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Bishops oppose proposal to allow advertising of abortion and contraceptives on broadcast media
19/06/2009
The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have expressed their opposition to a proposed code which would allow for the advertising of abortion and contraceptives on broadcast media in the UK.
Their views are outlined in a submission to a public consultation on the draft BCAP Broadcast Advertising Standards code.
More information
To download a copy of the Bishops’ submission to the consultation, prepared by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and the Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics, please click on the link below:
Bishops' submission to the BCAP code review consultation on advertising on TV and radio (pdf) 43.54 kB
Click here for more information about the BCAP code review consultation
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