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...
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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