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In CI News this week: Evidence sessions on Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill expose serious shortcomings in her proposals, the Government rejects civil service calls to broaden the definition of extremism, and tens of thousands of pro-lifers take a stand against abortion at the annual US March for Life. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Chris Whitty: ‘Low mood no reason to reject assisted suicide bids’EHRC calls for Govt intervention over assisted suicide BillDisbelief as assisted suicide lobbyist markets practice as ‘suicide prevention’Govt rebuffs civil service calls to broaden extremism definitionFiftyfold rise in gender confused childrenUS March for Life: ‘We will march until abortion is not only illegal, but unthinkable’

In CI News this week: Kim Leadbeater’s ‘skewed’ selection of witnesses to appear before the Committee scrutinising her assisted suicide Bill provokes criticism, the Government roundly rejects a petition calling for the Cass Review to be re-evaluated, and a record-breaking premature baby celebrates his fourth birthday. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories ‘Skewed’ witness selection on assisted suicide sparks indignationGovt rebuffs push for re-evaluation of Cass ReviewIrish Government to ‘advance’ conversion practices banRecord-breaking preemie now four-year-old Mickey Mouse fan

In CI News this week: The Education Secretary pledges to implement the shelved Higher Education free speech act, MPs call on the Health Secretary to close an abortion loophole over fears it could be exploited by abusers, and in North Wales an initiative targeting criminal gangs is helping users get off illegal drugs. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Education Secretary pledges to relaunch blocked uni free speech lawHealth Secretary urged to prevent ‘heinous crimes’ by closing abortion loopholeOpen Doors: 380 million Christians face persecutionCutting crime tackles drug addiction in WalesUK’s first drug ‘shooting gallery’ opens

In CI News this week: Liam McArthur tells MSPs that the cost of his assisted suicide proposals will be covered by reduced expenditure on end-of-life care, the Chairman of the College of Policing warns that dealing with non-crime hate incidents is distracting police from tackling real crimes, and Sir Keir Starmer expresses his appreciation for the ordinary work of churches. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories McArthur: ‘Assisted suicide costs will be covered by reduced demand for palliative care’Euthanasia cause of 1 in 20 Canada deathsPolice chief calls for ‘common sense’ approach on non-crime hate incidentsLTA bans men from women’s tennis across all competitive levels‘A huge win for women’: New policy stops men competing in women’s golfJudy Murray: ‘To believe in biological reality is not transphobic’PM thanks churches for bringing ‘hope and light’ to communities

In CI News this week: Puberty blockers for gender-confused children are now banned ‘indefinitely’ across the UK, nearly eight in ten university staff believe free speech has become more restricted over the last ten years, and Christian MP David Smith is appointed the new UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories ‘Indefinite’ puberty blocker ban in place across UKAcademics ‘self-censoring’ as many concerned free speech is increasingly restrictedEducation Secretary pledges to uphold free speech on campus despite axing lawPizza Hut slammed over ‘dangerous’ gambling adsChristian MP appointed to champion religious liberty worldwide

In CI News this week: The progress of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill continues to be met with widespread dismay, over a hundred thousand people urge the Prime Minister to ban gambling adverts from football, and a five-year-old girl is thriving after her mum chose life. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Widespread dismay at progress of ‘unworkable’ Leadbeater Bill125,000 tell PM to kick gambling adverts out of footballDevastating report calls for halt to slide towards decriminalising drugs‘I couldn’t abort her’ says mum who chose life

In CI News this week: MPs vote in support of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill, the Government introduces new measures to tackle the damage done by gambling, and police forces in Britain record 13 thousand ‘non-crime hate incidents’ in the year to June 2024. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Dark day as MPs vote in favour of assisted suicide BillGambling companies hit by statutory levy and cap on online slotsGovt urged to ditch non-crime hate incidentsPolice policy on strip searches by trans officers ‘fails women’

In CI News this week: The two longest-serving MPs in the House of Commons urge their colleagues to reject Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide proposals, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson faces renewed calls to implement a new law ensuring universities protect free speech, and a neonatal intensive care unit in Hull is saving the lives of babies born at 22 weeks. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Long-serving MPs urge Commons to reject ill-conceived Leadbeater BillLeading cultural figures urge Govt to bolster Uni free speech protectionsMSP slams pro-trans group’s primary school schemeBabies born at 22 weeks ‘surviving and going home’, Hull NICU reports

In CI News this week: The details of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill are published less than three weeks before MPs’ crucial ‘life or death’ debate in the House of Commons, the Archbishop of Canterbury resigns, and Olympic medallist Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix speaks of the importance of her faith in Christ. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Assisted suicide Bill published: ‘Rushed, arbitrary and set to expand’ say expertsArchbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over child abuse reportBetting companies ‘out of control’ as youth problem gambling doublesGB Olympic medallist Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix on faith and family

In CI News this week: The Education Secretary faces court for blocking a free speech law, veteran journalist Charles Moore challenges the deception of so-called assisted dying, and Baby Loss Certificates are now available to more parents who have suffered a miscarriage. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Education Secretary faces legal action over blocked free speech lawCharles Moore: ‘Assisted suicide would damage the moral fabric of our society’Lessons from Belgium: Cancer doctors on the dangers of assisted suicidePuberty blocker study was withheld ‘because data didn’t back trans agenda’‘The most wonderful piece of paper’: Baby Loss Certificates extended

