
Anscombe Bioethics Centre
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The UK’s oldest national research centre in bioethics (est. 1977), engaging in scholarship, public debate, and education. ☤
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Safeguards in the #AssistedDyingBill ?? Read more here Anscombe Bioethics Centre politeia.co.uk/wp-content/upl…


See here our full Statement on the Second Reading of the dangerous ‘#AssistedDyingBill’, particularly noting the very unfortunately limited debate and appreciation of the full evidence by Parliamentarians: bioethics.org.uk/news-events/ne… ‘#AssistedDying’ (#AssistedSuicide / #Euthanasia)

Analysis by Anscombe Bioethics Centre on the assisted suicide bill. The core problem is that the Bill "would deprive some people of suicide prevention on the basis of their health status." i.e. it is wrong in principle, not just due to the many flaws in the bill as drafted.

⚖️⚕️ We are pleased to announce that Trudo Lemmens will give the 14th Annual Anscombe Memorial Lecture in Blackfriars, Oxford Hall, speaking on 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘺: 𝘜𝘯𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢’𝘴 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘋𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘮𝘦. 🎟 Please register here to



‘Assisted dying’ is assisted suicide and/or euthanasia - go.shr.lc/4hFxUWb Anscombe Bioethics Centre

The importance of language. Whatever your views on the Kim Leadbeater MBE MP Bill, we should describe what it would legalise accurately, i.e. assisted suicide. Prof David Jones of Anscombe Bioethics Centre writing for J. of Medical Ethics


David Albert Jones in today's The Times and The Sunday Times debunking the rather odd claim recently made that #AssistedSuicide 'acts as a form of suicide prevention'


The annual Catholic Medical Ethics course for university students, including guest lecturing by our Public Bioethics Fellow Dr Mehmet Çiftçi, will begin next Wednesday from 19:00–20:00! Details are above. If a student, please e-mail [email protected] to register. If you know


🇦🇺❗️In light of yesterday’s Pastoral Letter by Cardinal Nichols, it’s worth noting the resources we have produced to equip all those wanting to write to MPs with informed confidence. The latest such effort by our Director critiques the misplaced reliance on Australia to justify







‘Serious failures’ remain in assisted dying legislation, warns Anscombe Bioethics Centre. Report by Ruth Gledhill thetablet.co.uk/news/serious-f…