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Alive and Kicking Campaign Launched

The Alive and Kicking Alliance launched its campaign on abortion on Monday 10 March 2008 at www.aliveandkickingcampaign.org .

Alive and Kicking brings together eleven organisations including CMF, LCF, CARE, LIFE, EA and the Prolife Alliance.

With The Human Fertilization and Embryology Bill about to be debated in the House of Commons, the Alliance aims are:

1. A substantial lowering of the upper limit of 24 weeks for abortion
2. An end to discriminatory abortion up until birth for disabled babies
3. Fully informed consent for women contemplating abortion

The main features of the campaign are

1. An online data base of MPs past voting record and current voting intentions on abortion - www.aliveandkickingcampaign.org/mp/searchmp.php
2. A petition calling for reform of the abortion law aimed at gaining 100,000 signatures - www.aliveandkickingcampaign.org/petition/
3. An online information pack for people to use in lobbying MPs - www.aliveandkickingcampaign.org/public/pdf/aaklobbypack.pdf

The campaign was mentioned in the Daily Mail on 10 March in an article covering several other issues raised by the Bill:

www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=528951&in_page_id=1770

For further information:

Steven Fouch (CMF Head of Communications) 020 7234 9668

Media Enquiries:

Alistair Thompson on 07970 162 225

About CMF:

Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) was founded in 1949 and is an interdenominational organisation with over 5,000 doctors, 900medical and nursing students and 300 nurses and midwives as members in all branches of medicine, nursing and midwifery. A registered charity, it is linked to over 100 similar bodies in other countries throughout the world.

CMF exists to unite Christian healthcare professionals to pursue the highest ethical standards in Christian and professional life and to increase faith in Christ and acceptance of his ethical teaching.