Submissions

CMF regularly makes submissions to Government and other consultations on issues of ethical importance. All of our submissions are accessible here.

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...

Submission to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on Quality Standards Programme: End of life care for adults (22/07/2011)

This quality standard covers all settings in which care is provided by health and social care staff to adults approaching the end of life and adults who die suddenly or...

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...

Submission to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics consultation on Emerging Biotechnologies: ethical issues (23/06/2011)

On April 4 2011 the Nuffield Council issued a consultation calling for views and evidence on the ethical issues raised by emerging biotechnologies. (www.nuffieldbioethics.org/emerging-biotechnologies) The Nuffield Council is interested in...

Submission on presumed consent for organ donation (17/05/2011)

Summary Christian Medical Fellowship is described (1-3) CMF makes no comment on the legal issues arising from the devolution settlement (4) We express ethical and public policy concerns about...

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...

Submission from Christian Medical Fellowship to The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on revising their 2007 Guidance on Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Under-18 Conceptions (07/02/2011)

Between 24 January and 7 February, NICE ran an online consultation for stakeholders on reviewing the official 50-page 2007 guidance, a comprehensive and in itself well-written review in the formal...

CMF submission to Charity Commission consultation (13/01/2011)

Explanatory note: Christian Medical Fellowship is a registered charity. The Charity Commission is due to have its funding cut by 33% in real terms as part of the government's review...

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...

Submission to DFID on maternal health (22/10/2010)

Submission from the Christian Medical Fellowship to the Department for International Development Consultation on Maternal Health Strategy: 'Choice for women: wanted pregnancies, safe births' Download CMF submission as pdf