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Scottish
Update Issue 1- The Newsletter of the Christian Institute (Scotland)
- July 2001
News
in Brief
Kirk
changes view on cloning
In a surprise u-turn, the Church of Scotland has decided to support
the cloning of human embryos for medical purposes.
But it urged the Government to explicitly ban reproductive cloning.
The new policy reverses the Kirk's previous opposition to the idea.
In 1996, the Assembly expressed serious reservations about the use
of human embryos in genetic research.
(Daily Mail, 23 May 2001)
McConnell shelves school discipline plans
Jack McConnell abandoned plans to reduce school exclusions, saying
"Good discipline cannot be separated from effective learning
and teaching."
(Times Educational Supplement, 22 June 2001)
4 in 10 teens drunk when virginity is lost
A survey in Fife revealed that 40% of 13 and 14-year-olds were drunk
when they had sex for the first time. There is growing concern as
hundreds of youngsters across Scotland are being treated in hospital
for the effects of alcohol.
(The Herald, 5 June 2001)
Around-the-clock drinking plans
Scotland may introduce 24-hour drinking laws. A taskforce has been
set up by the devolved Government to devise a new system.
(The Times, 30 April 2001)
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