Date: Wednesday 10th September 2025 Release time: Immediate Assisted dying/assisted is not a priority for the public, who want the government to cut waiting lists, improve cancer care, fund mental health services, provide assistance for disabled people and children with special educational needs, and fund improved palliative and hospice care. In fact, legalising assisted […] The post Assisted Dying not a priority for public, finds poll appeared first on Care Not Killing .
The California Legislature is entering its final week of floor sessions, and the stakes for families, children, and churches could not be higher. Lawmakers are rushing to push through some of the most radical bills we have seen all year, measures that undermine parental rights, enshrine abortion and assisted suicide, advance harmful transgender ideology, and […] The post Final Showdown in Sacramento: 12 Dangerous Bills Threaten Life, Family, and Liberty first appeared on California Family Council .
Date: Friday 29th August 2025 Release time: Immediate UPDATE – Responding to the Nuffield Trust’s Report: “Assisted dying in practice: International experiences and implications for health and social care, Dr Gordon Macdonald, CEO for Care Not Killing commented: “Yesterday we were provided with embargoed extracts of a report, which were wrongly identified as originating […] The post Care Not Killing disappointed with Nuffield Trust Report on assisted dying appeared first on Care Not Killing .
An article in the Daily Mail sounds the alarm that permitting infant euthanasia — i.e., infanticide — is under serious consideration in Canada: Canada‘s assisted suicide laws have continued rapidly expanding in recent years, with a group of doctors now pushing for disabled newborn babies to be euthanized.…As assisted deaths have become a major part of Canada’s health care system, the Quebec College of Physicians suggested legalizing euthanasia for infants born severely ill. Canada has jumped so enthusiastically into the euthanasia abyss that I have little doubt that infanticide will eventually
For decades, pro-life activists have warned lawmakers that if they legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, they would be opening Pandora’s box. In no time at all, killing would become the preferred method of solving complex healthcare problems. Healing people is costly. And comforting those who are sick, destitute, or lonely in a way that respects… The post The Rise of Assisted Suicide in Canada appeared first on Human Life International .
Opponents of euthanasia have been screaming about Canada’s god-awful euthanasia machine for years. And it keeps getting worse. Now, the mainstream media — usually in the tank for assisted suicide — has finally noticed, as demonstrated by a thoroughly researched and objectively presented story by Elaina Plott Calabro. It’s a long piece, but it’s well worth everyone’s time. Calabro discusses examples of doctors who have killed hundreds of patients, people who have had themselves killed because they couldn’t access proper support services, and many other cases. Euthanasia is Canada’s fifth-leadin
How is the culture of death impacting the United Kingdom? On this episode, Fr. Boquet breaks down the worrying spread of assisted dying and euthanasia in the UK and Ireland. Earlier this year, the UK House of Commons passed the “Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill”, moving the country one step closer to legalizing assisted… The post Inside the Push for Assisted Suicide: Lessons from the UK & Ireland appeared first on Human Life International .
In September 2025, Kim Leadbeater’s bill to legalise assisted suicide will come back to Parliament, where it would have to pass through the House of Lords to become a law. The House of Lords can block this bill. It isn’t a government bill and it wasn’t a manifesto promise, which means that the House of ... The post How to write to peers to stop assisted suicide appeared first on Christian Concern .
News emerged this week of a woman, Maureen Slough, who recently travelled from Ireland to Switzerland to end her life through assisted suicide. Her family only learned of her death afterwards, leaving them devastated. The case further reveals the existence in Switzerland of what is sometimes called ‘suicide tourism’ whereby people travel there to avail […] The post Switzerland’s ‘assisted dying’ regime claims another Irish victim first appeared on The Iona Institute .
