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Peers granted more time to scrutinise assisted suicide billThe House of Lords has been given another 10 days to discuss the Leadbeater Bill on assisted suicide after fears they would run out of time. During the current committee stage peers…
Assisted Suicide
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NHS to give puberty blockers as part of new clinical trialA new clinical trial of puberty blocking drugs will begin in the new year for a group of 200 children, potentially as young as eight-years-old, who feel they might be transgender.
Transgender
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Supreme Court: NI religious education breaches human rightsThe UK Supreme Court has ruled that religious education (RE) and collective worship in Northern Ireland’s controlled schools breach human rights if not delivered in an “objective, critical and pluralistic manner”.
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Google's boss warns about blindly trusting AI
Artificial Intelligence
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Peers table record number of amendments to assisted suicide billThe Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has attracted over 940 amendments ahead of its committee stage in the House of Lords — a record number for a private member’s bill.…
Assisted Suicide
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Olympics prepare to ban transgender athletes from women’s eventsFollowing a review commissioned earlier in the year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are likely to ban transgender athletes from competing in all women’s events.
Transgender
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Government to allow testing of AI systems to prevent child sexual abuse materialAn amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill will allow “authorised testers” to test artificial intelligence platforms to ensure that they cannot create images of child sexual abuse.
Artificial Intelligence
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Bible verse on pastor’s campervan could be considered hate speechA church leader has been approached by the police to warn him that Bible verses printed on his campervan “could be seen as hate speech”.
Freedom of Speech
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CARE backs Ash Regan Bill to introduce Nordic Model in ScotlandJoining together with Restore Glasgow (an anti-human trafficking group) and Evangelical Alliance Scotland, we decided to publicly back Ash Regan MSP’s ‘Unbuyable’ Bill by calling the Church together in Glasgow to hear…
Sexual Exploitation
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Modern slavery referrals rise by a third in a yearThe number of possible victims of modern slavery referred to the Home Office has hit a record high. In the three months to September there were more than 6,400 referrals, representing a…
Modern Slavery
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Growing number of Britons say trans rights have ‘gone too far’Public concern over trans rights in the UK has risen sharply, with a new survey revealing that 39% of Britons now believe trans rights have “gone too far” — more than double…
Transgender