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Justice without privilege
The members of the Lawyers’ Secular Society believe that law and the administration of justice should be based on equality, respect for human rights, and on objective evidence. No weight should be attached to religious doctrine or to belief in the supernatural.
The LSS was founded to provide advice and assistance to individuals affected by laws which give special advantages to those who assert religious beliefs. We seek to help people and organisations campaigning against religious privilege of all kinds.
BREAKING NEWS
26 JAN 2012
A midwife’s duty is to patients regardless of belief
Two midwives at the Southern General in Glasgow want to have no part in the chain of the abortion procedure, claiming it is an affront to their religious beliefs. They are seeking a ruling at the Court of Session that their right to conscientious objection under the 1967 Abortion Act extends to refusing to delegate, supervise and support staff involved in the work.
26 JAN 2012
Europe's top judge: Cameron is wrong about human rights
Sir Nicolas Bratza accuses the British Government of pandering to the tabloid press in its criticism of the European Court of Human Rights and says senior British politicians have betrayed their ignorance of the institution's history and legal position by joining the clamour for its reform.
26 JAN 2012
How Freedom Goes
Why is no one defending freedom of expression?
