This organisation states on its website: ‘Asthma UK understands and appreciates that people do have concerns about medical research involving human embryos, and charities providing funding support for it. Asthma UK does not currently fund any projects that require human or hybrid human embryos but as a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities, backs their support of the use of human embryos and the creation of hybrid human embryos when the research has the potential to make significant medical advances.’  Member of the AMRC.

https://www.asthma.org.uk/research/strategy/ethics/

In a letter dated 15/1/2019, this charity stated:

‘At Barnardo’s, our primary focus is to support the UK’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged children, young people and families. We deliver this support through over 900 projects and services across the UK. Some of these services provide information and advice on reproductive health, including assisting service users with access to contraception and providing information around pregnancy and abortion if this is sought. This may involve referrals to organisations or services that provide abortions if requested by the service user after consultation with our specialist nurses. We work to empower our service users to make their own decisions around reproductive health.’

This charity is fully supportive of compulsory Relationships and Sex Education in schools. https://www.barnardos.org.uk/news/Sex-and-relationships-education-will-be-compulsory-in-England-Government-announces-/press_releases.htm?ref=122116

Advice on teaching this new statutory subject includes:

‘Teach a wide-ranging RSE curriculum to all young people. Don’t assume that topics (such as abuse, grooming, LGBT relationships and gender identities, consent, and pregnancy) don’t need to be discussed if they are not known to be relevant to anyone in the class at that time.’ https://www.barnardos.org.uk/involve_us_respect_us_web.pdf

Barnardos supports sexual health clinics in locations around the country including: https://www.barnardos.org.uk/west_and_central_sexual_health.pdf https://www.barnardos.org.uk/health_and_wellbeing_pdf-3.pdf