Our Campaign Against Assisted Suicide

SPUC upholds the right to life from conception until natural death, and has played a part in resisting many attempts both in Parliament and in the courts to change the law on assisted suicide.

There is currently a concerted attempt to impose assisted suicide across the UK. A Bill has just passed its third reading on the Isle of Man. It has already been approved in principle in Jersey, with politicians there now working out the details.

In Scotland, a private members bill brought by Orkney MSP Liam McArthur is making its way through Holyrood.

In Westminster, the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has committed to allowing a free vote on the subject during this Parliament. There is already a private members bill in the House of Lords.

On this page you will find general resources on assisted suicide. Please view our related campaigns below for specific threats.

Briefings & Papers on Assisted Suicide

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    Over 15,000 assisted suicides in Canada in 2023, a “clear warning” to UK

    State-sanctioned assisted suicides in Canada reached a record high, with over 15,000 such deaths recorded in 2023. SPUC says that Canada offers a “clear warning” of where the UK is heading if the Leadbeater Bill, which passed a first vote last month, is approved. 15,343 people were killed by Medical…

  • “Significant” victory as Welsh Parliament rejects assisted suicide motion in Senedd

    “Significant” victory as Welsh Parliament rejects assisted suicide motion in Senedd

    Senedd members have rejected a non-binding motion supporting an assisted suicide law. SPUC has called the result a “significant” victory for vulnerable people who would be targeted by such a law.

  • Health Secretary expected to vote against assisted suicide

    Health Secretary expected to vote against assisted suicide

    Health Secretary Wes Streeting says he will vote against fellow Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill because he is concerned about the state of palliative care in the UK.

  • Assisted Suicide: A threat to the vulnerable?

    Assisted Suicide: A threat to the vulnerable?

    Why do people support a change in the law on assisted suicide? According to Professor David Albert Jones, director of the Anscombe Centre for Bioethics in Oxford, the most common reasons are; avoiding a bad death involving pain, allowing choice, and to provide safeguards for something which is already happening.