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 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:49:07 +0000 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:49:07 +0000 info@christian.org.uk (The Christian Institute) Dawn French: 'I worry that the poor will suffer most under assisted suicide' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/dawn-french-i-worry-that-the-poor-will-suffer-most-under-assisted-suicide/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:49:07 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/dawn-french-i-worry-that-the-poor-will-suffer-most-under-assisted-suicide/ Ethical stem research offers hope to those with 'juvenile parkinsonism' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ethical-stem-research-offers-hope-to-those-with-juvenile-parkinsonism/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:15:53 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ethical-stem-research-offers-hope-to-those-with-juvenile-parkinsonism/ Assisted suicide: MPs told to 'facilitate care not death' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/assisted-suicide-mps-told-to-facilitate-care-not-death/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:45:35 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/assisted-suicide-mps-told-to-facilitate-care-not-death/ Canadian Govt advised to abandon plans to euthanise people with mental illness https://www.christian.org.uk/news/canadian-govt-advised-to-abandon-plans-to-euthanise-people-with-mental-illness/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:25:57 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/canadian-govt-advised-to-abandon-plans-to-euthanise-people-with-mental-illness/ Scandal as NHS goes ahead with ‘unethical’ puberty blockers trial https://www.christian.org.uk/news/scandal-as-nhs-goes-ahead-with-unethical-puberty-blockers-trial/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:26:50 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/scandal-as-nhs-goes-ahead-with-unethical-puberty-blockers-trial/ RC Bishops mark ‘sobering anniversary’ of Canada’s euthanasia regime https://www.christian.org.uk/news/rc-bishops-mark-sobering-anniversary-of-canadas-euthanasia-regime/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:02:08 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/rc-bishops-mark-sobering-anniversary-of-canadas-euthanasia-regime/ Assisted suicide legislation set to return to Westminster https://www.christian.org.uk/news/assisted-suicide-legislation-set-to-return-to-westminster/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:40:45 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/assisted-suicide-legislation-set-to-return-to-westminster/ Man pleads guilty to murder of a mother and her unborn child https://www.christian.org.uk/news/man-pleads-guilty-to-murder-of-a-mother-and-her-unborn-child/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:34:41 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/man-pleads-guilty-to-murder-of-a-mother-and-her-unborn-child/ Outrage as dad normalises aborting his Down’s baby https://www.christian.org.uk/news/outrage-as-dad-normalises-aborting-his-downs-baby/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:32:25 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/outrage-as-dad-normalises-aborting-his-downs-baby/ Global 'suicide drug' dealer admits to aiding nearly 80 UK deaths https://www.christian.org.uk/news/global-suicide-drug-dealer-admits-to-aiding-nearly-80-uk-deaths/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:56:00 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/global-suicide-drug-dealer-admits-to-aiding-nearly-80-uk-deaths/ Baroness Prentis: ‘Assisted suicide Bill ignored the mental toll of illness’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/baroness-prentis-assisted-suicide-bill-ignored-the-mental-toll-of-illness/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:29:44 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/baroness-prentis-assisted-suicide-bill-ignored-the-mental-toll-of-illness/ Ontario doctor given ‘slap on the wrist’ for botched euthanasia https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ontario-doctor-given-slap-on-the-wrist-for-botched-euthanasia/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:22:46 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ontario-doctor-given-slap-on-the-wrist-for-botched-euthanasia/ Locked-in syndrome patient: 'I would 100 per cent reject assisted suicide' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/locked-in-syndrome-patient-i-would-100-per-cent-reject-assisted-suicide/ Wed, 27 May 2026 09:25:46 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/locked-in-syndrome-patient-i-would-100-per-cent-reject-assisted-suicide/ Texas creates USA's first ever clinic for detransitioners https://www.christian.org.uk/news/texas-creates-usas-first-ever-clinic-for-detransitioners/ Fri, 22 May 2026 12:15:17 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/texas-creates-usas-first-ever-clinic-for-detransitioners/ Alberta curbs national euthanasia expansion https://www.christian.org.uk/news/alberta-curbs-national-euthanasia-expansion/ Thu, 14 May 2026 14:10:46 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/alberta-curbs-national-euthanasia-expansion/ Elderly man offered euthanasia twice following hip fracture https://www.christian.org.uk/news/elderly-man-offered-euthanasia-twice-following-hip-fracture/ Thu, 14 May 2026 11:34:20 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/elderly-man-offered-euthanasia-twice-following-hip-fracture/ 10,000 babies could be saved each year through new miscarriage scheme https://www.christian.org.uk/news/10000-babies-could-be-saved-each-year-through-new-miscarriage-scheme/ Fri, 08 May 2026 14:06:05 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/10000-babies-could-be-saved-each-year-through-new-miscarriage-scheme/ Five Brits per month consider assisted suicide at Swiss clinic https://www.christian.org.uk/news/five-brits-per-month-consider-assisted-suicide-at-swiss-clinic/ Wed, 06 May 2026 12:47:08 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/five-brits-per-month-consider-assisted-suicide-at-swiss-clinic/ Psychiatrist issues 'suicide contagion' warning over euthanasia expansion https://www.christian.org.uk/news/psychiatrist-issues-suicide-contagion-warning-over-euthanasia-expansion/ Fri, 01 May 2026 11:41:30 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/psychiatrist-issues-suicide-contagion-warning-over-euthanasia-expansion/ 'Buying babies from strangers has become normalised – without thought for women' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/buying-babies-from-strangers-has-become-normalised-without-thought-for-women/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:23:40 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/buying-babies-from-strangers-has-become-normalised-without-thought-for-women/