Only weeks after voicing her support for a change in the law on assisted suicide, Dawn French has now expressed grave doubts about the negative effects that legalising assisted suicide will likely have on those in poverty. Appearing on a podcast to talk about her latest book, in which she makes her sympathy for a […]
The moral implosion of Canada’s mainline Protestant denominations began decades ago, but Adam Smith’s observation that “there is a great deal of ruin in a nation” is also true of post-Christian churches. Last month, a United Church in Richmond, British Columbia, was spotted advertising a seminar on “medical assistance in dying.” The United Church has [...] The post Anglican Church of Canada to offer special liturgy for euthanasia deaths first appeared on The Bridgehead .
The Anglican Church of Canada has authorized clergy to bless people being euthanized just before, during, and after being lethally jabbed (when permitted by the bishop). From “Pastoral Liturgies at the Time of Death in Contexts of Medically Assisted Dying”: It is not our intent to enter into the ethical arguments regarding MAiD, nor to provide a moral argument for or against MAiD.…No matter where people are in their life journey, we as a Christian community and Christian leaders in particular are called to respond pastorally to the needs and concerns of the people before us. Wherever the churc
The Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying has now recommended permanently banning euthanasia for mental illness. MP Andrew Lawton joined me to explain why–and how thousands of lives will be saved as a result: As always, follow the podcast wherever you get your content: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Rumble, or YouTube. You can get a copy of my book How [...] The post WATCH: The “MAID” Report That Will Save Thousands of Lives | MP Andrew Lawton first appeared on The Bridgehead .
After dying a natural death in the House of Lords earlier this year, Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill has been resurrected and put on life support in Westminster by MP Lauren Edwards on June 17—just five days before Prime Minister Keir Starmer, a supporter of the bill, resigned. Starmer’s successor is unlikely to [...] The post Labour MP Puts Assisted Suicide Bill Back on Life Support first appeared on The Bridgehead .
The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, who has long been a supporter of assisted suicide, has announced his intention to resign as Prime Minister, following Andy Burnham’s by-election victory on Friday 19 June. But what does his resignation mean for the pro-life movement? Unsuccessful attempt to make assisted suicide legal under Keir Starmer Starmer has […]
Despite a very big backlash from a large number of MPs, Lauren Edwards MP has gone ahead with bringing back Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill. She formally presented it to the House of Commons today. Lauren Edwards also confirmed that the Bill’s Second Reading will take place on Friday 11 September. It’s now going to […]
Over the past decade, many in the international press have openly wondered how Canada’s euthanasia regime went off the rails so swiftly and so grotesquely that other nations have decided against legalizing assisted suicide for fear of turning into Canada. There are, of course, many answers to that question, but one cannot be emphasized enough: Canada [...] The post Globe and Mail journalist calls 100k assisted suicides a ’cause for celebration’ first appeared on The Bridgehead .
The former chief executive officer of Britain’s largest abortion provider has spoken out against the reintroduction of the assisted suicide Bill, warning that people may face pressure to end their lives. Ann Furedi, the former head of abortion provider BPAS and a lifelong “pro-choice” campaigner, has warned that the return of the assisted suicide Bill […]
This week, Lauren Edwards MP formally announced on 17 June that she intends to reintroduce the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill after coming second in this year’s Private Members’ Bill ballot. The debate over assisted suicide has begun again, but things have changed significantly since this bill was first laid in late 2024. […] The post the Assisted Suicide Bill returns: now is the time to kill this bill! appeared first on Christian Medical Fellowship .
The great victory of suicide activists has been to sanitize and medicalize the killing of human beings. We cannot use words like “suicide” or “killing”; we must instead use false, propagandistic language like “medical aid in dying” or, preferably, the official-sounding acronym “MAID.” Suicide and killing still make us uncomfortable, and so the terms have [...] The post ‘Help me!’: Botched euthanasia exposes the horrific reality behind ‘medical aid in dying’ first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Rhoda Grant, a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Labour Party, has called for Labour Party MPs to follow the lead of their Scottish colleagues and reject the reintroduced assisted suicide Bill. The Scottish Bill was defeated in March 2026 by 69 votes to 57, with the Deputy Political Editor of The […]
Labour MP Lauren Edwards wants to bring back assisted suicide to Parliament. She plans to bring back the exact bill that Kim Leadbeater pushed through the House of Commons last year, without any attempts to fix any of the bill’s glaring problems. Lauren Edwards thinks it’s perfect as it is and is asking politicians to ... The post Ask your MP to reject the return of assisted suicide appeared first on Christian Concern .
