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, 30 Jul 2026 11:55:37 +0000 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:55:37 +0000 info@christian.org.uk (The Christian Institute) Euthanasia 'case reports' in Canadian province riddled with errors https://www.christian.org.uk/news/euthanasia-case-reports-in-canadian-province-riddled-with-errors/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:55:37 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/euthanasia-case-reports-in-canadian-province-riddled-with-errors/ PM: 'Assisted suicide should not be debated until palliative care is fixed' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/pm-assisted-suicide-should-not-be-debated-until-palliative-care-is-fixed/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:20:37 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/pm-assisted-suicide-should-not-be-debated-until-palliative-care-is-fixed/ Medics push for ‘death by organ donation’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/medics-push-for-death-by-organ-donation/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:09:23 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/medics-push-for-death-by-organ-donation/ German doctor who murdered patients convicted as a serial killer https://www.christian.org.uk/news/german-doctor-who-murdered-patients-convicted-as-a-serial-killer/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:57:47 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/german-doctor-who-murdered-patients-convicted-as-a-serial-killer/ Doctors: ‘Assisted suicide is not medical treatment’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/doctors-assisted-suicide-is-not-medical-treatment/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:45:16 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/doctors-assisted-suicide-is-not-medical-treatment/ ‘Clamour to tinker with human germline must be resisted’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/clamour-to-tinker-with-human-germline-must-be-resisted/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:12:28 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/clamour-to-tinker-with-human-germline-must-be-resisted/ Dark day as Jersey assisted suicide law receives Royal Assent https://www.christian.org.uk/news/dark-day-as-jersey-assisted-suicide-law-receives-royal-assent/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:09:26 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/dark-day-as-jersey-assisted-suicide-law-receives-royal-assent/ 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/