Today’s assertion by the fpa (formerly the Family Planning Association) that it is out of step with social changes over the past two decades to say that parents are the best judges of a child’s welfare shows the extent to which the organisation has been blinded by its own ideology to the strength of public …
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Axon case highlights government’s mixed messages on the role of parents
Sue Axon’s High Court challenge to the government’s policy allowing underage girls to have an abortion without the knowledge or consent of their parents highlights the mixed messages being given out by ministers, according to Family Education Trust. After figures were published earlier in the year showing a rise in the number of conceptions to …
End the spin about sexual health and tell the truth about safe sex
Download Leaflet Leading GP calls for a more radical approach to address the sexual health crisis Sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates in the UK continue to climb inexorably in spite of increasing condom provision and education. Recent figures from the Health Protection Agency showed a further increase in the number of diagnoses in Genito-Urinary Medicine …
MPs urged to face the facts on parental smacking
Evidence does not support a change in the law, says family group Children Bill: House of Commons Report Stage and Third Reading, Tuesday 2 November As MPs prepare to consider the discipline of children by their parents in today’s Children Bill debate, they should make sure that they do not lose sight of the facts …
Government’s teenage pregnancy strategy is based on ideology, not research
The lessons to be learned from the extremely low Dutch teenage pregnancy rate should be applied to the UK government’s teenage pregnancy strategy, according to a new report from the Family Education Trust. This will entail cutting benefits for teenage mothers and strengthening the family. Deconstructing the Dutch Utopia, by Dutch sociologist Joost van Loon, …