Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland

In a letter dated 17/12/2018, this charity stated: ’Currently CHSS do not have a specific human embryo experimentation policy, and we do not specifically exclude human embryo experimentation from the research we fund; so in theory, a project involving human embryo experimentation could be funded by CHSS through its research grants. However, after looking at the last 20 years of projects we cannot find that we have funded any.

‘… CHSS funds research projects at a number of universities in Scotland. We understand that some of these universities do, on projects funded by other organisations, carry out research involving human embryo experimentation.’ Member of the AMRC.

ChildLine 

ChildLine ‘is a counselling service for children and young people up to their 19th birthday in the United Kingdom provided by the NSPCC’.

The website directs young people to organisations which provide contraception and abortion to young people including under the age of consent and without parental knowledge or consent.

https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/friends-relationships-sex/sex-relationships/abortion/

https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/friends-relationships-sex/sex-relationships/contraception-safe-sex/

An indication of the approach taken by ChildLine is given in their messaging on masturbation: ‘Both girls and boys masturbate and it’s completely natural.’

https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/friends-relationships-sex/sex-relationships/sex/

Information about pornography includes;

 ‘Some young people watch porn or are curious about it. It’s normal to want to know more, and it could make you feel anything from aroused to disgusted.’

‘Watching porn can leave you with mixed feelings because its not something people usually talk about openly. You might feel:

excited or aroused by what you’ve seen

interested in watching different types of porn …’

https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/online-porn/