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After a debate last week that threatened to derail the passage of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill, the sponsors of the controversial legislation will be hoping for a better outcome this Friday as Peers gather for the second day of the crucial debate.
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In a disturbing trend that must be challenged, Representative Riley M. Moore (R-WV) has introduced an amendment calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate reports that some doctors may be prescribing assisted suicide to individuals suffering from eating disorders such as anorexia. The House Appropriations Committee…
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Recent reports have uncovered a worrying trend: social media platforms such as Meta, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and even LinkedIn are removing abortion-related content, even when that content is purely informational. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), clinics, individuals and advocacy groups in the United States and Latin America have…
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California’s recent legislation, allowing doctors, pharmacists, and patients to omit their names from mailed abortion-pill prescriptions, represents yet another alarming expansion of the abortion industry’s grip, and raises serious ethical, legal, and moral concerns. For SPUC, this move is not merely a matter of privacy or “choice,” but part of…
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Hospice UK has issued a stark warning: many hospices are already “on the brink,” with surging costs, rising demand, and financial uncertainty threatening core services just as debates about assisted dying gain momentum. Two in every five hospices are planning cutbacks this year even before assisted dying becomes law. These…
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The future of the Leadbeater assisted suicide Bill seems uncertain, as Peer after Peer stood up to oppose it on the first day of debate in the House of Lords.
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A recent Lifeway Research survey reveals that 51% of Americans now believe that a terminally ill person should be able to ask a doctor to help end their life. While support for physician-assisted suicide is growing in some quarters, organisations like the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC)…
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The disturbing remarks made by Canadian physician Dr. Ellen Wiebe, suggesting that inadequate housing may justify seeking euthanasia, strike at the heart of what it means to uphold the sanctity of life. From a pro-life standpoint, such reasoning dangerously conflates social adversity with irremediable suffering, reducing vulnerable individuals to decisions…
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Photo: Wikipedia Commons: House of Lords chamber, Palace of Westminster, London With the House of Commons having narrowly backed assisted suicide in June, the campaign to preserve society’s commitment to life now shifts to the House of Lords. SPUC has promptly responded, calling on supporters to write to peers ahead…
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At age 80, Mike Soper, a former county cricket chairman, is living proof of the resilience of the human spirit. Diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer at age 55 and told he had just three months to live, he is now marking 25 years beyond that prognosis, a powerful testament to…
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Image (Right) – Wikipedia Commons: Baroness Grey-Thompson The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill currently under debate in the UK House of Lords has sparked a heated moral debate over assisted dying. SPUC continues to stand resolutely against any legislation that legalises ending life, recognising the immense danger it…
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Image: (left) Wikipedia Commons : (John Swinney – First Minister (53720492021)) Scotland finds itself at a critical moral crossroads as MSP Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill advances through Holyrood. The Bill would permit terminally ill adults with mental capacity, after being residents for at least…
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On September 3, 2025, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 7, a sweeping pro-life reform that empowers private citizens to file lawsuits against individuals or entities that manufacture, distribute, or mail abortion-inducing drugs, such as mifepristone or misoprostol, into Texas. Under the new law, plaintiffs may seek civil damages of…
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Jersey is poised to become the second jurisdiction in the British Isles, after the Isle of Man, to legalise assisted dying, following the publication of a draft law this September. The proposed legislation would allow mentally competent, terminally ill adults to access medical assistance to end their lives, with life…
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Image: left – Wikipedia Commons – Pam Duncan‑Glancy In a powerful contribution to the ongoing debate surrounding assisted dying, MSP Pam Duncan‑Glancy reminds us of the human spirit’s enduring capacity for meaning, even when speech, movement, or breath come into question. As she eloquently declares: “I’m 43 years old… I…