In CI News this week: Censorship zones banning prayer and help outside abortion centres are imposed in England and Wales, palliative care experts urge Hospice UK to drop its 'neutral' stance on assisted suicide, and a mother speaks about choosing life for her unborn child with Down’s syndrome. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Abortion censorship zones now in force across England and WalesRoyal British Legion peddles ‘LGBT poppy’ ahead of Remembrance DayHospice UK urged to take clear stance against assisted suicideMum pressured to abort child with Down’s syndrome chooses lifeChristian Institute founding Chairman John Burn OBE dies

In CI News this week: The Prime Minister has been urged not to pursue a “full trans-inclusive ban” on so called conversion practices, scandal-hit LGBT group Mermaids is reprimanded by the Charity Commission over multiple failings, and the Welsh Parliament votes not to support legalising assisted suicide. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories PM urged to ditch anti-parent conversion practices lawChildren’s Commissioner: ‘Axe legal defence of reasonable chastisement’Mermaids: LGBT group rapped by Charity Commission over multiple failingsSenedd rejects assisted suicide

In CI News this week: The Archbishop of Canterbury warns that assisted suicide endangers the vulnerable, an army veteran is convicted for silently praying near an abortion centre, and a Welsh baby who was born at 23 weeks goes home after 18 months in hospital. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Justin Welby: ‘Assisted suicide could easily become a duty to die’Govt acknowledges CI concerns over impact of gender ideology in schoolsStormont sex ed consultation amended after CI interventionArmy veteran convicted of ‘thought crime’ near abortion centre‘Wales’ smallest baby’ goes home after being born at just 23 weeks

In the news this week: MPs complain that controversial new proposals on assisted suicide don’t go far enough, former SNP Minister Ash Regan seeks to overhaul Scotland’s prostitution laws, and a woman born before the abortion limit celebrates her 35th birthday. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories MPs push to expand incoming assisted suicide BillMSP: ‘Scotland must end the rape of women in so-called sex work’Royal College of Psychiatrists joins Stonewall exodusBaby who weighed less than a bag of sugar celebrates 35th birthday

In the news this week: The House of Commons is set to debate removing end-of-life protections for vulnerable people, the Government admits its party’s definition of Islamophobia is not in line with equality law, and in the US a teacher fired for not endorsing trans ideology is awarded over a half million dollars. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories MPs to consider ‘dangerous and ideological’ assisted suicide BillLabour’s ‘Islamophobia’ definition contrary to equality law, Govt admitsIsle of Lewis Christians urge Tesco to keep Sunday specialUS teacher awarded $575k after being fired for not using student’s trans pronouns

In the news this week: Teachers urge the Education Secretary to protect children from transgender ideology, the Liberal Democrats suggest that Christians cannot become party candidates, and the Government tells the Institute it remains committed to reforming gambling legislation. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Teachers urge Education Secretary to protect pupils from trans ideologyLib Dems: ‘Christians cannot become Lib Dem MPs’Censorship zones to be imposed across England and Wales next monthUK Govt reassures CI it will tackle gambling harm

In the news this week: The Health Secretary expresses serious concerns about removing end-of-life protections for the terminally ill, doctors in Scotland warn Holyrood of possible consequences of prescribing cross-sex hormones to children, and record numbers ‘March for Life’ in London. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Health Secretary ‘deeply uncomfortable’ about legalising assisted suicideDoctors warn Holyrood of ‘trans drugs time bomb’Peers, experts and campaigners urge Govt to curb gambling adsRecord numbers reported at UK March for Life

In the news this week: A record number of people applied to change their legal sex last year, the Education Secretary is urged to tackle poor quality Religious Education in schools, and new research indicates that coma patients may be more aware than previously thought. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Record number of gender-confused people apply to ‘change sex’SNP adopts ‘inhumane’ pledge to make abortion a constitutional rightEducation Secretary advised to tackle ‘neglected’ RE lessonsStudy: Comatose patients may be more aware than it seems

In the news this week: The new Home Secretary demands police officers record more non-crime hate incidents, the Law Society of Scotland raises serious concerns over Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill, and a mother shares how she refused to abort her baby when it was given a one per cent chance of survival. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Home Secretary demands greater reporting of non-crime hate incidentsLaw Society of Scotland: McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill ‘not fit for purpose’Northern Ireland bans puberty blockers for gender-confused kidsOhio baby beats 1 per cent survival odds, now thriving

In the news this week: The CI warns of the damaging effect that legalising assisted suicide would have on Scottish society, Sir Keir Starmer is urged not to penalise free speech in moves to clamp down on public disorder, and a pro-life campaigner receives compensation after being arrested for praying outside an abortion clinic. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories CI warns against ‘hugely damaging’ Scots assisted suicide BillThe Christian Institute urges PM not to curb free speechReport exposes corrupting effect of gambling on childrenPro-lifer awarded £13k after being arrested twice for silent prayer