Politics needs more Christians like Kate Forbes
Christian MSP Kate Forbes announced earlier this week her intention to step back from the world of politics in order to spend more time with her family.
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Miscarriage bereavement leave but legalised backstreet abortions?
The Government is set to amend its Employment Rights Bill to allow mothers a week’s unpaid bereavement leave if they lose their unborn baby before 24 weeks.
Assisted Suicide Bill – it’s not over yet. Not by a long chalk.
Some people think the recent vote to progress Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill means it is now law. But MPs are not the only ones with a vote. No bill can become law unless it is also approved by the House of Lords.
What have we done?
This is a week on which we will look back in horror. Our voices must not go quiet in the battle against the automatons of autonomy.
Illegal drugs – a blight on all our lives
The Mayor of London sees no problem in letting people get away with carrying a little bit of cannabis for their own use. In fact, last month he told the Government it should consider decriminalising possession of ‘small quantities’.
How abortion activists are using Nicola Packer to push for more extreme laws
Nicola Packer was recently found not guilty of having an illegal abortion. In England and Wales, it’s against the law for women to have a DIY home abortion using tablets after ten weeks, and Packer had been accused of knowingly taking abortion pills at home well after that. Marie Stopes International, which provided her with the abortion pills following a remote consultation, told her she was less than ten weeks along, when in fact she was 26 weeks pregnant.