Submissions

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

Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 Proposals for Reform (30/04/2018)

CMF has a particular interest in the care of dying persons. A significant proportion of our members are involved in palliative medicine and hospice care, many of them in Scotland.This...

NICE Review of antenatal care (17/04/2018)

NICE intends to update their Guidance on Antenatal Care and have issued a draft scope for consultation. Service delivery and provision of care have changed considerably since the last...

Inquiry into Fetal Development and Activity (21/03/2018)

The Inquiry has been launched by the All Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group (APPPG) to establish and assess the state of current evidence regarding fetal development and activity, identifying how current...

Scottish Government Consultation on Review of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (28/02/2018)

The Government in Scotland is consulting over a review of the process by which people in Scotland may apply for recognition of their acquired gender identity. Self-declaration, we believe, would...

UK Government DoH Consultation on introducing 'opt-out' consent for organ and tissue donation in England (28/02/2018)

The government considers that it is the right time to revisit the issue of consent and to change the legal default on consent for organ and tissue donation in England....

Submission to Govt Consultation on Changes to the teaching of Sex & Relationship Education and PSHE (19/02/2018)

CMF has responded to the Government's call for evidence on its new classroom subject of Relationships Education which will apply to all primary schools in England. Proposals are to teach...

Welsh Government consultation on provision of abortion services for women from NI (08/02/2018)

Response from the Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF)CMF was founded in 1949 and is an interdenominational organisation with over 5,000 British doctor members in all branches of medicine. A registered charity,...

Public Health England - Informed Choice Consultation (16/11/2017)

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is consulting on its guidance covering the development, production and review of information to support all UK population screening programmes. Their aim is...

Submission to NHS England Consultation on Specialised Gender Identity Services for Adults (19/10/2017)

NHS England has been holding a 12-week public consultation on proposals for new service specifications that, if adopted, describe how specialised gender identity services for adults will be commissioned and...

Submission to UN Draft General Comment on Article 6 of OHCHR Convenant (09/10/2017)

In July 2017, during its 120th session, the UN Human Rights Committee finalised its first reading of draft General Comment on article 6 [Right to Life] of the Covenant and...