Church of England Statement on the report of the Commission for Assisted Dying January 6, 2012 by Fulcrum The commission undertook a quest to find effective safeguards that could be put in place to avoid abuse of any new law legitimising assisted suicide. Unsurprisingly, given the commission's composition, it has claimed to have found such safeguards. Bishop James Newcombe. Church of England website. 5 January 2012. FulcrumShareTweetShare