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Peter D. Williams

Peter D. Williams is the Media & Communications Advisor to the Anscombe Bioethics Centre.

Health

Anscombe Study Shows Negative Impact of ‘Assisted Dying’ on Palliative Care

Ahead of the Second Reading debate in the House of Commons over Kim Leadbeater MP’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, the Anscombe Centre has published a new paper by our Director, Professor David Albert Jones, showing that the evidence from

by Peter D. Williams
November 21, 2024
Opinion

‘Do we want people who feel they are a burden to others to take their own lives?’

Lord Falconer has drawn second place in the Ballot to present an ‘Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill’. The advocates of assisted suicide are once again bringing the debate back to Parliament. Their attempts have failed many times in the past.

by Peter D. Williams
July 29, 2024
Opinion

Support for Assisted Suicide Ebbs Away in Scotland

The Journal of Medical Ethics Forum has posted an article by Prof. David Albert Jones, Director of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, showing that support for assisted suicide in Scotland has declined significantly. Three polls conducted by the pro-assisted suicide group Dignity in

by Peter D. Williams
April 16, 2024
Health/World

Legalising ‘Assisted Dying’ in Australia Failed to Prevent “One Suicide a Week”

New research published in the Journal of Ethics in Mental Health has found that the introduction of euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) has failed to reduce the rate of ‘unassisted’ suicide in the State of Victoria. In fact, since the law came

by Peter D. Williams
January 9, 2024
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