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Posted: Thu, 05 Nov 2020
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A regulator has reminded Lloyds Pharmacy of its guidance after the NSS raised the case of a woman who was refused the morning after pill....
Posted: Thu, 24 Sep 2020
Rethink relations with Jehovah’s Witnesses committees, NSS urges NHS
The NSS has called for a review of some NHS trusts' deferential relationships with Jehovah's Witnesses' 'hospital liaison committees'.
Posted: Thu, 02 Apr 2020
Charity regulator to look into sale of coronavirus ‘protection kits’
The charity regulator is to scrutinise a church over its bishop's sale of "plague protection kits" during the coronavirus outbreak.
Posted: Tue, 17 Mar 2020
NSS welcomes ECHR’s rejection of anti-abortion nurses’ appeal
A European court has rejected an appeal by two nurses who were not hired as midwives in Sweden because they refused to perform abortions....
Posted: Mon, 06 Jan 2020
Regulator reconsiders proselytising doctor case after NSS challenge
A medical regulator will review a decision not to investigate a GP who brings up religion during appointments after an NSS intervention.
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Posted: Tue, 05 Jan 2021
As the High Court considers whether to let a girl from a Jehovah's Witness community refuse blood transfusions, Dr Antony Lempert says the precedent of overriding a child's refusal of lifesaving treatment...
The state mustn’t allow children to die for their stated religious beliefs
Posted: Thu, 26 Nov 2020
A ruling on abortion in Poland has again highlighted the government's damagingly close relationship with the Catholic Church. But many Poles are now questioning the church's power, says Aleksandra Myslek....
The Catholic Church’s control over abortion policy has sparked a furious backlash in Poland
Posted: Thu, 12 Nov 2020
Committees of Jehovah's Witnesses who encourage patients to refuse treatments involving blood are seeking influence in hospitals – and many NHS trusts are holding the door open for them, writes Lloyd...
NHS trusts’ cosy relationships with Jehovah’s Witness leaders could have tragic consequences
Posted: Thu, 24 Sep 2020