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Assisted Dying Bill at risk of being talked out by House of Lords
The House of Lords will talk out the Assisted Dying Bill, causing it to fail, unless they speed up the debate. My Death, My Decision is dismayed that the unelected…
Two decades to get through assisted dying amendments at Lords’ current pace
It could take over two decades for the Assisted Dying Bill to pass the House of Lords, even if no more amendments are tabled – unless the debate speeds up.…
Our patron Jean Eveleigh challenges misrepresentation of disabled people in Assisted Dying Bill Committee
My Death, My Decision patron Jean Eveleigh has given evidence to the Human Rights (Joint) Committee, which held a one-off evidence session on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life)…
Seven Assisted Dying Bill opponents table 587 amendments between them
Today, members of the House of Lords will debate the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for the first sitting of Committee Stage. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Carlile of…
Assisted dying: Experts warn against complexity and bureaucracy
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill held its fifth and final day of oral evidence, during which it heard evidence from…
Health Minister: Assisted Dying Bill ‘strikes the balance between access and safety’
The Health Minister Stephen Kinnock MP has told the House of Lords that the Assisted Dying Bill ‘strikes the balance between access and safety’. He gave evidence to the…
Disabled people support assisted dying – expert tells House of Lords Assisted Dying Committee
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill held their fourth day of oral evidence, during which it heard evidence from a range…
Government will make assisted dying ‘workable, deliverable and enforceable’
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill) has held their third day of oral evidence, where it heard from Sarah Sackman MP,…
Palliative care expert tells Lords: assisted dying can be ‘great source of comfort’ to terminally ill
This article was updated on 11 November 2025 to better reflect the British Medical Association’s neutral position. The House of Lords Select Committee on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of…
‘Outrageous’ that Terminally Ill Adults Select Committee won’t hear from the terminally ill
The House of Lords Select Committee for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has just announced its final oral witnesses, and it will not hear from terminally ill…
Royal College of Psychiatrists challenged over anti-assisted dying position
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill) held their second day of oral evidence, where it heard evidence from the Royal College…
Lords Assisted Dying Select Committee told: ‘patient autonomy is essential’
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill) held the first oral evidence sessions today, where it heard overwhelmingly that patient choice and…
Uruguay passes assisted dying law
Uruguay’s Senate has approved the ‘Dignified Death’ law, making the country the 34th jurisdiction in the world to allow assisted dying. My Death, My Decision is hailing this historic moment,…
Assisted Dying Select Committee launched in the House of Lords
The House of Lords has set up a select committee to examine assisted dying in a historic first. No such committee has ever been created for a Private Members’ Bill…
Senedd report exposes risk of a pay-to-access assisted dying system in Wales
Welsh patients could be forced to pay privately for assisted dying unless the next Welsh Government ensures NHS provision, according to a report published by the Welsh Parliament today. The…
Lords set up Select Committee on assisted dying in historic first
The House of Lords has set up a Select Committee to examine assisted dying in a historic first as the Bill passed its Second Reading in the Lords, a critical…
Our voice in Wales: our evidence to the Senedd
My Death, My Decision has submitted evidence to the Senedd Health and Social Care Committee’s consultation on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, and it has now been…
Record number of peers join marathon debate on Assisted Dying Bill in Lords
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has completed the first day of its Second Reading in the House of Lords, a key stage of the Bill’s passage into…
MPs and Campaigners Urge Lords to Support Assisted Dying Bill
Yesterday, My Death, My Decision and Humanists UK co-hosted an event in the House of Lords to support the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ahead of Second Reading…
Jersey publishes draft assisted dying law
Historic draft assisted dying legislation, put forward by the Council of Ministers in Jersey today, could see the first assisted death on the island in 2027. My Death, My Decision…
New research: Assisted dying is ‘reassuring and gives a sense of control’ for terminally ill
New extensive research from the Nuffield Trust shows that in jurisdictions where assisted dying is legal, ‘people can find the process reassuring and that it can give them a sense…
Rally for Assisted Dying | House of Lords Second Reading
This should be the last rally this year. I know we’ve asked a lot of you this year, but we need your voice again. I’m inviting you, and everyone you…
Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan back assisted dying
Two of Britain’s most admired actors, Dame Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan, have spoken out in support of the right to choose an assisted death. In a recent interview with…
Senedd Must Act to Ensure Fair Access to Assisted Dying in Wales
The decision to provide assisted dying through the Welsh NHS will rest with the Senedd, Wales’ Health Secretary has confirmed, though services may still be available privately if the law…
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[The deadline to apply for board positions is 21 September] My Death, My Decision is a grassroots movement that campaigns for assisted dying reform. We want a compassionate law on…
Assisted Dying Bill passes through House of Commons
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has passed Third Reading in the House of Commons. The vote was 314 in favour, 291 against. My Death, My Decision and…
Rally for Assisted Dying
This is a critical turning point, as politicians continue to debate the Assisted Dying Bill. Third Reading Rally When: Friday 20 June, 9am–3pm Where: Parliament Square, Westminster, London SW1P 3JX…
Terminally Ill Adults Bill continues through parliament
Today MPs debated the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill as part of Report Stage. They debated a series of amendments, and voted on two. The changes to the…
Scottish Assisted Dying Bill passes historic first vote
The Scottish Parliament has voted in favour of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. Members of the Assisted Dying Coalition have welcomed the vote. MSPs voted 70…
My Death, My Decision and Humanists UK welcome Assisted Dying Bill impact assessment
The Government’s impact assessments for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, published today, demonstrate that assisted dying can be delivered safely, ethically, and compassionately in England and Wales.…
