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Rick Thomas is CMF Public Policy Researcher
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'I 'm sorry, I can't sign those'. So began a discussion of conscientious objection to abortion when I (Laurence) was an obstetric SHO. Often, we were presented with sets of notes where we were expected to provide a second signature on the legal form needed to authorise an abortion, and...
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill (21/12/2021)
CMF recognises the good intention behind this Bill namely, to protect citizens in Scotland from having to face a prolonged and painful death. However, we do not agree with the...
Banning conversion therapy – a response by the Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) (15/12/2021)
Whilst we accept, and deeply regret, that there have been historic examples of abusive and coercive methods, we also note that recent research carried out by academics from Coventry University's...
Welsh Government LGBTQ+ Action Plan Consultation (10/11/2021)
The Welsh Government consulted on a new action plan aimed at increasing equality for LGBTQ+ individuals in Wales. Read the full CMF submission here
Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health and wider social care sector (03/11/2021)
CMF supports the Government's aim of encouraging high levels of vaccine uptake among health and social care workers, as a means of protecting patients, service users and co-workers. However, we...
Living by our most deeply held values and principles is something we all instinctively understand. But what happens when we find ourselves asked to participate in treatments and procedures we strongly believe to be wrong as Christian health professionals? In this new CMF booklet, Freedom of Conscience in Healthcare, Rick Thomas...
Scottish Parliament consultation on its plans to introduce legislation to ban Conversion Therapy. (29/07/2021)
CMF has submitteda response to the Scottish Parliament consultation on its plans to introduce legislation to ban Conversion Therapy. The Consultation documents and online response form can be found at...
Irish Medical Council Public Consultation regarding the Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Medical Practitioners (27/07/2021)
CMF have submitted a limited response to the Irish Medical Council Public Consultation regarding the Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Medical Practitioners. The current (eighth edition) of...
Submission the Advertising Standard Authority's proposal to reform CAP and BCAP Codes with particular reference to harm and the protected characteristics of the 2010 Equality Act. (13/07/2021)
CMF has submitted a response that contends that, far from being a universally understood term, 'harm' is a highly subjective notion that requires an agreed evidence base to be a...
Submission to World Medical Association Public Consultation on a draft revised version of the International Code of Medical Ethics (04/06/2021)
The World Medical Association (WMA) has developed the International Code of Medical Ethics as a canon of ethical principles for the members of the medical profession worldwide. The Code was...
