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Umbrella filter covering euthanasia and assisted-suicide topics; not a claim that their legal definitions are identical.
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 […]
Read →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
Read →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 […]
Read →After Cardinal Blase Cupich, two orders of nuns, and a small-town pharmacist sued the state of Illinois over its new assisted suicide law, a judge granted a temporary reprieve. While the new law took effect in Illinois on September 12, the plaintiffs are not required to comply with it while their case is being resolved. Read More… Reprieve for now: Illinois assisted suicide law
Read →[Wesley J. Smith is an author and a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Hu-man Exceptionalism.
Read →Deep-blue states struggle in court to compel religious professionals to spout progressive orthodoxy, and federal appeals court set to rule in similar challenge by pro-life pregnancy centers. U.K. diverges from Canada's approach's
Read →Europe’s Christian future may be slipping away faster than many Catholics realize. Pope Leo XIV appointed a coadjutor archbishop who once wrote that “the Church is called to disappear so that the Kingdom may grow,” while major cultural battles continue across France over euthanasia, Catholic education, and public blasphemy.
Read →The current global tensions involving Russia, the West, the U.S., Israel, Iran, and China, warning that the world is on the brink of a global war. It emphasizes that a return to God and repentance is necessary to avoid destruction and achieve lasting peace, citing historical events and religious messages such as those from Our Lady of Fatima.
Read →The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which would have allowed terminally ill adults in England and Wales to obtain lethal drugs for assisted suicide, was rejected by the UK Parliament by 286 votes to 270 on September 11, 2026. Archbishop John Sherrington of Liverpool and other life advocates expressed gratitude to those opposing the bill, emphasizing the importance of palliative care and solidarity with the sick rather than legalizing assisted suicide.
Read →UK lawmakers in the House of Commons voted 286 to 270 against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which would have allowed terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose assisted dying with approval from two doctors and an expert panel. The government remained neutral during the vote, and opponents cited concerns about potential coercion, lack of safeguards for disabled people, and the difficulty of accurately predicting a six-month prognosis, while religious leaders and medical colleges also expressed objections to the bill.
Read →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.
Read →Paul Huxley describes how prayer and practical actions by Christian Concern and others contributed to resisting the assisted suicide bill in Britain, highlighting specific instances such as MP Janet Daby's change of heart after experiencing nightmares. The article emphasizes the role of spiritual intervention alongside activism, noting various events and responses that suggested prayer influenced the parliamentary outcome against assisted suicide.
Read →Simon celebrates the UK House of Commons voting down the latest attempt to introduce a euthanasia law and shares highlights from the latest Forum on the Family. He also discusses a poll showing both Labour and National parties under 30% support, questions their status as major parties, and points out an overlooked detail in a new United Nations map regarding Ukraine.
Read →"Doctors, legal professionals, disability groups, other faith communities and those of no faith ... stood up for the dignity and sanctity of every life." The post ‘Remarkable victory’: Life advocates welcome defeat of assisted suicide bill in England and Wales first appeared on OSV News .
Read →Scotland's Parliament already killed one assisted suicide bill 69 votes to 57 this year. Westminster was expected to finish what Scotland started and legalize it anyway. Instead, the most progressive Parliament in...
Read →A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing Illinois from enforcing its new euthanasia law on Carmelite nuns and the Little Sisters of the Poor. The legal challenge involves Catholic leaders and healthcare institutions arguing that the law threatens their religious identity by requiring participation in assisted suicide and restricting speech about it.
Read →Five national or statewide religious health care associations and two individual plaintiffs have joined a federal lawsuit filed by Thomas More Society challenging Illinois' assisted suicide law just two days before it takes effect. The lawsuit argues that the law violates constitutional rights by forcing healthcare professionals and entities to promote assisted suicide against their conscience and faith, and the plaintiffs seek to extend emergency protections previously granted to original plaintiffs.