The revived Leadbeater assisted suicide Bill, introduced to Parliament today by Lauren Edwards MP, appears to be on course to be defeated at Second Reading on Friday 11 September, prompting calls for Edwards to avoid an unnecessary Labour civil war over the Bill and withdraw the divisive Bill before September’s scheduled vote. Given only 12 […]
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press release – Assisted suicide Bill on course to be defeated at Second Reading, prompting calls for Lauren Edwards to prevent Labour civil war and withdraw divisive Bill 17 June 2026 – The revived Leadbeater assisted suicide Bill, introduced to Parliament today by Lauren Edwards MP, appears to be […]
The Terminally Ill Adults Bill failed. Peers scrutinised it, exposed its dangers, and it ran out of time before the session ended. Now it is back. Lauren Edwards MP is reintroducing the very same legislation, and this time, supporters are more aggressive, more organised, and more determined than ever to push it through. And by […] The post Parliament is being asked to legalise assisted suicide. Again… appeared first on March for Life UK .
Residents of Rochester and Strood have delivered a petition, signed by over 550 constituents, to the constituency office of Lauren Edwards MP, who has stated that she intends to bring back the assisted suicide Bill, urging her not to do so. These constituents, along with representatives from disability groups, women’s interest groups, and eating disorder […]
The Labour MP for Rochester and Strood, Lauren Edwards, has announced that she intends to use her number two slot in the Private Members’ Bill ballot to bring back Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill. There has been a massive backlash from a large number of her fellow Labour MPs and other commentators after she signalled […]
Labour MP, Lauren Edwards, is being called on to bring forward a Private Members’ Bill that would unite her constituency, the Labour Party, Parliament and the country, rather than an assisted suicide Bill that would be divisive, distracting and likely be defeated. Lauren Edwards has said she intends to reintroduce Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill, […]
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press release – Calls for Lauren Edwards to rethink and not bring back the divisive assisted suicide Bill, which would cause Labour civil war 15 June 2025 – Labour MP, Lauren Edwards, is being called on to bring forward a Private Members’ Bill that would unite her constituency, the […]
Date: Sunday 14th June 2025 Release time: Immediate Care Not Killing is deeply disappointed at the ideological decision to bring back the deeply flawed assisted dying bill, despite poll after poll confirming the public do not see it as a priority. Dr Gordon Macdonald, CEO of Care Not Killing, commented: “We are obviously disappointed […] The post Disappointment at “ideological” revival of “deeply flawed assisted dying bill” appeared first on Care Not Killing .
Americans United for Life has submitted formal comment to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to the agency’s Request for Information on “medical aid in dying” (MAID) in the context of Medicare hospice care. AUL’s comments make clear that the federal government must not allow deceptive and euphemistic language when referring […] The post AUL Urges Federal Government to Reject “MAID” Framing and Strengthen Oversight of Assisted Suicide appeared first on Americans United for Life .
MPs participated in a Westminster Hall debate on Monday, 8 June, in which it was made clear that the failure of the assisted suicide Bill to become law during the last parliamentary session was constitutionally proper. The debate arose as a result of an e-petition created by pro-assisted suicide campaigner Sophie Blake. The objective of […]
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Gallup just issued its annual poll on “moral acceptability.” I was struck by the dramatically different results in the two questions about suicide. The first question asked about “doctor assisted suicide.” Close to a majority, 49 percent, of respondents answered that committing suicide with a doctor’s help is morally acceptable, while 45 percent responded that it is not. The other question asked simply about the moral acceptability of “suicide.” Strikingly, only 21 percent said that it is morally acceptable to take one’s own life, while a whopping 70 percent said it is not. Indeed, suicide was
According to an exclusive June 2 report from the Daily Mail, fewer than one in ten U.K. voters consider assisted suicide a priority for their Member of Parliament. The mega-poll of over 10,000 people comes as a blow to suicide activists, who are desperately trying to resurrect Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s euthanasia bill that died in the House [...] The post Fewer than 10% of UK voters view euthanasia as a priority issue: new poll first appeared on The Bridgehead .
There is an old joke: What do you call the medical student who finished last in his class? Answer: “Doctor.” The increasing legalization of assisted suicide has accorded that joke a disturbing pertinence. A doctor who prescribes poison need not be an excellent medical practitioner. He or she need not specialize in treating patients who present with particular life-threatening conditions, and indeed, can prescribe even if never treating the patient’s underlying condition at all. For example, Jack Kevorkian was a pathologist who never treated a living patient after medical school. But if assiste
Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying continues to claim victims. But what’s even more disturbing is that unethical doctors are pushing it on the vulnerable and with very few ramifications. A recent article in Right to Life News caught my attention, as a physician named James MacLean is now facing sanctions for his role in the […] The post Canada’s Increasing MAiD Deaths Highlight the Need for Holy and Faithful Friendships appeared first on Celebrate Life Magazine .
