Secular Medical Forum

The Secular Medical Forum (SMF) provides expert and professional advice and opinion to the National Secular Society (NSS) on issues related to healthcare and provides a forum for anyone interested in the intersection of healthcare and secularism.

The SMF's main objective is to advocate the value of secularism/religious neutrality as a professional standard in healthcare. The SMF welcomes supporters of all faiths and none. It opposes religious influences in healthcare where these adversely affect the manner in which medical practice is performed. It campaigns to protect patients from the harm caused by the imposition of religious values and activities on patients and challenges traditional religious privileges in healthcare service provision or decision-making.

The Secular Medical Forum was established following informal discussions at the AGM of the National Secular Society in November 2009. From 2010-2016 the SMF was supported by the NSS as an independent affiliated group. In 2017 the SMF became part of the NSS.

Recent news about circumcision

• (31 October 2024). Ex-doctor pleads guilty to ritual circumcision child cruelty, National Secular Society. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  Quote: National Secular Society spokesperson Dr Alejandro Sanchez said: "The excruciating details of Siddiqui's crimes once again lay bare the dangers inherent to ritual circumcision.
• Lempert A (31 January 2022). Recent studies agree: the risks of circumcision outweigh any benefits. It’s time to rethink our permissive approach to genital cutting. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
• Manson M (21 June 2021). All children should have the right to refuse circumcision. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
• McAdam, Marika (6 March 2018). Male circumcision is an issue of religious freedom - and should be prohibited as such. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

See also

• Mohammad Siddiqui
• United Kingdom

External links

• Official website. Retrieved 7 March 2022