Morality, Democracy and Marriage

September 2015 Pulse On 24 May 2015, the citizens of Ireland voted to legalise same-sex marriage, making the predominantly Roman Catholic country the first in the world to do so by popular vote. 1,201,607 or 61% of the voters said ‘Yes’ to same-sex marriage in a...

Opting For Adoption

Recently, The Straits Times published an article entitled ‘From Abortion to Adoption’ (March 17, 2013) to raise awareness of adoption options among women considering abortion. According to this report, three Members of Parliament had raised this issue the week before....

Having Children

Recently, the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) distributed a consultation paper on the Status of Children Bill jointly prepared by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of Law (MinLaw) to various organisations, including the National...