The Augustine Bioethics Network: News
David Jones meets Pope Leo XIV, 2026
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Preventing not assisting suicide
September 10, 2026
Today, 10 September is World Suicide Prevention Day 2026. This year, the day occurs immediately before the date that the UK Parliament is due to debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a Bill to change the law on ‘assisting or encouraging’ suicide. To highlight this remarkable juxtaposition the Augustine Bioethics Network (ABN)
Feast Day of Saint Augustine
August 28, 2026
The 28th of August is the Feast Day of Saint Augustine of Hippo, patron of the Augustine Bioethics Network. Augustine is relevant for bioethics because bioethics presupposes an understanding of the human person and of the body and society. Augustine presents a vision within which both soul and body possess inherent human dignity and both
Writing or speaking to your MP
August 6, 2026
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill introduced by Lauren Edwards MP would make it legal for a doctor to encourage or assist the suicide of someone with a ‘terminal illness’ (which would include conditions that people could live with for years with appropriate treatment and support). The Bill is a ‘Private Members’ Bill’,
New resources on ‘assisted dying’ (assisted suicide and euthanasia)
August 6, 2026
The Augustine Bioethics Network is making available more resources on assisted suicide and euthanasia, some of which specifically relate to a Bill introduced in the House of Commons that would legalise a doctor to encourage or assist the suicide of a patient with a progressive illness that could be terminal if untreated. On Friday 11
Launch of new international bioethics network to promote the dignity and address the vulnerability of every human person
March 30, 2026
30th March 2026 – Today marks the launch of a new international bioethics network, the Augustine Bioethics Network (ABN). Endorsed and actively supported by the Catholic Medical Association UK, ABN exists to promote a vision of bioethics that encompasses both the dignity and the vulnerability of every human person. Established to meet the urgent need