Craig Purshouse
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Craig Purshouse has recently completed an MA in medical law
and ethics and is soon to commence a doctorate in the same subject. He
lives in Manchester.

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Gay Marriage and the Meaning of Words

(1) Comments | Posted November 10, 2012 | 6:20 AM

The arguments against gay marriage are like some form of pathetic hydra: as soon as one is defeated another slightly more tenuous one sprouts up to take its place.

The latest unconvincing contribution to this debate comes from Francis Bennion. After the brilliant Hugo Rifkind wrote a column in...

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Miller, Hunt and the Irrelevance of Viability to the Abortion Debate

(1) Comments | Posted October 7, 2012 | 3:06 PM

A 'very modern feminist' (ha!) in our very modern government has revived a very old-fashioned culture war.

A reactionary relay race kicked-off when Maria Miller, the Culture Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities, opined that the abortion limit should be reduced from its current 24 weeks to that...

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Eleanor Mills, Assisted Reproduction and Yuck Tests: Rationality, Not Intuition, Should Determine Our Response to Ethical Issues

(0) Comments | Posted September 23, 2012 | 2:07 PM

If someone said they found interracial marriages or gay sex disgusting and believed it should be banned for this reason, would you take them seriously? I thought not, yet Eleanor Mills in The Sunday Times believes that a sensible way to handle the sensitive legal and ethical issues surrounding assisted...

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The Sarah Catt Prosecution: It's Time to Repeal This Draconian Law

(2) Comments | Posted September 19, 2012 | 2:15 PM

Just as the most irritating thing about the recent violence in the Muslim world is that it forces one to defend the free expression of the moronic makers of tasteless films, the most exasperating thing about the Sarah Catt prosecution is that it forces one to defend the actions of...

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