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Dame Esther Rantzen used one of her final messages to urge assisted dying campaigners to keep going, saying the current law had left her without choice at the end of her life.

The broadcaster, Childline founder and campaigner, had spoken openly about assisted dying after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. In a message shared by her family after her death, she said she had been “deprived of any choice over my own death” and had become too frail to travel to Switzerland.

She thanked those who had worked hard to change the law and urged campaigners to “battle on”.

Clare Turner, who is herself living with a terminal illness, previously worked as a children and adolescent counsellor and saw first-hand the difference Childline made to young people. She said:

“Esther spent so much of her life helping other people. When I worked as a children and adolescent counsellor, I heard first-hand from young people what Childline had meant to them.

She was an intelligent, kind person who had given so much to others. It feels deeply unfair that, at the end of her own life, she could not be afforded the same compassion and choice.

I have brilliant palliative care myself, and I am incredibly grateful for it. But I still want the choice to shorten the very end of my life so that I don’t have to take matters into my own hands. I don’t want to have to die alone.

Good palliative care matters enormously, but for some of us, it does not remove the need for choice.”

Although Esther spoke warmly of the care she received, her support for assisted dying was never about rejecting palliative care. For her, as with so many terminally ill people, having the choice and agency to end intolerable suffering would have provided peace of mind.

That choice was not available to her.

Esther spent decades campaigning for other people. Through Childline and The Silver Line, she used her public profile to speak up for people who were frightened, isolated or unheard. In the final years of her life, she did the same again on assisted dying.

She knew the law was unlikely to change in time for her, but she kept speaking because she wanted things to be different for others.

My Death, My Decision will continue campaigning for a law that gives mentally competent adults facing intolerable suffering from an incurable condition the right to make their own decisions about the end of their lives.

Esther’s final message was clear: keep going.

You can read more about Esther’s final message here.

Notes

Members of the MDMD team, as well as individuals affected by the current law on assisted dying, are available for interview upon request

For further comment or information, media should contact Kerry Hogan at kerry.hogan@mydeath-mydecision.org.uk or phone 07922363248. (media only)

Media can use the following press images and videos, as long as they are attributed to “My Death, My Decision”.

My Death, My Decision is a grassroots campaign group that wants the law in England and Wales to allow mentally competent adults who are terminally ill or intolerably suffering from an incurable condition the option of a legal, safe, and compassionate assisted death. With the support of over 3,000 members and supporters, we advocate for an evidence-based law that would balance individual choice alongside robust safeguards and finally give the people of England and Wales choice at the end of their lives.

The Isle of Man’s Assisted Dying Bill has received Royal Assent, bringing terminally ill residents one step closer to having a choice over how they die.

The announcement was made in Tynwald, the island’s parliament, on Tuesday 20 October, following Royal Assent being granted on Friday 16 October.

The legislation will allow terminally ill adults who have lived on the Isle of Man for at least five years, and who are expected to die within 12 months, to request an assisted death. Applicants must have the mental capacity to make the decision and a clear, settled wish to die. Assisted dying will not become available until the service is established and the relevant regulations are in place.

The Bill, introduced by Dr Alex Allinson MHK, originally passed through Tynwald in March 2025. However, progress stalled after the UK Government raised concerns about safeguards. Tynwald approved additional amendments in June 2026, which was the final step before securing Royal Assent.

Vicky Christian, Organiser of My Death, My Decision Isle of Man, said:

“Today I feel above all a huge sense of relief. Tynwald made the right decision, and after a long and anxious wait, dying people on the Isle of Man will finally have the choice so many of us have campaigned for.

As a humanist, I believe each of us should be able to make our own decisions about the end of our lives, guided by our own values. We are especially proud that the law will cover people with a prognosis of 12 months or less. We campaigned hard for that, because it means people facing a terminal illness won’t be forced to endure months of suffering before they can even ask for help.”

Dr Richard Osborne, Medical Director of My Death, My Decision, said:

“We congratulate everyone who fought so hard for this change on the Isle of Man. It shows what we can achieve when politicians listen to dying people and recognise the importance of choice at the end of life.

But today’s news makes the failure to act here even harder to accept. Compassionate, safe and workable assisted dying laws are being introduced around the world and so close to home. Jersey, the Isle of Man and now France have all shown that change is possible, yet terminally ill people here continue to be denied a choice over their own deaths.

