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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (2007) : What's the Church's response?
On 25 September 2008, Archbishop Peter Smith, Chair of the Department of Christian Responsibility and Citizenship of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales wrote to parish priests highlighting the key issues surrounding the forthcoming third reading of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.
Letter from Archbishop Peter Smith to parish priests (25 Sept 08) (pdf 100k opens in new window)
Parish leaflet (25 Sept 08) (pdf 40k opens in new window)
Life Issues
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Linacre Centre
The Linacre Centre is the premier Bioethics Catholic Institute in the UK
The Guild of Catholic Doctors, England
An association for Catholic doctors in the U.K
Pontifical Academy for Life
Academy established by Pope John Paul II to study issues related to the promotion and defence of human life (click on the English options)
“Human rights are intrinsic to the human being: they do not depend on age, size or level of development. Human life should be welcomed and cherished - not manufactured and exploited..."