Did you know that there are now 11 U.S. states, plus Washington, D.C., that have legalized the euphemistically named MAID, or medical aid in dying?[1] This is really physician-assisted suicide. The American Medical Association’s Code of Medical Ethics describes physician-assisted suicide as the process where a physician provides “the necessary means and/or information to enable the patient to perform the life-ending act.”[2] Source
On August 20, California’s Assembly Appropriations Committee will consider Senate Bill 403, introduced by Senator Catherine Blakespear, a measure that could cement California’s assisted suicide law as a permanent fixture, without the review or accountability promised when it was first approved a decade ago. This may seem like a technical tweak, removing a “sunset clause” […] The post Sunset No More: Bill Would Make Assisted Suicide Law Permanent in CA first appeared on California Family Council .
Legalizing euthanasia/assisted suicide, abortion, and transgender interventions for dysphoric children is only the beginning of the ongoing destruction of Hippocratic moral values in medicine. Once such interventions are legal, activists next insist that they become readily available. But many (and I hope most) doctors want nothing to do with causing death or interfering with the normal functioning of healthy bodies. Indeed, many assisted suicide, abortion, and gender ideologues complain that too few doctors willingly participate in these procedures, as is sometimes protected by the law. These
Another “strict guideline to prevent abuse” of assisted suicide has just been euthanized in Washington State, continuing an ongoing trend of loosening assisted suicide laws and practices. The legalization law requires annual reports to be issued by the state to promote transparency. Well, from now on, opaqueness will be the order of the day. From the Medical Futility blog, by pro-assisted-suicide activist Thaddeus Mason Pope (whose blog is a reliable source of information on these issues): Like almost all other aid-in-dying jurisdictions, the Washington State statute requires the “department o
“Thoughts on Medical Assisted Suicide” to stream online July 23rd-30th, 2025 In honor of the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law on July 26, 1990, the new 36-minute film, “Thoughts on Medical Assisted Suicide” will be available for viewing online at Https://pamasprogressives.org from Wednesday July 23rd through Wednesday […]
Geriatric suicides used to be considered a tragedy. But these days, increasingly, they are celebrated — whether Compassion and Choices (formerly, the more honestly named Hemlock Society) teaching elderly people to starve themselves to death (VSED), joint lethal jabs of aged married couples in places like the Netherlands, Belgium, and Canada, or suicides facilitated at Swiss death clinics. These clinics are proud of their toll. One Swiss clinic even “prioritizes people who are elderly but not seriously ill,” while others willingly engage in geriatric assisted suicide of depressed elders if they
Our Communications Manager, Paul Huxley, discusses the platforming of an MP at the National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast who voted for decriminalising abortion up to birth and the legalising of assisted suicide, calling for a return to moral seriousness within the church. I’ve never seen more moral clarity from Christian leaders than in the recent week ... The post Can Christian MPs vote for death? The need for moral seriousness in the church appeared first on Christian Concern .
Andrea Williams comments on the state of the nation in light of Parliament’s recent votes to decriminalise abortion up-to-birth and to legalise assisted suicide. This piece was also published in Christian Today When has any true revival ever been quiet? In recent days, many Christian leaders have lamented the darkness we witnessed in Parliament with ... The post We need a moral reformation – not just a quiet revival appeared first on Christian Concern .
The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have warned that the future of Catholic care homes and hospices is in doubt if the assisted suicide legislation currently before parliament is passed because they may be forced to comply with its provisions, thereby totally violating their own ethos. The warning came following the recent passage of […] The post English hospices may soon be forced to close before of euthanasia law first appeared on The Iona Institute .
Dovie Eisner, a 34-year-old disabled New Yorker with nemaline myopathy, is currently hospitalized and urges Governor Hochul to veto New York's medical aid in dying law, which he and others consider the worst of its kind. Eisner initially urged the New York Senate to reject Senate Bill 138 and continues to advocate against assisted suicide laws through the disability rights organization Not Dead Yet.
If an ex-parliamentarian for your area is listed below (the first list, of MPs, is ordered by nations of the UK), why not write to them, expressing your concerns about the Bill? We have excluded (from the list below) some peers who have expressed particularly strong public support or opposition to legalising assisted suicide, but […] The post Former MPs sitting in the House of Lords appeared first on Care Not Killing .
