The Christian Institute - Medical Ethics News https://www.christian.org.uk/news/medical-ethics The latest medical ethics news posts from The Christian Institute en-us Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:28:26 +0000 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:28:26 +0000 info@christian.org.uk (The Christian Institute) Canadian euthanasia regime guilty of ‘rushing people to their deaths’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/canadian-euthanasia-regime-guilty-of-rushing-people-to-their-deaths/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:28:26 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/canadian-euthanasia-regime-guilty-of-rushing-people-to-their-deaths/ Manx doctors ‘sound the alarm’ as assisted suicide law receives Royal Assent https://www.christian.org.uk/news/manx-doctors-sound-the-alarm-as-assisted-suicide-law-receives-royal-assent/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:08:38 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/manx-doctors-sound-the-alarm-as-assisted-suicide-law-receives-royal-assent/ Jersey to rein in liberal laws on medicinal cannabis https://www.christian.org.uk/news/jersey-to-rein-in-liberal-laws-on-medicinal-cannabis/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:30:14 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/jersey-to-rein-in-liberal-laws-on-medicinal-cannabis/ Assisted reproduction technologies driving adoption shortfall https://www.christian.org.uk/news/assisted-reproduction-technologies-driving-adoption-shortfall/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:16:54 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/assisted-reproduction-technologies-driving-adoption-shortfall/ Surrogate who loved her baby horrified at being 'used and discarded' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/surrogate-who-loved-her-baby-horrified-at-being-used-and-discarded/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:23:30 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/surrogate-who-loved-her-baby-horrified-at-being-used-and-discarded/ Christian care homes denied euthanasia conscience protections in Zurich https://www.christian.org.uk/news/christian-care-homes-denied-euthanasia-conscience-protections-in-zurich/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:02:19 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/christian-care-homes-denied-euthanasia-conscience-protections-in-zurich/ Celebrities urge PM to fix palliative care https://www.christian.org.uk/news/celebrities-urge-pm-to-fix-palliative-care/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:30:15 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/celebrities-urge-pm-to-fix-palliative-care/ Euthanasia for depressed Canadians put on indefinite pause https://www.christian.org.uk/news/euthanasia-for-depressed-canadians-put-on-indefinite-pause/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:02:11 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/euthanasia-for-depressed-canadians-put-on-indefinite-pause/ Suicide drug dealer 'stole futures of those struggling with mental illness' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/suicide-drug-dealer-stole-futures-of-those-struggling-with-mental-illness/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:35:26 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/suicide-drug-dealer-stole-futures-of-those-struggling-with-mental-illness/ Pope cautions France against pursuing ‘culture of death’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/pope-cautions-france-against-pursuing-culture-of-death/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:56:13 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/pope-cautions-france-against-pursuing-culture-of-death/ ‘Mum wasn’t dying’: Daughter slams euthanasia 'safeguards' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/mum-wasnt-dying-daughter-slams-euthanasia-safeguards/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:42:57 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/mum-wasnt-dying-daughter-slams-euthanasia-safeguards/ Person dies by taking deceased partner's unused assisted suicide drugs https://www.christian.org.uk/news/person-dies-by-taking-deceased-partners-unused-assisted-suicide-drugs/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:23:39 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/person-dies-by-taking-deceased-partners-unused-assisted-suicide-drugs/ Sharp drop in organ donation rates sparks campaign for consent https://www.christian.org.uk/news/sharp-drop-in-organ-donation-rates-sparks-campaign-for-consent/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:25:01 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/sharp-drop-in-organ-donation-rates-sparks-campaign-for-consent/ Chinese billionaire’s 100 children sparks ethical concerns over surrogacy https://www.christian.org.uk/news/chinese-billionaires-100-children-sparks-ethical-concerns-over-surrogacy/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:53:12 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/chinese-billionaires-100-children-sparks-ethical-concerns-over-surrogacy/ Disabled toddler's euthanasia was 'reasonable', Netherlands claims https://www.christian.org.uk/news/disabled-toddlers-euthanasia-was-reasonable-netherlands-claims/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:19:08 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/disabled-toddlers-euthanasia-was-reasonable-netherlands-claims/ Doctor fined $28k for refusing to give puberty blocker injection https://www.christian.org.uk/news/doctor-fined-28k-for-refusing-to-give-puberty-blocker-injection/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:16:21 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/doctor-fined-28k-for-refusing-to-give-puberty-blocker-injection/ Disability advocates express 'overwhelming relief' over assisted suicide defeat https://www.christian.org.uk/news/disability-advocates-express-overwhelming-relief-over-assisted-suicide-defeat/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:08:36 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/disability-advocates-express-overwhelming-relief-over-assisted-suicide-defeat/ MPs: 'We reject the commodification of mothers and babies through surrogacy' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/mps-we-reject-the-commodification-of-mothers-and-babies-through-surrogacy/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:39:03 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/mps-we-reject-the-commodification-of-mothers-and-babies-through-surrogacy/ 'Praise God': Assisted suicide Bill defeated in House of Commons https://www.christian.org.uk/news/praise-god-assisted-suicide-bill-defeated-in-house-of-commons/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:26:01 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/praise-god-assisted-suicide-bill-defeated-in-house-of-commons/ Cancer survivor celebrates wedding after outliving terminal diagnosis by years https://www.christian.org.uk/news/cancer-survivor-celebrates-wedding-after-outliving-terminal-diagnosis-by-years/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:29:04 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/cancer-survivor-celebrates-wedding-after-outliving-terminal-diagnosis-by-years/