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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.
The Anscombe Centre mourns the death of Archbishop Noël Treanor
The Staff and Governors of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre offer prayers and condolences for the death of Archbishop Noël Treanor on 11 August this year.
Baby loss: Grief, tears and dreams of Heaven
In an article originally published in The Pastoral Review, the Centre’s Associate Research Fellow, Dr Michael Wee, writes that whilst the grief that follows stillbirth and miscarriage is often complex and not well understood, with the light of faith this grief can also be an occasion of grace and a source of deeper respect for the gift of life.
Press Release – ‘Do we want people who feel they are a burden to others to take their own lives?’
The Anscombe Centre encourages full public engagement with the issue of assisted suicide as legislation is proposed in both the Westminster and Holyrood Parliaments.
Showcase
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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The Anscombe Bioethics Centre is supported by the Catholic Church in England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, but has also always relied on donations from generous individuals, friends and benefactors.