2008 conference

Derbyshire Hall, Hayes Conference Centre
The September 2008 national conference was held at the Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire. Media release.

Links to high-resolution pictures of main speakers

  • Dr Jakob Cornides, the international human rights lawyer, who spoke about whether conscientious objection was a right or a duty. Picture.
  • Lucy McCully, youth and university officer, SPUC Scotland, who spoke on youth activism. Picture.
  • Dr James Sherley, senior scientist, and leader of the human adult stem cell research laboratory in Programs in Cancer and Regenerative Biology, at the Boston Biomedical Research Institute, Watertown, Massachusetts, who spoke on the abandonment of reason in the areas of abortion and embryo research. Picture.
  • Dr Jerónima Teixeira, MD, MPhil, PhD, DIC, professor and consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology, medical science faculty, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, who spoke on foetal sentience. Picture.
There are also pictures of delegates to the conference, some of them pictured with speakers.