More on The Consultation Paper

Remarkably enough,after going through a series of studies,it is noted that it would never be possible to conduct a randomised control trial to include a group of women forced to continue with an unwanted pregnancy and for the rest of the group to be selected to have an abortion.In other words,it is not possible to exclude a link between abortion and mental ill health by means of this kind of psychiatric research. The study by Munk-Olsen is referred to in some detail in the consultation paper.This study was funded by the pro-abortion Susan Buffett Foundation.

Induced abortion and mental health

What are we to make of the new Draft consultation paper from the College of Psychiatrists? At 118 pages it is certainly detailed. Unlike the blatantly pro-abortion RCOG draft consultation,it attempts at balance. For example, it is reasonably critical of reviews (Charles and American Psychological Association) that dismiss links between abortion and mental ill health.It also states that "if women who have an abortion show a negative emotional reaction to the abortion or experience a stressful life event,support and monitoring should be offered as they are likely than others to develop a mental health problem." It states that "mental health outcomes are likely to be the same whether women with unwanted pregnancies opt for abortion or birth."This makes a mockery of the 1967 Abortion Act which allows for abortion in order to improve the mental health of a woman with an unwanted pregnancy. However,there are many reasons to be critical of the draft consultation paper. I urge people to read it on the College of Psychiatrists website and respond to it.

Planned Parenthood and Mammograms

Apparently Cecille Richards,head of planned parenthood, lied when she said that her organization offered mammograms.If the abortion-breast cancer link is to be believed,perhaps they should.

Assisted Suicide The Real Agenda

So the euthanasia campaigner Nan Maitland has killed herself. Was she terminally ill? Was she in intractable pain? No. She had arthritis.So that is the real agenda-to assist people to die whether or not they are terminally ill.

Refuting Stephen Hawking

For a brilliant refutation of Hawking,do watch the lecture by Dr John Lennox on youtube

Public School Atheists

Stephen Fry,Hugh Laurie,Dawkins,Hitchens,Jonathan Glover etc. What is it about public schools that brings out the atheist in us? Public schools give us a good formation in the Arts and Sciences.But Theology is often scandulously ignored. Hence the general ignorance in otherwise gifted atheists. I only read about Aquinas once at school-and that was in a book by Bertrand Russell.

Christians have rights too

I have had the privilege of giving a series of talks in a non-Euoropean country.Many people asked about the issue of homosexuality and I answered in line with the teachings of the Church.There was a great sense of charity with no expressions of hatred.A pity that Christians are losing this right of free expression in Europe.