CI News: 28 August 2026

In CI News this week: In a week dominated by headlines about banning so-called conversion therapy, 93 per cent of respondents to Northern Ireland’s public consultation on Eóin Tennyson’s Bill say they do not support the legislation, while public polling revealed that support among Labour voters for such a ban in England and Wales melts away when they hear of the potential impact on parents and pastors. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories NI public overwhelmingly rejects push to ban so-called conversion therapy Labour voters don’t want Government criminalising parents and pastors Telling someone ‘you are not a cat’ could be illegal under Govt’s conversion practices Bill

In CI News this week: The Committee examining the Government’s draft Conversion Practices Bill is told the proposals are so poorly drafted as to be unworkable, a doctor describes how she was hounded out of her job for raising concerns about trans drugs, and a woman hikes along the Great Wall of China to mark a decade of recovery from anorexia. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Westminster committee warned against ‘tyranny’ of Govt’s Conversion Practices Bill GP felt bullied into resigning over puberty blocker concerns Gamblers in Ireland’s rehab clinics double in four years Anorexia survivor once given weeks to live walks Great Wall of China

In CI News this week: The Institute has challenged Government claims that its ban on so-called conversion therapy will not threaten freedom of religion or parental rights, doctors raise serious concerns about introducing assisted suicide on the Isle of Man, and a US school district backtracks on a policy forcing pupils to hide their Bibles in sealed envelopes. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories CI urges Phillipson to ditch ‘ill-judged conversion therapy ban’ MLAs: ‘Ban pimping websites’ Manx doctors ‘sound the alarm’ as assisted suicide law receives Royal Assent US school district apologises over ‘hide your Bible’ diktat

In CI News this week: Clive Johnston appeals against his conviction for preaching a gospel sermon in an abortion buffer zone, LGBT party activists secure SNP support for a radical policy to ban so-called conversion therapy in Scotland, and a host of celebrities call for universal access to high-quality palliative care. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Belfast Court hears Pastor Clive Johnston’s appeal Radical ‘conversion practices’ motion set for SNP conference vote Cannabis pet poisoning on the rise Celebrities urge PM to fix palliative care

In CI News this week: The Conservative Party emphasises that political activism has no place in classrooms, the equalities chief accuses activists of spreading misinformation about women’s spaces, and Canada indefinitely halts plans to expand euthanasia to those with mental illnesses. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Conservatives vow to keep ‘ideological brainwashing’ out of schools Equality watchdog chief demolishes myths about single-sex guidance Euthanasia for depressed Canadians put on indefinite pause Franklin Graham proclaims the ‘Gospel of Jesus Christ’ in Manchester

In CI News this week: The Northern Ireland Assembly votes to push forward with plans for a new ‘conversion therapy’ law, the Prime Minister rejects the idea of decriminalizing harmful drugs, and a plan to illuminate Belfast City Hall in celebration of abortion is halted. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories ‘Disappointing’: Stormont votes to progress conversion practices Bill PM rejects drug decrim to protect young people Person dies by taking deceased partner’s unused assisted suicide drugs ‘Victory’: Belfast City Hall halts abortion day illuminations

In CI News this week: MLAs warn Stormont that a proposed ‘conversion therapy’ law risks criminalising parents and churches, the Civil Service is pressured to bow to trans activists, and the case of a two-year-old euthanised in the Netherlands is deemed ‘reasonable’. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Stormont exposes flaws of ‘hazardous’ conversion therapy Bill Civil service under pressure to ‘break the law’ on single-sex spaces Disabled toddler’s euthanasia was ‘reasonable’, Netherlands claims Disability advocates express ‘overwhelming relief’ over assisted suicide defeat

In CI News this week: MPs reject dangerous plans to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales, Stormont has been warned that a ‘conversion therapy’ ban will bake gender self-ID into law, and more than ten thousand people march for life in London. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories ‘Praise God’: Assisted suicide Bill defeated in House of Commons Stormont ‘conversion therapy’ Bill enables self-ID in law, top KC warns Campaigners urge PM to tackle ‘censorship crisis’ March for Life: ‘Abortion wounds families’

In CI News this week: A Government review warns that assisted suicide could disproportionately impact disabled people and ethnic minority groups, Belfast City Council votes to celebrate abortion with a light show, and the Scottish Care Inspectorate comes under fire for advising children’s homes to promote transgender ideology. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Marginal groups more likely to be coerced into assisted suicide Belfast City Council to celebrate the ‘slaughter’ of unborn children Care watchdog slammed for pushing ‘false LGBT ideology’ onto vulnerable kids Unwearied mercy: John Howard, Christian prison reformer

In CI News this week: The Christian Institute presses the Scottish Government to review the impact of its controversial smacking ban, NHS Wales’ gender clinic comes under scrutiny over the volume of its referrals for sex-swap operations, and one of the world’s youngest preemies is out of hospital and home with her family. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories CI presses Scot Govt to review controversial smacking ban Welsh gender clinic faces scrutiny over trans surgery referrals ‘Prostitution left me feeling dehumanised and lost’ Australian baby born at 21 weeks heads home after 5 months in hospital