Dignity in Dying
@dignityindying.org.uk
We believe in choice at the end of life. Including the option of assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults.
“We need compassion, honesty and choice, not political or religious obstruction from those who never support the Bill in any circumstance.”
Sophie Blake and other terminally ill people call out a minority of Lords trying to delay and derail the assisted dying Bill.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
Sophie Blake and other terminally ill people call out a minority of Lords trying to delay and derail the assisted dying Bill.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“We need compassion, honesty and choice, not political or religious obstruction from those who never support the Bill in any circumstance.”
Sophie Blake and other terminally ill people call out a minority of Lords trying to delay and derail the assisted dying Bill.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
Sophie Blake and other terminally ill people call out a minority of Lords trying to delay and derail the assisted dying Bill.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
We are saddened to learn Dignity in Dying Patron Sir Terence English has died, aged 93.
He brought the same pioneering spirit to end-of-life choice as he did to medicine. He challenged outdated thinking, and leaves behind a legacy of compassion.
He brought the same pioneering spirit to end-of-life choice as he did to medicine. He challenged outdated thinking, and leaves behind a legacy of compassion.
November 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
We are saddened to learn Dignity in Dying Patron Sir Terence English has died, aged 93.
He brought the same pioneering spirit to end-of-life choice as he did to medicine. He challenged outdated thinking, and leaves behind a legacy of compassion.
He brought the same pioneering spirit to end-of-life choice as he did to medicine. He challenged outdated thinking, and leaves behind a legacy of compassion.
When even Lord Adonis, an opponent of assisted dying, calls out the minority of Peers trying to stall the Bill, it's clear how out of step these bad-faith tactics are - both for MPs and the public.
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www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/the...
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
When even Lord Adonis, an opponent of assisted dying, calls out the minority of Peers trying to stall the Bill, it's clear how out of step these bad-faith tactics are - both for MPs and the public.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/the...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/the...
Anti-choice campaigners want ALL dying people to take a pregnancy test before accessing an assisted death.
Amendments like this aren’t scrutiny - they’re sabotage.
Email Peers today and tell them a tiny minority must not derail the assisted dying Bill.
dignityindying.org.uk/actnow
Amendments like this aren’t scrutiny - they’re sabotage.
Email Peers today and tell them a tiny minority must not derail the assisted dying Bill.
dignityindying.org.uk/actnow
November 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Anti-choice campaigners want ALL dying people to take a pregnancy test before accessing an assisted death.
Amendments like this aren’t scrutiny - they’re sabotage.
Email Peers today and tell them a tiny minority must not derail the assisted dying Bill.
dignityindying.org.uk/actnow
Amendments like this aren’t scrutiny - they’re sabotage.
Email Peers today and tell them a tiny minority must not derail the assisted dying Bill.
dignityindying.org.uk/actnow
We welcome the announcement of extra time in the New Year for full and fair debate on the assisted dying Bill.
This time must be used properly. This Bill deserves genuine scrutiny - not further procedural manoeuvres from a tiny minority intent on delaying and derailing it.
This time must be used properly. This Bill deserves genuine scrutiny - not further procedural manoeuvres from a tiny minority intent on delaying and derailing it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We welcome the announcement of extra time in the New Year for full and fair debate on the assisted dying Bill.
This time must be used properly. This Bill deserves genuine scrutiny - not further procedural manoeuvres from a tiny minority intent on delaying and derailing it.
This time must be used properly. This Bill deserves genuine scrutiny - not further procedural manoeuvres from a tiny minority intent on delaying and derailing it.
“If they continue to push against the expressed will of the democratic majority, the Lords may find that it is their own future which becomes the question.”
Christine Jardine MP joins many arguing that time-wasting tactics risk tarnishing the House's reputation.
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Christine Jardine MP joins many arguing that time-wasting tactics risk tarnishing the House's reputation.
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“If they continue to push against the expressed will of the democratic majority, the Lords may find that it is their own future which becomes the question.”
Christine Jardine MP joins many arguing that time-wasting tactics risk tarnishing the House's reputation.
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Christine Jardine MP joins many arguing that time-wasting tactics risk tarnishing the House's reputation.
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
"Assisted dying...merits detailed scrutiny. It is a different matter if procedural sabotage is the intent."
A minority of peers talking out the assisted dying Bill would be “disgraceful” warns Rawley in the Observer.
Peers must respect the will of the public and MPs'.
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
A minority of peers talking out the assisted dying Bill would be “disgraceful” warns Rawley in the Observer.
Peers must respect the will of the public and MPs'.
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
November 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"Assisted dying...merits detailed scrutiny. It is a different matter if procedural sabotage is the intent."
A minority of peers talking out the assisted dying Bill would be “disgraceful” warns Rawley in the Observer.
Peers must respect the will of the public and MPs'.
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
A minority of peers talking out the assisted dying Bill would be “disgraceful” warns Rawley in the Observer.
Peers must respect the will of the public and MPs'.
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Lord Pannick KC makes it clear: this Bill already offers stronger protections than the status quo.
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Lord Pannick KC makes it clear: this Bill already offers stronger protections than the status quo.
“Don’t try and sabotage democracy.”
Dame Esther Rantzen notes that a flood of 1000+ amendments goes beyond scrutiny. It risks subverting the elected chamber and weakening trust in parliamentary process. The Commons has twice endorsed this Bill - Peers should respect that democratic decision.