We cannot allow this issue to fall off the political agenda. Too many people have already died waiting for change, and we will keep pushing until their voices are heard.”

The Isle of Man joins Jersey in securing Royal Assent for assisted dying legislation, while attempts to change the law in England and Wales have repeatedly stalled.

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed the House of Commons in June 2025 but was blocked by a handful of peers in the House of Lords in April 2026. MPs narrowly defeated a further attempt to change the law in September.

Notes:

• Isle of Man: The Assisted Dying Bill received Royal Assent on 16 October and was announced on 20 October 2026. The legislation allows eligible terminally ill adults with a prognosis of 12 months or less to request assisted dying, subject to safeguards and a five-year residency requirement. The service is not yet operational.

• Jersey: Its assisted dying legislation received Royal Assent in July 2026, with implementation preparations underway.

• England and Wales: The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its Third Reading in the House of Commons on 20 June 2025 but was blocked in the House of Lords in April 2026. A subsequent Bill was defeated at Second Reading on 11 September 2026.

• Dame Esther Rantzen: The broadcaster and assisted dying campaigner died on 30 September 2026. Her family released her final message to assisted dying campaigners on 20 October, urging them to continue campaigning for a change in the law.

For further comment or information, media should contact Kerry Hogan at kerry.hogan@mydeath-mydecision.org.uk or phone 07922363248. (media only)

Media can use the following press images and videos, as long as they are attributed to “My Death, My Decision”.

My Death, My Decision is a grassroots campaign group that wants the law in England and Wales to allow mentally competent adults who are terminally ill or intolerably suffering from an incurable condition the option of a legal, safe, and compassionate assisted death. With the support of over 4,000 members and supporters, we advocate for an evidence-based law that would balance individual choice alongside robust safeguards and finally give the people of England and Wales choice at the end of their lives.

Following Andy Burnham’s speech to the Labour Party Conference, where he set out plans for a National Care Service and spoke about restoring hope, My Death, My Decision says the government must not abandon people facing unbearable suffering at the end of life.

Luke Costello, Intensive Care Nurse and Board member of My Death, My Decision, said:

“Andy Burnham is right that social care needs urgent reform, and I welcome his ambition for a National Care Service.

But as a nurse who routinely cares for dying patients, I know that even exemplary palliative care cannot relieve every person’s suffering. Better care matters enormously, but it is misleading to suggest that it removes the need for assisted dying.

One central argument against the Bill was that palliative and social care should be improved first. Andy Burnham made that case himself, and his lack of support helped drain momentum from the Bill at a crucial moment. The Bill has now fallen. If dying people were told they had to wait while care was fixed, then the government now needs to get on with fixing it.

We should absolutely strive for excellent palliative care and a social care system that works for everyone. But those things can and should sit alongside assisted dying. They are not alternatives. A National Care Service must not become another reason to postpone choice for people facing unbearable suffering at the end of their lives.” 

For Caroline Hearsey, who watched her mum Joan die from oesophageal cancer, Burnham’s promise of “hope” landed very differently after the assisted dying Bill fell.  

“Andy Burnham told the Labour conference that ‘hope comes from honesty’. For me, having watched my mum Joan die from oesophageal cancer, those words are difficult to hear.

The assisted dying Bill offered hope to people facing the end of their lives and to families like mine. Andy Burnham made clear that it was not a priority for his government and argued that palliative and social care needed improvement first. His position was widely reported as one reason support ebbed away when the Bill returned to Parliament. Now he is promising hope again through a National Care Service.

Of course I want better palliative and social care. But if improving care was the reason dying people were told they had to wait for greater choice, then his government now needs to get on with delivering it.

What I find so difficult is making one dependent on the other when nobody can say when palliative care will ever be ‘good enough’ everywhere. In the meantime, people are still suffering, and families are still being left without the choices they desperately want.

Andy Burnham says hope comes from honesty. I hope that honesty now includes recognising that better care cannot simply be used to put this debate off indefinitely.”

Of the 42 MPs who had previously voted Aye but had no vote recorded this time, 35 were Labour MPs. The Guardian reported that Burnham’s position gave some supportive but hesitant Labour MPs permission to stay away. The Bill was lost by just 16 votes.

