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Wisdom of God or medical wisdom?

June 27, 2022 Written by Christianity , Medical Practice , Start of Life

I have been working as a midwife for a few years now. As a believer, I am constantly fascinated by God’s design and wisdom and have been from day one of my training. Sometimes it appears to me as a midwife that in the last […]

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The tragedy of Archie Battersbee

June 24, 2022 Written by End of Life , Medical Practice

Mrs Justice Arbuthnot’s judgement earlier this month on the tragic case of Archie Battersbee is sobering reading. Her ruling came across to me as kind and thoughtful, and the fact that she took time to visit Archie in hospital for herself speaks highly of her […]

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Conscientious objection ‘may become indefensible’ according to new WHO guidance

June 10, 2022 Written by Global Health and Mission , Medical Practice , Start of Life

The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its Abortion Care Guidance recently, ostensibly ‘in a bid to protect the health of women and girls and help prevent over 25 million unsafe abortions that currently occur each year’. The implication throughout the guidance is that unsafe […]

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I was a foreigner, and you did not welcome me in: the challenge of the Nationality and Borders Bill

February 7, 2022 Written by Medical Practice , Society

Parinaz is a journalist from Iran who came to the UK seeking asylum over eight years ago. Despite the services of a caring solicitor, her claim has been refused many times. To add to her despair, she discovered a breast lump earlier this year. Imagine […]

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We take delight in honouring each other: A response to the vaccine mandate

February 1, 2022 Written by Medical Practice , NHS , Nursing

Yesterday we learned that the Secretary of State for Health has agreed to reverse the UK government’s policy on Covid vaccine mandates after a brief consultation on the issue. At the time of writing, by 1 April 2022, all NHS staff in England would have […]