The current President of the Catholic Union is Professor the Lord Alton of Liverpool.
This website is currently under review. For more information email info@catholicunion.org.

 

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill:

The Chairman of the Union recently wrote a letter to all members of the Union, urging them to support efforts to raise awareness about the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill which is currently being debated in Parliament... continue

Passion for Life Tour

19th March - Trinity at Bowes Methodist Church, Palmerston Rd, Palmers Green, London N22 8RA, 8.00pm

27th March - Newcastle; St Mary's Cathedral, 7.30pm

2nd April - Poole; St Mary's Longfleet, Longfleet Road, Poole BH15 2JD, 7.30pm

4th April - Sheffield; CityChurch, The Jubilee Centre, Wilson Road, Hunters Bar, Sheffield, 7.30pm
Speakers include Anne Widdecombe MP, Lord Alton of Liverpool, Jim Dobbin MP, David Burrowes MP, Geraldine Smith MP and representatives of various Christian organisations.


Petition
Asks the Prime Minister to allow free votes on the embryology and fathers components of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill when considered by the House of Commons. Please consider writing personal letters to the Prime Minister and to the press on this matter.

 

The Cardinal's Lectures - Six public lectures on Faith and Life in Britain, Westminster

Linacre Ethics Forum - Lecture Series for Junior Healthcare Professionals & Students, Westminster

Love & Responsibility Theological Lecture Series, St Patrick's Church, Soho

Write to your MP:

Who is my local MP?
How does my MP vote?
Email your local MP

Parish Resource Pack on HFE Bill:

Cover letter – Archbishop of Cardiff (pdf)
One-page parish briefing (pdf)
Parish Resource Pack (pdf)
Web-links to documents & references in the pack (pdf)
Joint submission on the draft Bill - Catholic Bishops & Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics

Useful Links on the HFE Bill:

HFE Bill Website
Read the Bill (as introduced and with amendments)
Release: Majority of Peers oppose use of human embryos; Lord Alton calls for Hunt Test to be put into law

 

January 2008: Lord Alton on the HFE Bill, Public Meetings & Lobbying MPs


December 2007: Lord Alton on the HFE Bill
November 2007: Lord Brennan on the Catholic Union
November 2007: Lord Brennan on the need for a National Bioethics Commission


Representations by the Catholic Union

Submitted to the Joint Committee on the Human Tissue and Embryos (Draft) Bill - Written Evidence:

Memorandum by the Joint Medical Ethics Committee of the Guild of Catholic Doctors and the Catholic Union of Great Britain (Ev 48)

Memorandum by Lord Brennan QC: Proposal for a National Bioethics Council (Ev 73)


The Times: Following Dolly into the future: the need for a bio-ethics body By Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, 21st January 2008