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House Committee delivers report promoting abortion liberalisation in Northern Ireland
April 26th, 2019 | Abortion, Life and Bioethics
In February, Christian Legal Centre’s Roger Kiska appeared before a parliamentary select committee as the only pro-life representative, giving evidence on the issue of decriminalising abortion in Northern Ireland. The evidence he presented moved some members to take up his position. Roger now comments on the report published by the House of Commons, which sadly promotes the liberalisation of abortion.
Why the push for same-sex 'marriage' in the British Overseas Territories is a cause for global concern
April 25th, 2019 | Same-Sex 'Marriage', Family and Sexual Ethics
This month, the government of the Cayman Islands won the right to appeal a Supreme Court judgment which would introduce gay ‘marriage’. But the push for same-sex ‘marriage’ appears to be global. Carys Moseley comments on the threat it poses to traditional marriage and Christianity.
Christian school worker fired for raising concerns about sex education
April 16th, 2019 | Education, Freedom, Freedom of Speech
After hearing about plans to introduce teaching on LGBT relationships in primary schools, school worker Kristie Higgs took to Facebook to voice her concern to her friends. However, after one of her ‘friends’ saw two of Kristie’s personal posts, she was reported to the headteacher of her school and later sacked for gross misconduct.
Pro-life student group challenges Student Union ban
April 15th, 2019 | Abortion, Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Life and Bioethics
Aberdeen Life Ethics Society was repeatedly blocked from affiliation with the Aberdeen University's Students' Union due to the union's pro-choice policy.
Former clinicians from gender identity clinic speak out
April 12th, 2019 | Family and Sexual Ethics
The Times recently reported on the resignation of several clinicians from the Gender Identity Service, with claims that the clinic was essentially experimenting on vulnerable children by pushing them into ‘gender transitioning’. Carys Moseley argues that while the debate on the ethics of gender reassignment is opening up, not enough is being done to get to the real truth of the matter.
The new terror: we are watching you; one wrong word and we'll remove you from your job
April 12th, 2019 | Freedom, Freedom of Speech
Another day in court: another assault on our Christian beliefs. Andrea Williams comments on the important case of Felix Ngole and how it shows that key Christian freedoms are at stake: an alignment to LGBT ideology is cutting many people out of public life.
New guidelines will rush women through abortion process
April 12th, 2019 | Abortion, Life and Bioethics
New draft guidelines designed to speed up the abortion process were published today by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). They advise that women should be able to book an abortion without seeing a GP or having counselling. Tim Dieppe discusses the dangers of introducing these new guidelines.
UK is 'world leader' in family breakdown - but is it any wonder?
April 11th, 2019 | Family, Family and Sexual Ethics
Rebekah Moffett, communications officer at Christian Concern, comments on the recent findings by the think tank, Centre for Social Justice, which have revealed that the UK is a ‘world leader’ in family breakdown.
RCP ethics chief resigns over assisted suicide stance
April 10th, 2019 | End of life, Life and Bioethics
Last month, the Royal College of Physicians announced that it would drop its formal stance of opposition to assisted suicide and adopt a neutral stance on the subject. Now, several top committee members have resigned following the controversial move. Tim Dieppe comments on the controversial process involved in their change of stance.
No longer "till death us do part": unilateral 'no reason' divorce laws set to undermine marriage
April 9th, 2019 | Family, Family and Sexual Ethics
The UK government has announced that divorce laws in England and Wales are to be overhauled for the first time in nearly 50 years, in another move to undermine the nature of marriage.
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