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The medical perspective The NHS website (nhs.uk/conditions/gender-dysphoria) states: Gender dysphoria is a term that describes a sense of unease that a person may have because of a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity. While many children feel drawn to clothes and activities more commonly associated with the opposite...
what are we talking about when we talk about personhood? Personhood is a concept in philosophy, which proposes that to be fully worthy of all the benefits of society, mere membership of the human race is insufficient.[1] One must be a person as well as a human. In fact, for many...
when is a baby not a baby? changing the language of abortion Full story at cmf.li/3yfMHlO Jennie Pollock CMF Head of Public Policy On On 27 February 2023, BBC's Panorama ran an 'investigation' into pregnancy advice centres, claiming that they give misleading information to pregnant women. They found 57 centres listed online, could...
WAIT! Don't turn the page just yet. You might be thinking this sounds like a really weird topic. Being single is something you just are or aren't, and are mostly hoping not to be. Why would you need any advice on how to do it? I want to suggest that...
Last year the Scottish parliament ran a consultation [1] seeking views on how they should respond to a petition 'Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ban the provision or promotion of LGBT+ conversion therapy in Scotland'. [2] Later in the year, Westminster also launched a...
When I was in hospital recovering from an operation a few years ago, I was visited by a robot. It was part of a project being piloted in the hospital to cheer up bored and lonely patients. It stood on my tray table (it was only two or three feet...
At the time of writing, Westminster has just dropped its 'vaccination passport' plans for crowded venues in England, [1] but has rolled out a voluntary vaccination programme for twelve to 15-year-olds. [2] Meanwhile, vaccine passports will be introduced in Scotland from 1 October, [3] and Westminster's ruling that all care...
