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, Lauren Edwards, the Labour MP for Rochester and Strood, announced that she would re-introduce the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which was first tabled by Kim Leadbeater MP in 2024. The second reading is expected to take place on 11 September 2026. See our Fight the Terminally Ill Adults Bill page to lobby your MP.
- In Scotland, a private members bill brought by Orkney MSP Liam McArthur was successfully defeated in March 2026.
- 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.
Ask your MP to oppose the legalisation of assisted suicide
Please use our tool to contact your MP, expressing how concerned you are about the idea of assisted suicide being legalised.
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Assisted suicide bill is back: MP launches bid to force through fatally flawed bill
Lauren Edwards, the Labour MP for Rochester and Strood, has decided to use her number two spot in the private members bill ballot to reintroduce the Leadbeater assisted suicide bill.
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Former cabinet minister with terminal cancer tells the Labour party to drop assisted suicide
Image source: UK Parliament | (L) Ashley Dalton MP, (R) Sir Julian Smith MP A Labour MP living with incurable cancer has warned parliament against reviving the controversial assisted dying bill, saying the proposed legislation was deeply flawed and risked creating dangerous unintended consequences for vulnerable people. Ashley Dalton, the…
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Young woman “petrified” of death as her euthanasia appointment in Australia draws closer
Image Source: YouTube/A Current Affair A 26-year-old Australian woman with a rare terminal illness has announced she plans to end her own life through assisted dying, reigniting debate over euthanasia laws and the growing international push to expand access to assisted suicide. Annaliese “Annie” Holland, from Australia, suffers from Autoimmune…
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French assisted suicide legislation defeated AGAIN in Senate
There is reason to rejoice in France as a second assisted suicide effort has suffered another major defeat after the French Senate rejected the proposed legislation, owing to mounting concerns about the impact legalisation of such a practice could have on vulnerable patients and wider society. On Tuesday, senators voted…
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Healthy grieving mother ends life in Swiss clinic
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Assisted suicide bill falls
On 24 April, the last day of Committee Stage in the Lords of the Leadbeater Assisted Suicide Bill concluded.
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Thirteen suspected cases of assisted suicide in England & Wales in one year
Thirteen suspected cases of assisted suicide are currently being considered by prosecutors in England and Wales, according to new figures from the CPS.
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84-year-old Canadian woman offered euthanasia for back pain
An 84-year-old woman has spoken out after being offered euthanasia while seeking treatment for severe back pain in a Canadian hospital.