Family Education Trust has condemned as ill-judged and grossly irresponsible plans by North Tyneside PCT to use taxpayers’ money to provide children as young as 13 with free morning-after pills from local pharmacies over Christmas and on into the New Year. Family Education Trust Director Norman Wells said: ‘This new scheme is undermining the law …
Category «Press Releases 2006»
Government must abandon plans to impose discriminatory regulations
New sexual orientation laws need to show more respect for freedom of conscience. As the transitional Northern Ireland Assembly prepares to debate a motion on the sexual orientation regulations at Stormont today, the Family Education Trust is calling on the government to abandon its plans to impose the controversial new laws on the people of …
Government needs to show more respect for parents, says family group
The government needs to stop undermining parents and show them proper respect if its war on antisocial behaviour is to have any hope of success, according to the Family Education Trust. The Trust’s Director, Norman Wells, commented: It’s doubtless a good thing to encourage children and young people to respect their teachers, the police and …
High Court judgment does young people no favours, says family group
Family Education Trust regrets today’s High Court ruling against Mrs Sue Axon. The Trust’s Director, Norman Wells, commented: ‘We very much regret today’s judgement. It is only right and proper that parents of girls aged under 16 should be informed if their daughter is contemplating an abortion or any other major surgery or medical intervention. …
Children’s Commissioners trespassing where they have no business
In their demand for a new law making it a criminal offence for parents to smack their children, the UK’s four children’s commissioners are championing a radical children’s rights agenda and not acting as the true champions of children, according to the Family Education Trust. The Trust’s Director, Norman Wells, commented: “The commissioners seem to …