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Press Release: New Anscombe Paper Exposes Australia’s Slippery Slope of Euthanasia
A new Briefing Paper by Professor David Albert Jones, Bioethicist and Director of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre in Oxford, has exposed the extent to which Australian jurisdictions have, in a very short period of time, seen the ‘slippery slope’ of extended euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) from what was originally intended.
Forthcoming 2025 Anscombe Memorial Lecture
We are pleased to announce that on 10 February 2025 at 4pm, the Anscombe Memorial Lecture will be held in Blackfriars Hall! In the 14th annual Anscombe Memorial Lecture, Dr Trudo Lemmens will speak on ‘Death as Therapy: Unravelling Canada’s Assisted Dying Regime’.
Press Statement – Regrettably Limited Debate & Appreciation of the Full Evidence at the ‘Assisted Dying’ Bill’s Second Reading
The Anscombe Centre has expressed its regret at the limited debate or appreciation of the full evidence before a slim majority of MPs voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at its Second Reading.
Press Release – Public Opinion on Assisted Suicide: Unclear, Unchanged and Undecided
The advocates of assisted suicide often argue that a clear majority of the public are in favour of legalising it. When we look at the available polling data more closely and more deeply however, we find that the public are not strongly committed one way or another as the headlines would suggest, but that public opinion is much more conflicted, complex, unconfident and unconvinced than is typically recognised.
Showcase
A showcase selection of the work of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, from noteworthy research, events, and media presentations.
Counterfeit Consensus: The Ambivalence of Public Opinion on Assisted Suicide (Dr Mehmet Çiftçi)
Evidence of Harm: Assessing the Impact of Assisted Dying / Assisted Suicide on Palliative Care (Professor David Albert Jones)
Suicide Prevention: Does Legalising Assisted Suicide Make Things Better Or Worse? (Professor David Albert Jones)
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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.
Shining a Light on Gender Identity Services: How The Cass Review Shows The Need For Evidence-Based Paediatric Medicine (Dr Julie Maxwell)
An account of the Cass Review into Gender Identity Services, and how it uncovers the various ways in which failures to follow standard medical and safeguarding procedures has led to many vulnerable and distressed children not receiving the best standards of assessment and care.
Normalising Surrogacy: A Threat To Human Dignity (Dr Pia Matthews)
A critique of joint proposals by the Law Commission of England and Wales, and the Scottish Law Commission to effectively normalise surrogacy through a regulated pathway that would remove important safeguards in the current legal framework intended for the protection of surrogate mothers and the children to whom they give birth.
A Briefing on the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority (HFEA) consultation, ‘Modernising the regulation of fertility treatment and research involving human embryos’
Our Briefing on the March-April 2023 HFEA consultation into the potential revision of Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990.
Anscombe Centre Submission to Isle of Man Consultation on Private Member’s Bill for Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide (EAS)
From 01 December 2022 to 26 January 2023, a Consultation was held on a Private Member’s Bill introduced into the House of Keys proposing to introduce euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) into Manx law and medical practice. The Consultation took place via a series of set questions, with multiple choice answers and space to give explanations of the answer. The below is the submission on behalf of the Anscombe Centre composed by our Director, Professor David Albert Jones.
Anscombe Centre Submission to Government of Jersey Consultation on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide (EAS)
From 17 October 2022 to 14 January 2023, the Government of Jersey held a consultation on proposals to introduce euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) into Jersey law and medical practice. The Consultation took place via a series of set questions, with multiple choice answers and space to give explanations of the answer. The below is the submission on behalf of the Anscombe Centre composed by our Education and Research Officer, Dr Chris Wojtulewicz.
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