, far from being a universally understood term, ‘harm’ is a highly subjective notion that requires an agreed evidence base to be a useful one. The concept of ‘harm’ cannot be based on ideological fashion, prejudice, or chosen offense, but must be based on robust evidence.
Read the full submission here

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About CMF:

Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) was founded in 1949 and is an interdenominational organisation with over 5,000 doctors, 900medical and nursing students and 300 nurses and midwives as members in all branches of medicine, nursing and midwifery. A registered charity, it is linked to over 100 similar bodies in other countries throughout the world.

CMF exists to unite Christian healthcare professionals to pursue the highest ethical standards in Christian and professional life and to increase faith in Christ and acceptance of his ethical teaching.