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:
- In Westminster, The Terminally Ill Adults End of Life Bill passed its Second Reading in November 2024. It can still be defeated at the next stage. See our Fight the Leadbeater Bill page to lobby your MP.
- In Scotland, a private members bill brought by Orkney MSP Liam McArthur is making its way through Holyrood.
- Bills are in progress on Jersey and the Isle of Man.
On this page you will find general resources on assisted suicide. Please view our related campaigns below for specific threats.
Related Campaigns
People’s Stories
Ask your MP to oppose the legalisation of assisted suicide
Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP for Spen Valley, has announced that she will be bringing a bill on assisted suicide. Ms Leadbetter won top place in the private members ballot, so her bill has a high chance of succeeding if MPs vote in favour of it.
Please use our tool to contact your MP, asking them to oppose Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill.
Related Articles
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Assisted suicide bill not adequately scrutinised, justice secretary warns
The Secretary of State for Justice has warned that MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill is being rushed through Parliament without adequate scrutiny.
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Catholic bishops condemn “woefully inadequate” scrutiny of assisted suicide bill threatening hospices run by churches
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has slammed MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill as “wrong in principle as well as being fundamentally flawed”.
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Assisted suicide in Canada prioritises “access over protection”, warns member of MAiD Death Review Committee
A professor of health law has warned that assisted suicide in Canada has increasingly “prioritized access over protection”. Trudo Lemmens is a professor of health law and policy at the University of Toronto. He is also a member of the Chief Coroner on Ontario MAiD Death Review Committee. While Professor…
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MPs push back against dangerous assisted suicide bill in Westminster debate, to be continued next month
Westminster MPs have pushed back against Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill in a House of Commons debate that saw many slam the proposed law as irresponsible and dangerous. The debate will continue next month.
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SPUC “deeply concerned” after Scottish assisted suicide bill passes at first stage
SPUC has said it is “deeply concerned” after MSPs voted in favour of a proposed assisted suicide bill for Scotland. “SPUC will continue to urge every MSP to consider the great dangers inherent in assisted suicide”, said SPUC CEO John Deighan. This evening, MSPs voted 70 to 56 in favour…
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Half of Britons fear timing of assisted suicide bill when benefits are being cut
Half of Britons fear the timing of a proposed assisted suicide law that comes while benefits are being cut, a poll commissioned by SPUC has revealed. Over 2,000 Britons were surveyed by Whitestone Insight on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) ahead of two key…
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Anorexia patients could be targeted by assisted suicide laws in UK, health experts warn
People suffering from anorexia could be endangered by assisted suicide laws, a health charity has warned ahead of today’s first vote on MSP Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. Health experts from the charity Eat Breathe Thrive, which helps people with eating disorders, have warned that…
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Assisted suicide will save British state millions of pounds through “unutilised healthcare”, says impact assessment
Assisted suicide, if legalised, will save the British state almost £60 million annually after ten years, a “brutal” impact assessment predicts ahead of an expected vote on legislation in Parliament next week. Last Friday, Whitehall published an impact assessment of MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill. SPUC slammed the “brutal…