Read →Ashley Dalton UK (MP) L This is the speech in the British parliament by Ashley Dalton (Labour MP) West Lancashire who is living with terminal cancer. Dalton spoke against the assisted suicide bill on Friday September 11, 2026. Dalton is not philosophically opposed to assisted suicide but she is concerned about it's effects and she was opposed to the bill which was defeated by a vote of 286 to 270. ( Link to the speech ) The last time this House considered this bill at Second Reading I was keeping a secret. Whilst Honourable and Right Honourable members were debating the issu
Read →Alex Schadenberg Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition In March 2021, the Canada's parliament expanded the euthanasia law by passing Bill C-7. One of the expansions in the law permitted euthanasia for a mental illness alone . but, at that time, the government declared a two-year moratorium to provide time to prepare for the change. The government has now delayed the implementation of euthanasia for mental illness, as a sole criteria, three times with implementation currently approved for March 17, 2027 . On June 20, 2025, Tamara Jansen (MP - Cloverdale
Read →Pro-lifers in the UK are celebrating victory over the assisted suicide bill, but realize the battle is just beginning.
Read →Illinois threatened to punish Catholic nuns simply for telling a dying patient not to kill herself. A federal judge shut that threat down less than a day before the law was...
Read →The UK Parliament rejected the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the House of Commons by a vote of 286 to 270 after a five-hour debate, with some Labour MPs opposing the bill. Critics warned that the bill could lead to euthanasia being extended beyond terminally ill patients, posing risks to vulnerable groups such as the disabled, mentally ill, and victims of domestic abuse, while supporters highlighted concerns about the bill's eligibility criteria and potential coercion.
Read →A federal judge on September 11 issued a temporary restraining order blocking Illinois from enforcing its physician-assisted suicide law against Catholic entities, including Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, two orders of Catholic women religious, and an Illinois pharmacist, who argued the law would force them to facilitate assisted suicides in violation of their faith.
Read →The Delta Hospice Society in Canada refused to provide medical assistance in dying (MAiD) after it became legal, leading to the hospice being forced to close and patients having to relocate. Angelina Ireland, Executive Director of the Delta Hospice Society, warns that legalizing assisted dying can fundamentally alter the philosophy and operation of hospices, which traditionally focus on accompanying people through dying rather than hastening death.
Read →The UK Parliament voted 286 to 270 to reject the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which would have legalized assisted suicide for adults in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live. Opponents, including disability rights advocates and Archbishop John Sherrington, argued the bill posed risks to vulnerable people and emphasized the need for better palliative and social care support instead.
Read →A federal judge on September 11 issued a temporary restraining order blocking Illinois from enforcing its physician-assisted suicide law against Catholic entities that challenged it in court, including Cardinal Blase Cupich, two orders of Catholic women religious, and an Illinois pharmacist. The Catholic entities argued the law, effective September 12, would compel them to facilitate assisted suicide in violation of their faith, and the judge's order protects their religious freedom by preventing enforcement of provisions requiring healthcare providers to participate in or inform patients about assisted suicide.
Read →Cooke reports that a federal judge temporarily blocked Illinois assisted-suicide legislation following a challenge by religious plaintiffs. She distinguishes that action from a separate disability-rights lawsuit and outlines the law's scheduled implementation.
Read →The UK Parliament voted against The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill with 286 votes against and 270 for, preventing the legalization of active euthanasia in England and Wales. The bill, re-introduced by Labour MP Lauren Edward, had previously run out of time in the House of Lords and faced opposition from various groups including disability advocates, social workers, and pro-life organizations.
Read →The House of Commons voted against the legalisation of medically assisted suicide with 286 votes against and 270 in favour, rejecting a bill put forward by Labour MP Lauren Edwards. The decision was welcomed by groups such as Right To Life UK and Care Not Killing, who called for increased investment in palliative care across the UK.
Read →The British Parliament defeated the Edwards assisted suicide bill on September 9, 2026, by a vote of 286 to 270, following previous rejection of a similar Leadbeater bill in the House of Lords earlier that year. Changes influencing the outcome included a new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, who emphasized improving palliative and social care before considering assisted suicide, and ongoing concerns about the expansion of euthanasia laws as seen in Canada.
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