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Abortion raises risk of mental health problems by 81% (01/09/2011)
In the largest study of its kind researchers have concluded that women having abortions experience an 81% increased risk of mental health problems. Published in the prestigious British Journal of...
Commercials of Convenience – plans to advertise abortion on TV and radio contested
11th August 2011:
HG Wells once said that 'advertising is legalised lying'. He would not have been thinking of TV adverts that promote the abortion industry when he said that, but I believe the same sentiment applies. Adverts on TV and radio that...
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Submission to BCAP on the regulation of post-conception advice services (08/08/2011)
BCAP (The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice) sets and reviews the rules for broadcast advertising. It has proposed that rules preventing commercial abortion providers from advertising on TV should be...
CMF welcomes comprehensive RC Psych review on abortion and mental health but raises concerns about accuracy, lack of transparency and overconfident conclusions (15/07/2011)
The Department of Health and the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) are to be congratulated on funding and carrying out a major review of the impact of abortion on women's...
Submission to the Royal College of Psychiatrists Review on Induced Abortion and Mental Health
(29/06/2011)
The Department of Health has funded the RCPsych to carry out a major review of the mental health impact of abortion on women. This report is likely to influence any...
Parliamentary concern about RCOG 'consultation' on abortion
21st March 2011:
Further to the recent Submission made by CMF to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists about their guideline on the care of women requesting induced abortion, which included expressions of strong concern about the strategy and short timescale for...
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Submission to RCoG consultation - care of women requesting induced abortion (24/02/2011)
CMF Submission to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists consultation onThe Care of Women requesting Induced Abortion On 14 February 2011 CMF became aware of the presence on the...
After noting recently the appalling level of maternal mortality in the developing world (1) some good news was welcome. This August came a long term meta-analysis of global maternal mortality statistics that showed a nearly 30% drop over the past two decades. (2) The UN annual report likewise found the...
Channel 4 series of short programmes on abortion
16th November 2010:
4thought.tv is a short Channel 4 programme on religious, spiritual and ethical issues, which runs after the evening news. [7:55pm (Mon - Thurs), 7:25pm (Fri), 7pm (Sat) and 7:05pm (Sun)] This week's programmes feature 7 different speakers on abortion: Monday...
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Submission from the Christian Medical Fellowship to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety of Northern Ireland on their consultation on Guidance on the Termination of Pregnancy: The Law and Clinical Practice in Northern Ireland (25/10/2010)
IntroductionThe Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) is an interdenominational organisation in the UK with over 4,000 doctor members and around 1,000 medical student members. Of these, 240 doctors and 106 students...
