It is just under a year and a half ago that I found myself writing a piece called ‘A Black Friday’.
Assisted Suicide
Tom Kendall
Peter Ladd
Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLAs) have voted down legislation designed to end disability discrimination in an abortion framework imposed by Westminster in 2019.
Abortion
CARE has welcomed recommendations on pornography from a parliamentary committee but stressed the need for 'interim measures' to protect children and curb ‘extreme’ content whilst online safety legislation is considered.
Pornography
The government has expressed a willingness to usher in new safety measures to tackle gambling related harms.
Gambling
Major wins in regulation of online pornography
Pornography
Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
Assisted Suicide
CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
Assisted Suicide
CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
Assisted Suicide
Modern Slavery
Sexual Exploitation
Scotland's Health Secretary has been urged to vote down assisted suicide proposals before the Scottish Parliament as there can be "no ultimate safeguard against coercion and abuse, or extension".
Assisted Suicide
Press release: 7/12/21
Marriage and Family
The UK’s data watchdog has been urged to introduce mandatory age checks for commercial pornography websites and protect underage users, or face legal action.
Pornography
Scotland’s Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has said he is “not persuaded” by assisted suicide proposals before the Scottish Parliament.
Assisted Suicide
More than 10,000 women who took DIY abortion pills at home then needed hospital treatment to deal with the side effects between April 2020 and September 2021, a new study has revealed.…
Abortion
In the House of Lords this week, Lord McColl of Dulwich introduced his Modern Slavery (Victim Support) Bill as it had its First Reading in the House of Lords.
Modern Slavery
The Sunday Times reported over the weekend that the UK Government is poised to introduce new laws to block children accessing online pornographic websites.
Pornography