Church of England

===Bioethics issues===
The Church of England is generally opposed to abortion but believes "there can be strictly limited conditions under which abortion may be morally preferable to any available alternative".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hardman |first1=Christine |author-link=Christine Hardman |last2=James |first2=Newcome |author-link2=James Newcome |date=29 November 2019 |title=Response to open letter on abortion |url=https://www.churchofengland.org/news-and-media/news-and-statements/response-open-letter-abortion |access-date=26 May 2022 |website=Church of England}}</ref> The church also opposes euthanasia. Its official stance is that "While acknowledging the complexity of the issues involved in assisted dying/suicide and voluntary euthanasia, the Church of England is opposed to any change in the law or in medical practice that would make assisted dying/suicide or voluntary euthanasia permissible in law or acceptable in practice." It also states that "Equally, the Church shares the desire to alleviate physical and psychological suffering, but believes that assisted dying/suicide and voluntary euthanasia are not acceptable means of achieving these laudable goals."<ref>[https://www.churchofengland.org/media/57990/assisteddyingpdfmar09.pdf "Assisted Dying/Suicide and Voluntary Euthanasia"], Church of England.</ref> In 2014, George Carey, a former archbishop of Canterbury, announced that he had changed his stance on euthanasia and now advocated legalising "assisted dying".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/12/archbishop-canterbury-carey-support-assisted-dying-proposal|title=Former archbishop lends his support to campaign to legalise right to die|last=Watt|first=Nicholas|date=11 July 2014|work=The Guardian|access-date=31 May 2016}}</ref> On embryonic stem-cell research, the church has announced "cautious acceptance to the proposal to produce cytoplasmic hybrid embryos for research".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.churchofengland.org/our-views/medical-ethics-health-social-care-policy/hfea.aspx|title=The Church of England and human fertilisation & embryology|website=www.churchofengland.org|access-date=31 May 2016}}</ref>

In the 19th century, English law required the burial of people who had died by suicide to occur only [[Interments (felo de se) Act 1882|between the hours of 9 p.m. and midnight and without religious rites]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/suicides-can-receive-anglican-funerals-says-general-synod/47997.htm|title=Suicides can receive Anglican funerals, says General Synod|last=Gledhill|first=Ruth|date=12 February 2015|website=www.christiantoday.com|language=en|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> The Church of England permitted the use of alternative burial services for people who had died by suicide. In 2017, the Church of England changed its rules to permit the full, standard Christian burial service regardless of whether a person had died by suicide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premier.org.uk/News/UK/Church-ends-ban-on-full-Christian-funerals-for-suicides|title=Church ends ban on full Christian funerals for suicides|last=Adeogun|first=Eno|date=11 July 2017|website=Premier|language=en-GB|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref>