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Subject Media briefing: Doctors accused of blocking abortions in NI despite legalisation
Date June 15, 2020 8:32 AM
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** Your daily media briefing - Monday 15 June

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** Secularism in the media

* Doctors accused of blocking abortions in NI despite legalisation <[link removed]>

Women seeking abortions in Northern Ireland are still struggling to access services.

The Observer

* Charedi Jewish weddings being held in London despite lockdown <[link removed]>

A senior figure in Stamford Hill has acknowledged that weddings have been taking place within London's Charedi community.

The JC

* Government responds positively to conversion therapy petition - NSS campaigning mentioned <[link removed]>

A petition calling on the UK government to make LGBT conversion therapy in the UK illegal has, at the last count, been signed by almost 116,000 people – more than enough to trigger a debate in parliament. Our recent campaigning on this issue is referenced.

The Freethinker

* 'What is the UK’s stance on gay conversion therapy?' - NSS campaigning mentioned <[link removed]>

NSS research into the role of charities in 'conversion therapy' is referenced in this essay outlining the practice.

The Boar

* Brighton primary schools to teach extra LGBT-inclusive sex education <[link removed]>

Brighton and Hove will encourage primary schools to teach LGBT-inclusive sex education above and beyond what will be required by the government from September 2020.

Pink News

* UN ‘appalled’ by twin jihadist attacks in Borno, Nigeria <[link removed]>

Dozens of soldiers and civilians are reported to have been killed in twin attacks by Islamist militants in north-eastern Nigeria's Borno state.

BBC

* Australia's first trans-led legal service hit with wave of concern over religious discrimination bill

The first Australian trans-led legal service for trans and gender diverse people has already had an influx of clients seeking advice over the government's proposed religious discrimination legislation, even before the legislation has reached parliament.

The Guardian

* 'How Javed Akhtar’s atheism navigates India’s cultural waters' <[link removed]>

The recipient of this year's Richard Dawkins Award, Javed Akhtar has been an avowed atheist and an untiring critic of fundamentalism, communalism, and superstition.

Outlook India

* 'How the Battle of Gallipoli was hijacked by religion' <[link removed]>

'Angels, Muslim saints, and soldiers disappearing into fluffy white clouds. The tour guides are rewriting history and the secularists are none too happy.'

The Independent (£)

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* NMFS campaign urges support for secular education in Wales <[link removed]>

The NMFS campaign is arguing in favour of inclusive schooling amid plans which could see faith schools open or expand in parts of Wales.

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