Notes to editors

My Death, My Decision campaigns for a change in the law to allow mentally competent adults facing constant and unbearable suffering from an incurable physical condition the legal right to a safe and compassionate assisted death, subject to robust safeguards.

Media enquiries: kerry.hogan@mydeath-mydecision.org.uk 07922 363248

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has been narrowly voted down at its failed Second Reading in the House of Commons. The vote was 286 votes against and 270 in favour.

Andrew Copson, Chief Executive at Humanists UK, said:

‘This vote provides not one extra penny for palliative care or disability support. On the contrary, it makes it less likely. And terminally ill people will still suffer, travel to Switzerland, and take their own lives in increasing numbers, while today’s inequalities continue. Where can we go from here? Those MPs who said they support assisted dying in principle but opposed this Bill should now look at the many working and compassionate assisted dying laws overseas and say exactly what they would support and the Government should facilitate this. Doing nothing is unacceptable.

‘This vote should never have happened. The Bill passed the Commons last year. Unelected peers, backed by well-funded religious lobbyists, have derailed a compassionate reform with overwhelming public support, and those groups will now be emboldened. The level of unprincipled misrepresentation in both briefings and the media is beyond anything I have ever seen and today is a dark day in the history of our Parliament and our democracy.’

Dave Sowry, Chair of My Death, My Decision, said:

‘This result is a travesty and desperately disappointing, first and foremost for terminally ill adults who were living in hope of having the choice to die peacefully and on their own terms. It also leaves the current unsafe and unequal status quo exactly as it is. Those who can afford to travel to Switzerland can do so, while those who cannot are left without that choice and may be forced to endure suffering they desperately wanted the option to avoid.

‘We’re grateful to Lauren Edwards for bravely bringing the Bill back. This is a huge setback, but support for change has remained high for decades and we will continue to fight for a compassionate law.’

Victoria Denning is a former headteacher, mother of two, and humanist celebrant living in Monmouth. She received a shock terminal diagnosis this year, and said:

‘I’m beyond devastated that MPs have voted down the Assisted Dying Bill. How is it possible that giving terminally ill people like me some agency and compassion at the very end of my life is too difficult for our politicians? The only reason this vote happened in the first place is because a small group of unelected Lords blocked the Bill – this is outrageous. 

‘Receiving the unexpected diagnosis of mesothelioma was devastating after having lived a very full, active, and adventurous life. Being told that I probably only have a year left to live made me realise that I have been very lucky until now. But I, like many other terminally ill people, would like to decide myself when I am ready, when I am in such pain and when I have tied up all the loose ends and said my goodbyes. Today, I’ve been denied that choice.’

Hannah Slater, a 38-year-old mother living with a terminal illness, said:

‘I’m devastated and angry. I came to Parliament and asked MPs to listen to people like me, because this is about real people who are running out of time. They ignored me. For politicians, there may be another vote. For people like me, there may not be another time. That is what makes this so hard to accept.’

Labour MP Claire Hazelgrove spoke powerfully about her mother’s own terminal illness:

‘Mum loved life and laughter, and our family will remember her this way. In early 2024, she was told her condition had taken a significant turn. That autumn, while we debated the initial version of this bill, Mum’s pain was excruciating. She had access to good palliative care. But what we learned, the hardest of ways, is that not all pain can be palliated. I will never forget seeing her writhing and screaming in pain – at points, for weeks – none of us will. And I know of no deity that would want that… For us, it will always be a tremendous personal sadness that the current law meant that she couldn’t tell us her plan, that we couldn’t say goodbye to her. But more importantly than that, that she couldn’t say goodbye at the end of her life, or be surrounded by her loved ones, which is what she would have wanted for her death. Instead, the harmful status quo meant that Mum died alone, with photos of us around her… This is the status quo, this needs to change.’

What happens next for assisted dying?

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has failed, and will progress no further. This does not diminish the overwhelming public support for this change, nor the 20 people who die in pain every day despite excellent palliative care. 

It is incredibly likely that further attempts to change the law will come forward in the future, either through a Private Member’s Bill or through other routes. 

Jersey and the Isle of Man have both legalised assisted dying, so some UK citizens will have access to choice at the end of life as early as 2027.

