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Speaking to the Daily Telegraph recently, Lisa Green from Margate, Kent, described how 35 weeks into her second pregnancy, her obstetrician broke the news that her baby had Down's syndrome, and encouraged Mrs Green and her husband to consider a termination. She went on to say,'My baby was fully formed...
New embryo test 'Just prenatal eugenics', says CMF (19/06/2006)
Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) General Secretary Dr Peter Saunders has expressed grave reservations about a new embryo test offered to parents at risk from conceiving babies with disabilities. A team,...
Many subfertile couples have reservations about IVF. Some have concerns about the creation, manipulation, selection and disposal of early human life. Others worry about the strain that IVF could produce in their relationship, and dislike the idea of separating the unitive and procreative aspects of sex. Still others are concerned...
Natallie Evans fails at European Court
The Warnock Report[1] was written in response to the birth in 1978 of Louise Brown, the first child conceived through in vitro fertilisation. It later became the basis of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (the HFE Act). Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is now involved in over 8,000 British...
Response from CMF to the Department of Health's Review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (25/11/2005)
Introduction One of CMF's aims is 'to promote Christian values, especially in bioethics and healthcare, among doctors and medical students, in the church and in society'. As Christian doctors we...
I boarded the train, laptop in rucksack, ready to start this article on the public consultation by the Department of Health (DoH) on a review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (HFE Act). As I got on, a wry smile came to my lips. The train was called Charles...
Italian vote should cause British government to rethink on infertility, says CMF (14/06/2005)
The Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) has applauded the opposition of the Italian people to attempts to legalise embryo research and disposal - and called on the British government to rethink...
Submission from CMF to the HFEA on Tomorrow's Children - A Consultation on Guidance to Licensed Fertility Clinics on Taking Into Account the Welfare of Children to be Born from Assisted Conception (07/04/2005)
One of CMF's aims is 'to promote Christian values, especially in bioethics and healthcare, among doctors and medical students, in the church and in society'. As Christian doctors we support...
CMF response to the HFEA consultation, 'The Regulation of Donor-Assisted Conception' (04/02/2005)
Introduction One of CMFs aims is to promote Christian values, especially in bioethics and healthcare, among doctors and medical students, in the church and in society. Our interest in this...
