Humanists Welcome BMA Decision to Drop Opposition to Assisted Dying Posted on 15 September 2021 Humanist Society Scotland today welcomed news that the BMA had voted to drop its opposed stance to assisted dying.
Time for Reflection: Humanist Message of Hope and Support for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Posted on 1 September 2021 Humanist Society Scotland trustee Morven Lyon delivered Time For Reflection at the Scottish Parliament. Morven spoke about the current crisis in Afghanistan and advocated for tolerance and support for the Afghan people and for those displaced by the return of the Taliban and in need of asylum.
Please email your MP to demand action that protects human rights in Afghanistan Posted on 17 August 2021 Humanist Society Scotland is calling for immediate action to protect those impacted by the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. As the Taliban have taken control of the country this presents a dire threat to many of the fundamental values of our…
Planning a ceremony and COVID-19: What you need to know Posted on 9 August 2021 Scotland moves beyond Level 0 from 9th August 2021, and ceremonies now have much fewer restrictions. Some restrictions still remain though and we still need to exercise caution. Face coverings remain mandatory* at all ceremonies in indoor public places, and…
Do you have to get married on a Saturday? at 2pm? in the Summer? Posted on 27 July 2021 The wedding landscape in 2020 was like no other, with restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Humanist Society Scotland conducted a third of its ‘normal’ volume of marriage ceremonies last year. With so many couples having to make…
Planning a funeral and COVID-19: What you need to know Posted on 19 July 2021 Planning a funeral and COVID-19: What you need to know if you have a Humanist Society Scotland funeral planned, or would like to plan a funeral with us.
Planning a wedding and COVID-19: What you need to know Posted on 19 July 2021 Planning a wedding and COVID-19: What you need to know if you have a wedding ceremony booked with Humanist Society Scotland.
Climate Emission Results ‘Alarming’ Posted on 24 June 2021 Greenhouse gas emissions data from 2019, released by the Scottish Government last week, shows that Scotland has not met its annual target of reducing emissions. Three years of targets have now been missed ‒ for the years 2017, 2018, 2019….
Humanists Add Support for Telemedical Abortion Services to be Made Permanent in Scotland Posted on 15 June 2021 This week we joined Engender, the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) and 25 women’s organisations, human rights bodies, and healthcare providers, in writing to the Scottish Government to ask them to make telemedical abortion services permanent in Scotland. In March…
Humanists Ask the UK Government to Rethink the New Plan for Immigration Posted on 15 June 2021 We recently signed a joint letter coordinated by the Scottish Refugee Council that set out our grave concerns about the New Plan for Immigration and its potential to seriously undermine refugee rights in the UK, and calls on the UK Government to engage meaningfully with the devolved governments to ensure that a fair and humane asylum system can be developed that works for all four nations of the UK.
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