Notes:

For further comment or information, media should contact:

• Humanists UK Head of Press and Campaign Communications Nathan Stilwell at press@humanists.uk or phone 0203 675 0959 (media only).
• My Death, My Decision Campaign and Communications Manager Kerry Hogan kerry.hogan@mydeath-mydecision.org.uk or phone 07922 363248

Humanists UK is making the following photos available to the media to use – credit to Simona Sermont/Humanists UK – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision have people and their loved ones who would be affected by this change available for the press.

If you have been affected by the current assisted dying legislation, and want to use your story to support a change in the law, please email campaigns@humanists.uk.

Humanists defend the right of each individual to live by their own personal values, and the freedom to make decisions about their own life so long as this does not result in harm to others. Humanists do not share the attitudes to death and dying held by some religious believers, in particular that the manner and time of death are for a deity to decide, and that interference in the course of nature is unacceptable. We firmly uphold the right to life but we recognise that this right carries with it the right of each individual to make their own judgement about whether their life should be prolonged in the face of pointless suffering.

We recognise that any assisted dying law must contain strong safeguards and the international evidence from countries where assisted dying is legal shows that safeguards can be effective. We also believe that the choice of assisted dying should not be considered an alternative to palliative care, but should be offered together as in many other countries.

Humanists UK is the national charity working on behalf of non-religious people. Powered by over 150,000 members and supporters, we advance free thinking and promote humanism to create a tolerant society where rational thinking and kindness prevail. We provide ceremonies, pastoral care, education, and support services benefitting over a million people every year and our campaigns advance humanist thinking on ethical issues, human rights, and equal treatment for all.

My Death, My Decision is a grassroots campaign group that wants the law in England and Wales to allow mentally competent adults who are terminally ill or intolerably suffering from an incurable condition the option of a legal, safe, and compassionate assisted death. With the support of over 3,000 members and supporters, we advocate for an evidence-based law that would balance individual choice alongside robust safeguards and finally give the people of England and Wales choice at the end of their lives.

Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision are both members of the Assisted Dying Coalition, along with Friends at the End, Humanist Society Scotland, and End of Life Choices Jersey.

Jane Brown has agreed to tell the story of her brother Colin’s illness and death and the effect this has had on her, to highlight the need for a compassionate law that allows people like Colin the choice of dying with dignity at the time and place of their choosing.

Colin Mutimer died on 24th June 2025 aged 65.

Jane was with Colin for the last weeks of his life and witnessed the terrible suffering he experienced at first hand. Having been a police officer for decades she was used to witnessing death but what Colin went through has had a deep & profound effect on her.

Jane describes Colin as an independent, gregarious, complex, deep thinking, and  un-selfish man. He played percussion in a band for 40 years, tap danced and was a talented poet who published a book of poetry and decided to donate the proceeds to the Marie Curie charity. He  spent time in his beloved allotment which he crafted into beauty from dereliction. Here, his many friends gathered and chatted and contemplated life. His happy place. 

He was much liked in the diverse community he lived in. They installed a bench in his memory in the communal area outside the flats with an inscription of lines of his poetry: 

Lean on me today, 

There is no better solace, 

Shall blow your tired away.

In 2000 Colin was diagnosed with non-hodgkin’s lymphoma. In 2018 he had a cancerous kidney removed. Over the following years cancers were discovered in more & more places resulting in, amongst other things, a series of operations to  insert metal rods in his arm and leg.

In 2023 after much research, he decided to refuse immunotherapy as it would have badly affected his quality of life. He continued playing in his band, swimming and working in his allotment for as long as he could. He was still playing the spoons and singing, and was swimming with Jane, 25 meters underwater, in January 2025.

A long period of decline culminated in March 2025 when Colin had 3 weeks in severe pain at home and was admitted to the Marsden hospital where he had exemplary treatment and was always extremely grateful for the money, time and effort they spent with him. His cancer was found to have aggressively spread even more widely. On the 12th May he was told he had less than 6 months to live and he decided to refuse further treatment. On 15th this was changed to weeks. On the 18th his arm broke due to the bone cancer. Nothing could be done about it. By now he can’t feed himself, walk or toilet himself or use his phone to have contact with the outside world. He wouldn’t let anyone see him apart from Jane, her husband and one friend. So sad for a man so sociable. He cut off all contact as he was so distraught. He felt desolate and in despair. He was in constant discomfort.

