Catholic Medical Quarterly Volume 75(3)  August 2025

Editorial

The Summer of Shame

Dr Pravin Thevathasan

It all happened within a week. On the 17th of June, 2025, the BBC headlines was: "MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales." Actually, it was decriminalisation up until birth. The debate took less than an hour. There were hardly any speeches. Labour MPs cheered when the vote was passed. A celebration of legalised killing.

On the 20th of June, the BBC headline was: "MPs back legalising assisted dying in England and Wales." Once again there were cheers. An­other celebration of legalised killing.

Sometimes, words fail. I understand Christians who are personally pro-life but who prefer to focus on other issues. We in the Catholic Medical Association will never give up.

Biology Matters

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has unanimously declared that there is a real difference between a biological woman and a "transgender woman." Biology matters. We can now say this without fear of punishment. But the Supreme Court needs to be consistent: biology ought to matter when it comes to the definition of marriage. There is a real biological difference between a man marrying a woman and a man "marrying" a man. Biology matters.