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Press Release – A New Anscombe Centre Paper Critiques the Assisted Dying Bill & its Implications for Vulnerable Patients
As the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill receives its Report Stage debate today, the Anscombe Centre has published a paper which provides legal analysis of the Bill and its purported safeguards, finding that the Bill fails to provide adequate protections in law for patients most vulnerable to undue pressure and abuse.
Press Statement – Scotland Must Turn Off the Treacherous Path of Assisted Suicide
The Anscombe Bioethics Centre expresses great concern over the vote by members of the Scottish Parliament, by a majority of 14, in favour of the general principles of a Bill that would legalise physician-assisted suicide in Scotland.
‘Beyond Consent – Rethinking Assisted Suicide Through A Family’s Eyes’ (Alicia Duncan)
In this special interview – shared by kind permission of Our Duty Of Care (ODOC) – former palliative care specialist Dr Gillian Wright interviews Alicia Duncan, a critic of the system of Canada’s system of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) – euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) – after her mother was euthanised on the basis of an eating disorder brought about by post-concussion syndrome.
The Anscombe Centre Pays Tribute to the Memory of Pope Francis (1936–2025)
The Anscombe Bioethics Centre would like to honour the memory of Pope Francis, who after serious illness died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday morning. The joy of Eastertide is made bittersweet by the passing of a much-loved Pontiff.
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