Nola Leach

The Assisted Dying Bill poses the wrong answer to the right question
The Assisted Dying Bill poses the wrong answer to the right question

Nola Leach, CEO of CARE, responds to the Assisted Dying Bill now proceeding to committee stage after a lengthy debate in the House of Lords.

Prostitution is exploitation: Here's why buying sex should be illegal
Prostitution is exploitation: Here's why buying sex should be illegal

When you listen to women who have lived through prostitution, the stories they tell are a powerful rebuke to our society.

It's simply wrong to imply prostitution is just another career choice
It's simply wrong to imply prostitution is just another career choice

The not-so-subtle message seemed to be that if you want to pay off your student debts, why not sell your own body so others can exploit you for money?

Politicians\' call to change Northern Ireland's abortion law is deeply misguided
Politicians' call to change Northern Ireland's abortion law is deeply misguided

It is surely fundamentally wrong for politicians who do not even represent Northern Ireland to be seeking to impose their own views on its people.

The robots are coming: How Christians can help shape the new reality
The robots are coming: How Christians can help shape the new reality

The robots are going to get smarter and more human-like. It's vital that we begin to lay down boundaries.

Do our current laws on abortion save lives?
Do our current laws on abortion save lives?

Today, the news broke in Northern Ireland that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has formally acknowledged that it was reasonable for the claim to be made that at least 100,000 people are alive in Northern Ireland today because the province did not introduce the 1967 Abortion Act.

Why our laws on abortion must always protect the most vulnerable
Why our laws on abortion must always protect the most vulnerable

Later today, the British Medical Association will be voting on whether they should adopt abortion decriminalisation as part of their official policy. Such a vote not only risks alienating a vast proportion of their members, but also highlights that this motion has been crafted by a small sect of people who are part of the pro-abortion lobby, and who do not represent the British public.

3-Parent Babies: Unethical, Unproven, Dangerous And Unnecessary
3-Parent Babies: Unethical, Unproven, Dangerous And Unnecessary

It allows the design and manufacture of a human being with certain properties and to that extent constitutes a 'designer baby'.'

Why Amnesty\'s position on prostitution is abhorrent
Why Amnesty's position on prostitution is abhorrent

Amnesty has come out very heavily in favour of decriminalising all aspects of adult prostitution.

Embryo research and gene editing: Time for a line in the sand
Embryo research and gene editing: Time for a line in the sand

Failure to engage with moral and ethical arguments about the dignity of life means the very sanctity of life itself is becoming increasingly fragile.

Islamic State are committing genocide and the UK government must admit it
Islamic State are committing genocide and the UK government must admit it

The UK government must play its part in stopping the atrocities happening in the Middle East, writes Nola Leach.

Budget 2016: Why George Osborne should give married couples a break
Budget 2016: Why George Osborne should give married couples a break

George Osborne should incentivise marriage, argues CARE's Nola Leach.

Prostitution is violent, exploitative and abusive. What was Jeremy Corbyn thinking?
Prostitution is violent, exploitative and abusive. What was Jeremy Corbyn thinking?

Prostitution is not a trade like any other, writes Nola Leach. It is supremely dangerous and often driven by exploitation and abuse.

Christianity is being quietly erased from public life. What are we going to do about it?
Christianity is being quietly erased from public life. What are we going to do about it?

Evangelicalism has become the unwanted guest at a party everyone else is trying to enjoy, says Nola Leach.

We\'ve decided to bomb Syria so now we have to commit
We've decided to bomb Syria so now we have to commit

If that means committing ground troops, then we should not shy away from doing so, writes Nola Leach.

Evangelical \'extremists\'? How new government plans threaten Christian freedom
Evangelical 'extremists'? How new government plans threaten Christian freedom

In trying to defend Britain in the name of equality, safety and security, the government risks banishing from the public square any hint of an evangelically distinct narrative, writes Nola Leach.