High Court Archives - Catholic Herald

High Court

As the Charlie Gard case shows, good medicine requires doctors who communicate

April 14, 2017

It is simply not enough for medical professionals to claim they know best. They must take the trouble to talk properly to parents

The Court of Appeal may soon rule that ‘it is possible to commit a crime against a foetus’; if it does, the implications will be momentous

November 11, 2014

Is that why the Church has so far been silent on the case the appeal court is considering? The judges have to decide whether the existing law on the status of the ‘foetus’ makes sense

We must be careful to heed the wishes of people with learning disabilities

January 16, 2013

It is too easy to assume that someone who is dependent on others is incapable of making a meaningful life choice

A BMJ editorial is now saying that our law should pay less attention to the sanctity of human life, and that lives not worth living should be ended: what’s going on?

July 19, 2012

It’s also saying that brain-damaged and demented people just cost too much: what’s happened to medical ethics?

Ethicist says keeping people alive wastes money

July 19, 2012

A professor has suggested in the BMJ that hydrating and feeding dementia patients 'skews' resources

We have taken our identity as a Christian country for granted. Now we must defend it

February 15, 2012

Clive Bone's success at the High Court shows that Britain has started to lose its Christian identity

The EU has made its secularism clear: is that now what the judges have done for the UK?

March 02, 2011

We know about the European Constitution: what has the High Court done to ours?

Morning Catholic must-reads: 01/03/11

March 01, 2011

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church