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Press Release – Anscombe Study Shows Negative Impact of ‘Assisted Dying’ on Palliative Care
Ahead of the Second Reading debate in the House of Commons over Kim Leadbeater MP’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, the Anscombe Centre has published a new paper by our Director, Professor David Albert Jones, showing that the evidence from multiple jurisdictions that have introduced ‘assisted dying’ – euthanasia and / or assisted suicide (EAS) – is that it has a detrimental effect on palliative care provision.
Press Release – Anscombe Centre Welcomes West Virginia Constitutional Protections Against Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
The Anscombe Centre notes and welcomes the passing of an amendment to the Constitution of West Virginia which expressly prohibited ‘the practice of medically assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of a person’.
Anscombe Centre Publishes Resource Guide on ‘Assisted Dying’ (Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide)
The Anscombe Centre has published a Guide on ‘Assisted Dying’ (euthanasia and assisted suicide) to inform those writing to MPs to oppose the proposed bill by Kim Leadbeater MP which would legalise assisted suicide for the terminally ill in England and Wales, as well as similar attempts in Scotland and Ireland.
Press Release – Essential Reading for World Suicide Prevention Day
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Our Press Release draws attention to the publication of an important collection of essays which deserves to read widely, especially by the legislators and policy experts who will be involved in upcoming debates in Holyrood and Westminster about whether or not to legalise assisted suicide.
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A showcase selection of the work of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, from noteworthy research, events, and media presentations.
Research
A virtual library of essays and articles by past and present staff members of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre. Our briefing papers, offering in-depth analysis of fast-moving issues, are also available here.
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