Jane says “Colin’s decision not to have further treatment had given him much angst over the past year. He’d researched a lot, including many conversations with the specialists at the Marsden. It was NOT & I stress NOT, a decision taken lightly in any respect. I remember him asking “will it make me stronger than I am today?”, the answer was no, just longer.” 

His last weeks were full of agitation, fear, anxiety and pain. All through this time Jane stayed with him to provide support even if that was just to hold his hand. At one point he said to her: “I’m in despair, I want the day to come”. Jane asked him whether he meant “the day to die” and he replied “Yes”.

Colin’s last couple of days were awful. Jane asked if he was scared. He said “Yes”.

Jane’s last words to Colin were “Go now to Mum & Dad”.

A few weeks before he died Jane told her brother that she was going to a demonstration outside Parliament in support of the Assisted Dying bill. By then he was unable to speak but gave her a thumbs up sign.

During his illness Colin said “You can’t take me to the vet” which Jane feels was his way of pointing out how we treat our pets better than we do people.

Jane says Colin wanted the option of choosing when he had had enough. He would have chosen assisted dying as an option in his last days if the choice was available to him. He just wanted to live life while he could, but he ended up repeatedly saying “Oh man, oh man, what can we do?”. 

Jane says “Colin paved the way for me to carry on without him. He knew he wasn’t going to be here forever. I miss our daily chats about life and he always encouraged self care, saying it over & over & over to me. I just miss my big, clever, quirky brother every day. He had strength, tenacity and resilience in abundance. So so so sad it had to end the way it did.”

Notes to editors
My Death, My Decision is a grassroots campaign group that wants the law in England and Wales to allow mentally competent adults who are terminally ill or intolerably suffering from an incurable condition the option of a legal, safe, and compassionate assisted death. With the support of over 3,000 members and supporters, we advocate for an evidence-based law that would balance individual choice alongside robust safeguards and finally give the people of England and Wales choice at the end of their lives.

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, sponsored by Lauren Edwards MP, is due to receive its Second Reading on Friday 11 September 2026.

The previous Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its Second Reading in November 2024 by 330 votes to 275. It completed its Commons stages in June 2025 but did not complete its passage through the House of Lords before the end of the parliamentary session.

Jane Brown and representatives from My Death, My Decision are available for interview.

Media enquiries:
Kerry Hogan
kerry.hogan@mydeath-mydecision.org.uk
07922 363248

France has legalised assisted dying after the National Assembly gave final approval to the legislation, with MPs voting 291 to 241 to back the bill, bringing years of parliamentary debate to a close.

The vote means France has approved a legal right to assisted dying for adults who meet strict eligibility criteria. The legislation will now be referred to the Constitutional Council for review before it is formally enacted.

The law will apply to French citizens and legal residents aged 18 or over who have a serious and incurable illness at an advanced or terminal stage, are experiencing suffering that cannot be adequately relieved, and are able to make a free and informed decision.

The law will not be available to people travelling from the UK. Despite France being just across the Channel, only French citizens and legal residents will be entitled to use it.

Opinion polls, like a February Ifop poll, show that 84% of respondents approve of the assisted dying bill while others show support increasing over the past two decades.

Dave Sowry, Chair of My Death, My Decision, said:

“It is encouraging to see the French Parliament reflecting the wishes of the French people, as expressed through their citizens’ jury and wider public opinion.

The French public’s support for this law change mirrors the long-standing and unwavering public support for assisted dying in England and Wales.

We must hope that Parliament here reflects on the cruelty of our current law and follows the example of its French counterparts. To leave things as they are is a choice, and we deserve better.”

France’s reform follows several years of public and parliamentary debate. In 2023, a citizens’ convention made up of 184 randomly selected people backed opening access to assisted dying in certain circumstances by a clear majority.

The National Assembly had previously approved the legislation on three occasions, while the Senate repeatedly rejected it. Under the French parliamentary system, the National Assembly has the final word when the two chambers cannot reach agreement.

The vote comes as assisted dying legislation has returned to Parliament in England and Wales.

Lauren Edwards MP is bringing back the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill after securing second place in the Private Members’ Bill ballot. Its Second Reading is scheduled for Friday 11 September.

The previous Bill passed the House of Commons but fell in the House of Lords after being delayed until the end of the parliamentary session.

