Two-thirds of MPs are concerned that Lauren Edwards’ Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill could undermine trust in our political processes if Parliament passes legislation which is well-intentioned but fails adequately to protect some of those it is seeking to help, according to a major new poll of attitudes toward the legislation, commissioned by […] The post Two-thirds of MPs concerned that passing assisted dying legislation that fails to protect people will undermine trust in politics appeared first on Care Not Killing .
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 […]
Alex Schadenberg Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition On February 6, 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the assisted suicide bill with the law caming into effect on August 5 . This is terrible news as it will lead to the deaths of many people, at a vulnerable time of their life by lethal poison. To increase the demand for assisted suicide the New York Times published an article on September 3 by Emma Goldberg promoting a new assisted suicide "business". Goldberg describes it as a business "start-up" for assisted suicide. In reality the article is providing free ad
Alex Schadenberg Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition John Pring reported for the Disability New Service on September 3, 2026 that the British government admitted that disabled people may face 'subtle pressure' to choose assisted suicide if the assisted suicide bill becomes law. Pring reported that: The impact assessment was published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) last Thursday (August 28). The assessment’s publication came on the same day that prime minister Andy Burnham wrote to Labour MPs to say he would not vote on the b
A family in Ontario says their elderly aunt is being repeatedly asked to consider 'medical assistance in dying,' or MAiD, despite having already refused.
A sign is seen St. Mary’s Home for the Little Sisters of the Poor in Chicago Aug. 19, 2026. Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm and the Chicago Province of the Little Sisters of the Poor, and an Illinois pharmacist sued Illinois Sept. 3 over the state’s physician-assisted suicide law, which permits physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260903T1500-CUPICH-NUNS-ILLINOIS-ASSISTED-SUICIDE-LAWSUIT-1825672-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C521&ssl=1" /> I
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’, […]
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, two orders of Catholic nuns, and an Illinois pharmacist sued Illinois Sept. 3 over the state's physician-assisted suicide law, which permits physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide. The post Cardinal Cupich, women religious, Catholic pharmacist sue Illinois over assisted suicide law first appeared on OSV News .
"The Gospel calls us to uphold the inviolable dignity and worth of the human person, from life's first moment to its natural end." The post Cardinal Cupich, sisters sue Illinois over assisted suicide law first appeared on Angelus News .
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 […]
"The risk is that the Regional Health Service will end up taking on a role that goes beyond its fundamental mission... to treat patients and protect life."
The following article by Zubir Ahmad was published by the Guardian on August 25, 2026 . Usually we comment on an article, but Dr Zubir Ahmad it was better to simply republish this article. The British parliament will once again vote-on an assisted suicide bill on September 11, 2026. The new bill is nearly identical to the previous bill. Dr Zubir Ahmad By Dr Zubir Ahmad 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 wis
A major article in the Journal of Health & Biomedical Law argues that doctors have an ethical obligation to inform patients about voluntary stop eating and drinking (VSED) as a means to hasten death and to provide palliative care to ease the suffering caused by this method, even if it conflicts with their moral conscience. The article also supports the use of advance directives to refuse nourishment during VSED and suggests that caregivers should deny food or drink if the patient becomes confused and requests it, framing this as a duty under the principle of non-abandonment.
Gordon Friesen By Gordon Friesen President, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition One of our great friends and allies, Wesley J. Smith, has recently written about the British Medical Association's newly minted policy and other bioethics articles which require doctors to collaborate with patients who are attempting to kill themselves through hunger and thirst. This practice is commonly euphemized as ‘voluntarily stopping eating and drinking’, which ungainly expression is then replaced with the more slick-sounding acronym ‘VSED’. However we must unfortunately note (as usual) that the most important fa
“Academic freedom means little if academics have to worry that expressing controversial views within the law might put their institutional status...at risk.”
A senior British archbishop says the drive for assisted suicide stems in part from a diminished sense of life as gift, coupled with in intense desire for control.
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 […]
On 11 September, MPs are expected to vote again on the assisted suicide bill. This could have profound consequences for how our society protects people who are seriously ill, disabled, elderly or vulnerable. Before your MP votes, make sure they hear from you. One message really can make a difference. Ask them to fix care, […] The post Contact your MP appeared first on Care Not Killing .
Smith joins Simon O'Connor to defend clinicians' freedom to decline participation in assisted suicide and euthanasia. The discussion also challenges a consumer-service model of medicine that treats professionals as obliged to provide any requested intervention.
Smith criticizes proposals that would require clinicians to facilitate a patient's decision to stop eating and drinking to hasten death. He highlights conscience concerns and the particular implications of such proposals for people with dementia.
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, […]
The 1,235 deaths account for 0.438% of all deaths for residents of California in 2025. The post California sees record assisted suicide deaths after 150% rise in five years appeared first on ZENIT - English .
The judge's order is in place pending the result of two cases under appeal in the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, NIFLA v. Treto and Schroeder v. Treto. The post Judge temporarily blocks Illinois assisted suicide law; plaintiffs feel ‘relief, gratitude for now’ first appeared on OSV News .
New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People’s History Museum in Manchester June 29, 2026. UK bishops welcomed the new Catholic prime minister’s approach to palliative care as Catholic charities urged him to turn to his faith to support the poor and to take action on the climate crisis. Photo: OSV News/Temilade Adelaja, Reuters. " data-medium-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/24-3-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/24-3-1024x683.jpg" /> With the threat of legal assisted suicide looming l
Alex Schadenberg Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Australia's Northern Territory I have sad news. Australia's Northern Territory was the first jurisdiction in the world to legalize assisted suicide between 1996 - 97, and once again has legalized assisted suicide. Joseph Hathaway-Wilson reported for ABC News Australia on August 27 that: The Northern Territory Parliament has passed a bill legalising voluntary assisted dying (VAD) in the NT, with significant restrictions on accessing, and initiating conversations about, the practice. The NT is now both the first and last
Dr. Mark Komrad The following comments were provided by Dr. Mark Komrad, M.D., DFAPA, ACP, Faculty of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland, Tulane, and LSU You may have heard that France’s National Assembly overrode their Senate’s objection to a proposed euthanasia law , and legalized it. A review by the French constitutional court has since upheld it, with a some of important clarifications, a couple of which are disturbing: Like Canada and Benelux countries, the law allows both US style assisted suicide (oral prescription) AND euthanasia (IV lethal injection by doctor). [In all
