Give black and brown disabled people “quality of life rather than feeling they have no choice but to die,” MPs were told today after research found ethnic minorities would be more likely to opt for assisted suicide. Trade unionists, community groups and anti-austerity activists demanded the government address racism embedded in care, health and across […]
Majority of those polled want Government to pause debate and prioritise improving palliative, social and end-of-life care. Click here to read the full article
Various campaigns and actions aimed at opposing assisted suicide and abortion up to birth in the United Kingdom, including efforts to influence MPs and MSPs to vote against related bills and amendments. It also highlights ongoing initiatives such as the Not Suicide campaign, No To Abortion Up To Birth campaign, and the Every Child Counts campaign, providing information on how supporters can take action through petitions, contacting representatives, and attending parliamentary events.
I have spent over three decades working as a psychiatrist and psycho-oncologist, including years as a palliative care psychiatrist in a hospice, caring for people with serious physical illness and mental illness, and helping patients and families navigate the psychological realities of dying. I have seen thousands of patients after suicide attempts and with suicidal […]
Since I was elected, I have listened to constituents describe the agony of watching someone they love approach the end of life. I have experienced that agony myself. When cancer claimed my wife, I witnessed the fear and helplessness that serious illness can bring in its final stages. I know what it means to wish […]
A new poll shared exclusively with LBC has found 78% of people believe Parliament should improve access to care for disabled people before introducing assisted suicide. Click here to read the full article
When I heard Andy Burnham recently say that Britain must fix its crisis in social care and palliative care provision before entertaining the introduction of assisted dying I knew, perhaps more than most, how right he was. When campaigners insist that assisted death is simply a matter of “autonomy”, they should study Canada’s experience. Click here to […]
Members of Parliament defeated the assisted suicide Bill, leading to celebrations across media and politics. The article encourages readers to take action by contacting MPs to oppose assisted suicide and related legislative efforts in the UK, including upcoming votes and campaigns.
MPs defeated the assisted suicide Bill, marking a significant victory for vulnerable members of society. The article also highlights ongoing campaigns and actions to oppose assisted suicide and extreme abortion law changes in the UK, including efforts to influence MPs and MSPs ahead of upcoming elections.
Members of Parliament defeated a Bill proposing assisted suicide. The article encourages readers to take various actions to oppose assisted suicide and extreme abortion amendments in the UK Parliament and devolved legislatures.
MPs defeated the assisted suicide Bill, which is described as a major victory for the most vulnerable in society. The article encourages readers to take various actions such as emailing or meeting with MPs to oppose assisted suicide and extreme abortion amendments, and to support related pro-life campaigns across the UK.
A new poll indicates that 82% of respondents support Burnham's stance on assisted suicide, coinciding with calls for MPs to prioritize improving care and to vote against the assisted suicide Bill. The article also reports that MPs have defeated the assisted suicide Bill and encourages readers to take various actions to oppose assisted suicide and extreme abortion amendments.
The Shadow Health Secretary warned that assisted suicide would be implemented regardless of whether the NHS was prepared for it. The article also highlights various campaigns and actions encouraging MPs to vote against assisted suicide and extreme abortion amendments.
Members of Parliament defeated the assisted suicide Bill before the vote scheduled for Friday. The article encourages readers to take various actions such as emailing or meeting with MPs to oppose assisted suicide and extreme abortion amendments.
Pro-life veteran, crossbench Peer, and senior member of the All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group, Lord Alton of Liverpool, is calling on opponents of the assisted suicide Bill to act now to ensure its defeat this Friday 11 September. With only days to go and only 12 MPs needing to change their minds, the assisted suicide Bill […]
We are now just six days away from the decisive House of Commons vote on the revived assisted suicide Bill on Friday 11 September. Lord Alton has written the following message for people like you who are helping to stop the assisted suicide Bill passing next Friday. If you have not already, please email your […]
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press release – Calls for Home Secretary to block “Dr Death” visit to demonstrate sinister ‘suicide collar’ device ahead of assisted suicide Bill vote 04 September 2026 – MPs and campaigners have called on the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to prevent Dr Nitschke from being allowed into the UK […]
MPs and campaigners have called on the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to prevent Dr Nitschke from being allowed into the UK to demonstrate his Kairos ‘suicide collar’ device this weekend ahead of the Second Reading vote on the Edwards assisted suicide Bill. Philip Nitschke, the controversial founder of euthanasia organisation Exit International, nicknamed ‘Dr Death’, […]
More than 150 doctors and other healthcare workers from across the North East of England have called on MPs to reject the new assisted suicide Bill at its Second Reading on 11 September, saying that it has “major shortcomings”. The healthcare professionals, whose number includes GPs, palliative care consultants, and a former chair of one […]
A government adviser on suicide prevention has pointed out that the vote on the assisted suicide Bill will take place the day after World Suicide Prevention Day, revealing a striking disparity in supporters of the Bill’s views on suicide. The World Suicide Prevention Day campaign, organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention and co-sponsored […]
A new Government assessment of the revived assisted suicide Bill, which MPs will vote on at Second Reading on 11 September, has warned that poverty, poorer access to healthcare, lower-quality care and domestic abuse could lead to “disproportionate numbers of ethnic minority people” opting to end their lives through assisted suicide, as new Government modelling […]
29 August 2026 – A new Government assessment of the revived assisted suicide Bill, which MPs will vote on at Second Reading on 11 September, has warned that poverty, poorer access to healthcare, lower-quality care and domestic abuse could lead to “disproportionate numbers of ethnic minority people” opting to end their lives through assisted suicide, […]
A leaked copy of the Scottish National Party’s conference draft agenda has revealed that it includes a motion calling for a change in the law so it would no longer be illegal for women to perform their own abortions for any reason, including sex-selective purposes, and at any point up to and during birth. According […]
Belfast City Hall will be illuminated in green next month to celebrate an international campaign to permit abortion up to birth, prompting a backlash in the region. The decision to illuminate Belfast City Hall on 28 September was made to celebrate International Safe Abortion Day after a City Council committee voted it through without debate. […]
Thank you to everyone who has already emailed their MP using the new version of our tool. If you have not yet done so – please email your MP now. It takes just 30 seconds. The tool sends a new email tailored specifically for your MP, with important information they need to see before 11 […]
Former Labour health minister and NHS transplant surgeon Zubir Ahmed MP has backed the Prime Minister’s stance on the assisted suicide debate, arguing that the “choice between death without adequate care and a death prematurely self-induced is not a real choice”. Writing in The Guardian ahead of Second Reading of Lauren Edwards’ assisted suicide Bill […]
Thousands of pro-lifers are expected to gather for the annual March for Life, which is taking place on Saturday 5 September in central London. Estimates suggest that over 10,000 people attended last year’s March, and this year it looks like it will be even bigger. Starting in the Emmanuel Centre in central London at 10.30 […]
As a doctor, I have spent much of my professional life caring for people at some of the most vulnerable moments they will ever face. I have seen the anxiety that surrounds the prospect of dying, and the desperate wish of patients and families to avoid unnecessary suffering. Naturally, we all want people facing the […]
There are now just over two weeks until MPs vote on the revived assisted suicide Bill. We are getting in touch because there is a new action we need you to take today. We have just launched a new version of our MP email tool which includes important new information that we need your MP […]
Life insurers must pay out in instances where death has occurred as a result of assisted suicide or euthanasia, according to a carve-out in the new French assisted dying law. This has raised concerns that this will create an “economic incentive” to end your life by assisted dying under the new law. A provision in […]