France has now joined Switzerland, Belgium, Spain and many other countries who have shown that assisted-dying reform can triumph when the need for change remains clear. MPs here have another opportunity to ensure terminally ill people in England and Wales are not left behind.

Notes

• France’s National Assembly approved the assisted dying legislation by 291 votes to 241 on 15 July 2026.
• The legislation will now be referred to the Constitutional Council before formal enactment.
• Access will be limited to French citizens and legal residents.
• Lauren Edwards MP is bringing back the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in England and Wales. Its Second Reading is scheduled for Friday 11 September 2026.

  Members of the MDMD team, as well as individuals affected by the current law on assisted dying, are available for interview upon request

  For further comment or information, media should contact Kerry Hogan at kerry.hogan@mydeath-mydecision.org.uk or phone 07922363248. (media only)

  Media can use the following press images and videos, as long as they are attributed to “My Death, My Decision”.

  My Death, My Decision is a grassroots campaign group that wants the law in England and Wales to allow mentally competent adults who are terminally ill or intolerably suffering from an incurable condition the option of a legal, safe, and compassionate assisted death. With the support of over 3,000 members and supporters, we advocate for an evidence-based law that would balance individual choice alongside robust safeguards and finally give the people of England and Wales choice at the end of their lives.

Jersey has today made history by becoming the first jurisdiction in the British Isles to legalise assisted dying, after its Assisted Dying Law received Royal Assent.

The legislation has now completed the law-making process and attention turns to implementation, with an assisted dying service expected to be available from 2027. The milestone follows years of public consultation, parliamentary scrutiny and campaigning, and is another powerful demonstration that carefully safeguarded assisted dying laws are becoming a reality.

Responding to the news, Dave Sowry, Chair of My Death, My Decision, said:

“This is another historic moment for assisted dying across the British Isles.

“We particularly welcome Jersey’s decision to allow people with neurodegenerative conditions to access assisted dying where they are expected to die within 12 months. For people living with conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s etc, the final months of life can involve a devastating loss of independence, communication and control. Recognising that reality is both compassionate and humane.

“While the proposed Terminally Ill Adults Bill for England and Wales takes a different approach, Jersey’s experience will now provide valuable evidence that a carefully safeguarded assisted dying law can be implemented safely in practice. We hope that gives Parliament further confidence as it continues considering legislation for England and Wales.”

Jersey’s law will apply to mentally competent adults who are terminally ill and have been ordinarily resident in Jersey for at least 12 months. Eligible people will be able to seek an assisted death if they are expected to die within six months, or within 12 months where they have a neurodegenerative condition.

This differs from the proposed Terminally Ill Adults Bill for England and Wales, which currently applies only to terminally ill adults who are reasonably expected to die within six months. Jersey’s inclusion of a 12-month eligibility period for people with neurodegenerative conditions recognises that some terminal illnesses involve a longer decline while still causing profound suffering and loss of autonomy.

Jersey plans to introduce its Assisted Dying Service in late 2027, and recruitment has already begun for key leadership roles to oversee the safe, ethical and compassionate delivery of the new service. During the implementation period, clinical guidance will be developed, healthcare professionals will receive specialist training, and independent oversight and regulatory arrangements will be established before the law comes into force

The Isle of Man has approved assisted dying legislation but now awaits Royal Assent, meaning Jersey has become the first jurisdiction in the British Isles to complete the legislative process for assisted dying, underlining the growing momentum behind law reform across the British Isles. As implementation begins, campaigners across the UK will be watching closely as Jersey demonstrates how a compassionate, carefully safeguarded assisted dying service can operate in practice.

Notes:

Members of the MDMD team, as well as individuals affected by the current law on assisted dying, are available for interview upon request

For further comment or information, media should contact Kerry Hogan at kerry.hogan@mydeath-mydecision.org.uk or phone 07922363248. (media only)

Media can use the following press images and videos, as long as they are attributed to “My Death, My Decision”.

My Death, My Decision is a grassroots campaign group that wants the law in England and Wales to allow mentally competent adults who are terminally ill or intolerably suffering from an incurable condition the option of a legal, safe, and compassionate assisted death. With the support of over 3,000 members and supporters, we advocate for an evidence-based law that would balance individual choice alongside robust safeguards and finally give the people of England and Wales choice at the end of their lives.