In Depth:  Jon Nurse

There are acts of religious intolerance all over the world, however it is rarely top billing on the ten o’clock news.

The world recoiled in horror as images of armed extremists attacking the office of satirical Charlie Hebdo magazine were widely broadcast. Commentators condemned the murder of a dozen journalists as observers from outraged communities the world over declared ‘Je suis Charlie’ in a show of solidarity with the stricken magazine.

A premature baby is nurtured with eye-wateringly complex and costly care, as one floor away a decision is taken to abort a life that has known more weeks in the womb than its fragile neighbour.

It’s a scene John Wyatt, professor of Ethics and Perinatology at University College London, has witnessed in the UK medical arena and it drives him to urge others to engage with the life-shaping topic of health.

It all started with a coffee and craft.

A small gathering sat together in a cosy corner of a newly converted pub and discussed life’s labours as they knitted complex creations.