Latest on Northern Ireland Abortion Law
See the recent decision of Mr Justice Horner in The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission’s Application [2015] NIQB 96 at the following link:
Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Bill 2015-16
Watch out for the Second Reading of this controversial Bill in the House of Commons on the 16 October 2015.
Human Genome Editing
The Hinxton group has argued that human genome editing should be allowed for research purposes.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34202250
Northern Ireland woman fails in her challenge for NHS funded abortion services
See the latest Court of Appeal decision in A & B v Secretary of State for Health [2015] EWCA Civ 771:
Regulation of Health and Social Care Professionals
On 29 January 2015 the Government accepted the large majority of the Law Commission recommendations on the regulation of health and social care professionals. You can find links:
To the Law Commission at: http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/areas/Healthcare_professions.htm
To the Government response: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulation-of-health-and-social-care-professionals-response
Assisted Dying Bill 2014/15
Now that the Assisted Dying Bill has reached the Committee Stage, how should the Commons respond on Report? Should they allow the Bill to proceed and if so, should they insist on judicial oversight in addition to medical certification of the patient’s decision to die?
Sex selection & abortion
Follow opposition to the latest attempt to amend the Abortion Act 1967 at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-politics/11375279/Gender-abortion-to-be-banned-why-we-oppose.html
UK Health Care Law 