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  • Health Secretary warns that patients will be “coerced” into assisted suicide because of poor end-of-life care

    Health Secretary warns that patients will be “coerced” into assisted suicide because of poor end-of-life care

    Wes Streeting, the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, worries that legalising assisted suicide in the UK will cause patients to “take their own life thinking they were a burden on others”.

    SPUC News
    September 10, 2024
  • Assisted suicide laws are “downright dangerous”, palliative care doctor warns

    Assisted suicide laws are “downright dangerous”, palliative care doctor warns

    A palliative care expert has warned that assisted suicide laws are “not just fundamentally flawed – but downright dangerous”.

    SPUC News
    September 4, 2024
  • Law Society of Scotland slams proposed assisted suicide bill as “not fit for purpose”

    Law Society of Scotland slams proposed assisted suicide bill as “not fit for purpose”

    The Law Society of Scotland, representing over 13,0000 Scottish solicitors, has condemned a proposed assisted suicide bill as “not fit for purpose”.

    SPUC News
    August 28, 2024
  • Legalising euthanasia increases overall suicide rate, study reveals

    Legalising euthanasia increases overall suicide rate, study reveals

    Suicide rates have been shown to increase in countries where assisted suicide or euthanasia is legal, a study has revealed.

    SPUC News
    August 15, 2024
  • 60 people with eating disorders killed by assisted suicide, study finds, but real figure is certainly more

    60 people with eating disorders killed by assisted suicide, study finds, but real figure is certainly more

    At least 60 people with eating disorders have been euthanised or killed by assisted suicide since 2012, an academic study has found, also reporting that such deaths are underreported, raising “concerns about oversight and public safety”.

    SPUC News
    August 7, 2024
  • Informed British public fears assisted suicide will undermine health services

    Informed British public fears assisted suicide will undermine health services

    The more informed the British public is about assisted suicide the more it fears its results, says SPUC, which has highlighted a new poll by the think tank Living and Dying Well (LDW). Of particular concern to those polled was the anticipated shift in the doctor-patient relationship.

    SPUC News
    August 2, 2024
  • Assisted suicide: A peace shattered

    Assisted suicide: A peace shattered

    Terry has always been opposed to assisted suicide. He is passionate about protecting the weakest members of our society both before birth and at the end of life. But when his mum Julie, 66, became seriously ill in January 2024, Terry became even more fearful about a change in the…

    SPUC News
    August 1, 2024
  • British public has grave concerns about assisted suicide laws, new poll finds

    British public has grave concerns about assisted suicide laws, new poll finds

    A poll commissioned by the think tank Living and Dying Well (LDW) has found that the British public has grave concerns about assisted suicide laws when confronted with its reality, as seen in Canada and elsewhere.

    SPUC News
    July 26, 2024
  • New assisted suicide bill in House of Lords a “profound threat” to vulnerable people in the UK

    New assisted suicide bill in House of Lords a “profound threat” to vulnerable people in the UK

    An assisted suicide private members’ bill has been announced and is due to have its first reading in the House of Lords later this month. SPUC has called the new bill a “profound threat” to vulnerable people in the UK.

    SPUC News
    July 19, 2024
  • Keir Starmer promises free vote on assisted suicide at some point during Labour Government

    Keir Starmer promises free vote on assisted suicide at some point during Labour Government

    Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will double down on his promise of a free vote on assisted suicide, though he says it is unlikely to take place within the first year of his government.

    SPUC News
    July 12, 2024
  • 15,000 assisted suicides in Canada in 2023 is “frightening” vision of UK’s future, warns SPUC

    15,000 assisted suicides in Canada in 2023 is “frightening” vision of UK’s future, warns SPUC

    There were 15,280 state-sanctioned assisted suicides in Canada in 2023, campaigners against euthanasia estimate ahead of the release of official data. SPUC has warned that Canada offers a “frightening” vision of the UK’s future if assisted suicide is legalised.

    SPUC News
    July 11, 2024
  • Reflections on the 2024 General Election: Should pro-lifers be worried?

    Reflections on the 2024 General Election: Should pro-lifers be worried?

    Following the result of the 2024 General Election, which saw the Labour Party come to power in a landslide, we should consider what this means for the pro-life movement for, potentially, the next five years. Should we be worried? The simple answer is yes – but we should not despair.

    July 10, 2024
  • The bravest man I ever met

    The bravest man I ever met

    Tony’s brother Stephen was 35 years old when he died of a brain tumour in 1991.

    SPUC News
    July 8, 2024
  • Prime Minister Rishi Sunak backs assisted suicide “in principle”

    Prime Minister Rishi Sunak backs assisted suicide “in principle”

    Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backed assisted suicide “in principle” after the Conservative Party Manifesto pledged to “respect the will of Parliament” on the issue.

    SPUC News
    June 21, 2024
  • One of six

    One of six

    Four-year-old Eliah is one of six. That’s the way her mum, Rebecca, sees her. “She’s one of our six children and she’s a blessing, like all of them.”

    SPUC News
    June 18, 2024
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