Sam Merriman

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | David Wilcock |Sam Merriman

MPs are expected to pass the biggest change in abortion law in more than 50 years tonight, removing the threat of prosecution for women who end their own pregnancies.  Currently abortion is a criminal offence in England and Wales unless it takes place before 24 weeks into a pregnancy and with the approval of doctors. There are limited circumstances allowing a woman to access an abortion after 24 weeks, including when the mother's life is at risk or the child would be born with a severe disability.

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Sam Merriman

Church of England gives clergy inflation-busting 11pc pay rise after admitting abuse scandals risk exodusBy SAM MERRIMAN, SOCIAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT Published: 12:42 EDT, 9 June 2025 | Updated: 12:42 EDT, 9 June 2025 Church of England clergy will receive a pay rise of almost 11 per cent next year as the Church’s Commissioners have warned of an exodus of staff following a series of damaging abuse scandals.

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Sam Merriman

A couple in their 70s has been granted a court order to become the legal parents of a 14-month-old surrogate baby boy - despite a judge's concerns they could die before the child reaches 18. The husband and wife, both aged 72, applied to the courts for a parental order in July after the baby was born six months earlier to a surrogate in California using the husband's sperm and a donor egg.

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Sam Merriman

Vital new gender guidance to help organisations deal with Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman is in a 'state of limbo until EHRC chair is replaced'By SAM MERRIMAN, SOCIAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT Published: 12:09 EDT, 27 May 2025 | Updated: 12:09 EDT, 27 May 2025 Official guidance on how businesses should implement the Supreme Court gender ruling may not be released until the chair of the equality watchdog has left the role, it has been claimed.

1 month ago | msn.com | Sam Merriman

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