Press Releases
Producing press releases on topical issues is one way in which CMF aims to promote Christian values, especially in bioethics and healthcare, within society. Through these pages you can access all of our press releases.
For media enquiries please call Alistair Thompson on 020 3008 8145 or 07970 162 225
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Christian Medical Fellowship appoints new Chief Executive (19/11/2018)
Dr Mark Pickering has been appointed as Chief Executive of the Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF).Mark, who is a well known and popular figure at the doctors and nurses group, is...
Doctors' group warns that the rush to decriminalising abortion, could see a return to 'back street' abortions (24/10/2018)
A leading doctors' group has warned that the "politically motivated" rush to decriminalising abortion could see a return to unsafe "back street" abortions. A leading doctors' group has warned that...
The Prime Minister's 'dangerous' transgender proposals will do more harm than good, warns doctors' group (19/10/2018)
The Prime Minister's 'dangerous' transgender proposals will do more harm than good and seem to be based on nothing more than political ideology, a doctors' group has warned today. ...
Christian Medical Fellowship welcomes appointment of suicide prevention minister (15/10/2018)
The Christian Medical Fellowship, which represents thousands of doctors, nurses and medical students, has welcomed the appointment of Jackie Doyle-Price as the UK's first suicide prevention minister. The announcement was...
Clinicians who fail to bust IVF myths are contributing to 'infertility heartbreak', warns Christian Medical Fellowship (25/07/2018)
Clinicians who fail to bust IVF myths are contributing to the heartbreak and misery of thousand of infertile mums, warns Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF). Writing on 40th birthday of...
A response to the HFEA's decision to allow 'gene editing' (01/02/2016)
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has granted researchers permission to use a new 'gene editing' technique called Crispr/Cas9 to modify human embryos.Dr Peter Saunders, CEO of Christian Medical...
Charities unite to express concern about distorted abortion debate (24/10/2013)
The Christian Medical Fellowship, CARE in Northern Ireland and the Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland have briefed Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) this week that they are deeply concerned by...
Failure of CPS to prosecute effectively legalises sex selection abortion in Britain, says CMF (05/09/2013)
The Christian Medical Fellowship has said that the failure of the Crown Prosecution Service to take action in recent cases of sex selection abortions and pre-signing of abortion forms raises...
'Presumed consent' for organ donation is both unnecessary and unethical (02/07/2013)
The Christian Medical Fellowship has said that Welsh plans to introduce a system of presumed consent for organ donation are both unnecessary and unethical.Wales could become the only UK...
Pill-popping your way to the top (04/04/2013)
Memory-boosting drugs may keep students awake, alert and achieving top marks, but they bring with them a range of moral dilemmas. CMF's Head of Public Policy, Philippa Taylor, addresses these...
