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It is just under a year and a half ago that I found myself writing a piece called ‘A Black Friday’.
Assisted Suicide
Recent opinion pieces
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Peter Ladd
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James Mildred
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Tom Kendall
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Young adults at risk as World Cup fuels gambling surgeNearly one in four young gamblers are betting in an attempt to pay essential bills, while almost one in five describe themselves as addicted, according to new research published by Nationwide ahead…
Gambling
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Porn leading under-16s to abuseResearch is revealing the real-world impact of violent pornography upon teenagers, according to academics. Dr Ruth Weir of City St George's, University of London, described how extreme pornography had become "normalised online"…
Pornography
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Guidance confirms same-sex facilities to be used based on biological sexGuidance from the Equalities and Human Right Commission (EHRC) on the use of same-sex facilities, such as toilets and changing rooms, has now been approved by ministers. As expected, it says that…
Transgender
Press Releases
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Major wins in regulation of online pornography
Pornography
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Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
Assisted Suicide
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CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
Assisted Suicide
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CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
Assisted Suicide
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Private Members' Ballot could lead to another assisted suicide Bill
Assisted Suicide
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Child sexual exploitation a 'worldwide health emergency' warns studyA new report from the Childlight Global Child Safety Institute at the University of Edinburgh calls child sexual exploitation and abuse “a hidden pandemic that must become a public health priority.”
Modern Slavery
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Two pro-life Private Members' Bills selected for debate in the House of LordsTwo pro-life Bills – one on complications from abortions, and another on infants born alive – have been selected for debate in the House of Lords in the new Parliamentary session.
Abortion
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Ofcom strengthens rules on intimate image abuseThe communications regulator, Ofcom, have published a statement adding new measures to their Illegal Content Codes of Practice. They make new recommendations to online platforms to use automated detection technology to reduce…
Pornography
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Conversion therapy ban introduced in King's SpeechWednesday’s King’s Speech, outlining the government’s legislative agenda for the coming session of Parliament, included a commitment to ban “abusive conversion practices”.
Freedom of Speech
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Muslim NHS worker wins transgender toilet discrimination caseA Muslim employee of NHS England is set for compensation of thousands of pounds after winning an employment tribunal which ruled that bosses had discriminated against her by allowing trans women to…
Transgender
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70 million people warned about searches for child abuse materialMore than 70 million warnings have been issued to people searching for child sexual abused material (CSAM) online over the past two years. The Lucy Faithfull Foundation has worked with online platforms…
Pornography
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BMA warn about risk to NHS data from AIThe British Medical Association (BMA) have warned about the dangers posed by artificial intelligence platforms used to manage health data for the NHS. They recommend a strategy for ‘data sovereignty’ to ensure…
Artificial Intelligence