In this episode, Fr. Boquet explores the growing crisis of euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada—and what it means for the elderly and vulnerable people everywhere. We unpack the shocking true story of Marge, a woman with ADHD and autism recently approved for MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) in Canada. Her case, first reported by… The post MAiD for Autism? The Slippery Slope of Legal Euthanasia in Canada appeared first on Human Life International .
Date: Friday 20th June 2025 Release time: Immediate. Speaking after the Third Reading vote in the House of Common which saw the majority in favour of assisted suicide slashed to just 23 (314 to 291), Dr Gordon Macdonald, CEO of Care Not Killing commented: “This is a deeply flawed and dangerous Bill that since November […] The post Press Release: Leadbeater Bill majority halved at Third Reading appeared first on Care Not Killing .
LONDON – (20 June 2025) UK MPs today voted by a majority of 23 to legalise assisted suicide. Reacting to this news, Robert Clarke, Director of Advocacy for ADF International, said: “Today’s vote to approve the Leadbeater Bill on assisted suicide—314 to 291—is a grave and chilling development for the United Kingdom. Parliament has signaled […] The post STATEMENT: UK MPs vote to legalise assisted suicide appeared first on Alliance Defending Freedom .
Prominent campaigner against assisted suicide, Philip Bateman, has died peacefully at home with his family this week. Philip was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in spring last year. He was given less than six months to live, meaning that he would have qualified for assisted suicide under Kim Leadbeater’s Bill. Philip was supported by his wife, ... The post Prominent campaigner against assisted suicide dies two days before crucial vote appeared first on Christian Concern .
By Lisa Blumberg Lisa Blumberg The traditional strategy of groups promoting assisted suicide for initially passing a law legalizing the practice is by touting a few minimal requirements as inviolable safeguards. Assisted suicide, they assert, will be a rarely used option for a small, well-vetted cohort of people who are dying, suffering and with […]
Americans United for Life (AUL) is pleased to share our 2025 Second Quarter Life Litigation Report. The report tracks major bioethics cases in federal and state courts across the country. These cases range from early life issues, such as abortion and in vitro fertilization, to end-of-life questions, such as assisted suicide. The goal of the […] The post 2025 Q2 Life Litigation Report appeared first on Americans United for Life .
On Friday 20 June MPs are set to hold their final decisive vote on whether to introduce assisted suicide. The new law would allow people with terminal illnesses to receive assistance to kill themselves, even if their motivation is because they feel like a burden on their loved ones. What would that mean for ordinary ... The post What killed Aliyah? appeared first on Christian Concern .
Since 1994, when Oregon legalized assisted suicide, the procedure by which a physician provides lethal drugs to a terminally ill patient so that the patient may end his own life, proponents have pushed for greater access to it. Through legislation, they have had success. In 2023, Hawaii and Washington shortened the waiting time between the […] The post The Courts and Assisted Suicide: Rights, Conscience, And Residency Requirements appeared first on Americans United for Life .
The overwhelming majority of the public back those doctors calling on MPs to shelve Kim Leadbeater’s “dangerous” assisted dying bill finds a major new poll that is being published ahead of the second day of Report Stage. Commissioned by the leading anti-assisted dying group Care Not Killing, the survey found seven in 10 members of […] The post Public back doctors in calling for “dangerous” assisted dying bill to be shelved, finds poll appeared first on Care Not Killing .
Date: Friday 13th June 2025 Release time: Immediate Responding to the end of the Report Stage of the assisted dying bill, Dr Gordon Macdonald, CEO of Care Not Killing welcomed the first Commons defeat, which saw MPs reject Kim Leadbeater’s proposal to allow doctors to raise assisted suicide “unprompted” with under 18s. He commented: “It […] The post CNK welcomes first major Commons defeat for assisted dying bill appeared first on Care Not Killing .
