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Remembering John Knight CBE
We were deeply saddened to hear that John Knight CBE, our esteemed patron, died on 2nd December. When John joined My Death, My Decision’s assisted dying campaign as a board…
Wales risks repeating Northern Ireland’s abortion mistake if Senedd rejects assisted dying powers
For over 50 years, abortion was legal in England, Scotland, and Wales, but not in Ireland or Northern Ireland, leading to a quarter of a million women travelling, often alone,…
Groundhog Day: Small group of peers continue to talk down the clock
The rate of debate on the Assisted Dying Bill has not progressed sufficiently for the Bill to pass, with only three groups of amendments, representing 50 amendments, debated today. While…
Baroness Coffey proposes holiday ban for terminally ill assisted dying applicants
Update: Baroness Coffey has withdrawn this amendment. We hope it was in light of pressure about its cruel and unworkable nature. Original article presented below: Liz Truss’s Health Secretary,…
In Memory of Tim Wardle: A Voice of Principle in the Assisted Dying Campaign
We are deeply saddened to share that Tim Wardle, an unwavering supporter of the assisted dying campaign, died from cancer, he was 86. Tim, who lived in Devon, campaigned not…
12 more days for Assisted Dying Bill means Peers should stop filibustering
The Government has just announced 12 further days of House of Lords time that will be set aside for debating the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, in addition…
Assisted Dying Bill filibustering contradicts cross-party election promises
If the House of Lords times out the Assisted Dying Bill, it would break the Prime Minister’s pre-election pledge, as well as manifesto commitments by the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, and…
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…
