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** Your daily media briefing - Thursday 24 September
In the Media <[link removed]> is our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, available delivered to your inbox. You can also read the latest news <[link removed]> and opinion <[link removed]> and listen to our podcasts <[link removed]> on our website.
** Secularism in the media
* 'Do patients need protecting from Jehovah's Witnesses?' - NSS quoted <[link removed]>
The National Secular Society's analysis of the policies of NHS trusts has found that many automatically assume that a Jehovah's Witness will refuse blood products. It has written to the Health Minister calling on hospitals to review their links with the church's so-called Hospital Liaison Committees.
The Mirror
* Hate Crime Bill: Humza Yousaf concession a ‘step in the right direction’ - NSS quoted <[link removed]>
Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has admitted a controversial Hate Crime Bill could lead to "self-censorship", as he announced the bill will now only prosecute those who intended to stir up hatred. NSS CEO Stephen Evans is quoted.
Evening Express
* Humza Yousaf agrees to amend hate crime bill - NSS mentioned <[link removed]>
The Justice Secretary said the Scottish Government would make changes to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill to "balance protection of vulnerable groups affected by hate crime with people's rights to freedom of expression."
The Scotsman
* 'Hate crime bill fiasco shows SNP is failing to read the mood of the people' - NSS mentioned <[link removed]>
Ministers have brought forward legislation that seems at odds with the public mood, and which fails to provide adequate safeguards.
The Times (£)
* 'What the huge new religious monument to be built near Birmingham reveals about Britain' <[link removed]>
The fact that Richard Gamble has won support and permission for the 'Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer' monument reveals something about British religion, says The Economist.
iNews
* Ireland: Sinn Féin to support Right to Die Bill moving to next stage <[link removed]>
Sinn Féin have pledged to support the progress of new legislation which would let people who are terminally ill decide the timing of their own death.
The Irish Times
* Vatican calls euthanasia an 'act of homicide' <[link removed]>
The Vatican has condemned euthanasia in its strongest language yet, calling it an "act of homicide" that can never be justified, in a document issued Tuesday.
CNN
* Polish town votes to stay 'LGBT-free zone' despite global criticism <[link removed]>
Councillors in eastern Poland voted narrowly on Tuesday to keep a motion declaring their town "free from LGBT ideology", as international pressure grows on dozens of Polish municipalities that have made similar declarations.
Reuters
* 'Charlie Hebdo and free speech' <[link removed]>
When it comes to defending free speech for minorities, the choice is simple: stand with us or against us, says Khadija Khan.
Topical Magazine
* US: 'Is this really the end of abortion?' <[link removed]>
Democrats might crush Republicans in November. With a 6–3 conservative Supreme Court majority, abortion rights could still be decimated, says Emma Green.
The Atlantic
** The latest from the NSS
* Rethink relations with Jehovah’s Witnesses committees, NSS urges NHS <[link removed]>
The NSS has called for a review of some NHS trusts' deferential relationships with Jehovah's Witnesses' 'hospital liaison committees'.
* Plan to amend Scottish hate crime bill isn’t enough, says NSS <[link removed]>
The NSS has welcomed plans to amend Scotland's current hate crime bill, but warned that they don't go far enough to protect free speech.
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Note: Yesterday's media briefing suggested a proposed assisted dying bill had been tabled in Northern Ireland. It was instead tabled in the Republic of Ireland.
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