Dame Esther Rantzen notes that a flood of 1000+ amendments goes beyond scrutiny. It risks subverting the elected chamber and weakening trust in parliamentary process. The Commons has twice endorsed this Bill - Peers should respect that democratic decision.
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
“Don’t try and sabotage democracy.”
Dame Esther Rantzen notes that a flood of 1000+ amendments goes beyond scrutiny. It risks subverting the elected chamber and weakening trust in parliamentary process. The Commons has twice endorsed this Bill - Peers should respect that democratic decision.
Dame Esther Rantzen notes that a flood of 1000+ amendments goes beyond scrutiny. It risks subverting the elected chamber and weakening trust in parliamentary process. The Commons has twice endorsed this Bill - Peers should respect that democratic decision.
In Friday's Committee session, Baroness Hayman reminded colleagues that an "enormous" number of amendments (now over 1000) must not stop the House from properly scrutinising the Bill - or returning it to the Commons which has already voted it through on the back of massive public support.
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
In Friday's Committee session, Baroness Hayman reminded colleagues that an "enormous" number of amendments (now over 1000) must not stop the House from properly scrutinising the Bill - or returning it to the Commons which has already voted it through on the back of massive public support.
"Second chambers... should not be able to overturn clear decisions reached by an elected body."
The assisted dying Bill has the will of the people and MPs behind it. A minority of opponents risk the reputation of the Lords with attempts to run down the clock.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The assisted dying Bill has the will of the people and MPs behind it. A minority of opponents risk the reputation of the Lords with attempts to run down the clock.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Second chambers... should not be able to overturn clear decisions reached by an elected body."
The assisted dying Bill has the will of the people and MPs behind it. A minority of opponents risk the reputation of the Lords with attempts to run down the clock.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The assisted dying Bill has the will of the people and MPs behind it. A minority of opponents risk the reputation of the Lords with attempts to run down the clock.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our loved ones deserve better.
Around 650 terminally ill people end their own lives each year to have control, forced into dangerous, lonely deaths by the cruel status quo.
The assisted dying Bill offers compassion and dignity, letting terminally ill adults stay in control of how and when they die.
Around 650 terminally ill people end their own lives each year to have control, forced into dangerous, lonely deaths by the cruel status quo.
The assisted dying Bill offers compassion and dignity, letting terminally ill adults stay in control of how and when they die.
November 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Our loved ones deserve better.
Around 650 terminally ill people end their own lives each year to have control, forced into dangerous, lonely deaths by the cruel status quo.
The assisted dying Bill offers compassion and dignity, letting terminally ill adults stay in control of how and when they die.
Around 650 terminally ill people end their own lives each year to have control, forced into dangerous, lonely deaths by the cruel status quo.
The assisted dying Bill offers compassion and dignity, letting terminally ill adults stay in control of how and when they die.
During PMQs, Keir Starmer indicated that it would be wrong for the Lords to use delaying tactics to block the assisted dying Bill.
The public overwhelmingly supports choice at the end of life - a small number of longstanding opponents must not block this Bill.
The public overwhelmingly supports choice at the end of life - a small number of longstanding opponents must not block this Bill.
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
During PMQs, Keir Starmer indicated that it would be wrong for the Lords to use delaying tactics to block the assisted dying Bill.
The public overwhelmingly supports choice at the end of life - a small number of longstanding opponents must not block this Bill.
The public overwhelmingly supports choice at the end of life - a small number of longstanding opponents must not block this Bill.
“We must listen to terminally ill people and accept that no amount of such care will relieve all the suffering some sadly endure as they die.”
In @theguardian.com Baroness Hayter argues we need both care and choice, and that is what the Bill seeks to achieve.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
In @theguardian.com Baroness Hayter argues we need both care and choice, and that is what the Bill seeks to achieve.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
“We must listen to terminally ill people and accept that no amount of such care will relieve all the suffering some sadly endure as they die.”
In @theguardian.com Baroness Hayter argues we need both care and choice, and that is what the Bill seeks to achieve.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
In @theguardian.com Baroness Hayter argues we need both care and choice, and that is what the Bill seeks to achieve.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“...the option of assisted dying wouldn’t have replaced care, it would have honoured her autonomy when care could no longer ease her suffering.”
Rebecca recalls her mother’s death, explaining why assisted dying must be part of the conversation.
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Rebecca recalls her mother’s death, explaining why assisted dying must be part of the conversation.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“...the option of assisted dying wouldn’t have replaced care, it would have honoured her autonomy when care could no longer ease her suffering.”
Rebecca recalls her mother’s death, explaining why assisted dying must be part of the conversation.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Rebecca recalls her mother’s death, explaining why assisted dying must be part of the conversation.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“It is a life and death decision, that he will be supported through. And that’s the way it happens day in, day out in the health service.”
Baroness Murphy shared her brother’s decision to end his life by refusing treatment - these decisions are made every day under the Mental Capacity Act.
Baroness Murphy shared her brother’s decision to end his life by refusing treatment - these decisions are made every day under the Mental Capacity Act.
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“It is a life and death decision, that he will be supported through. And that’s the way it happens day in, day out in the health service.”
Baroness Murphy shared her brother’s decision to end his life by refusing treatment - these decisions are made every day under the Mental Capacity Act.
Baroness Murphy shared her brother’s decision to end his life by refusing treatment - these decisions are made every day under the Mental Capacity Act.
Former MP Sir Richard Ottaway shares his brother's story.
Mark, who had cancer, took his own life, wishing the law had given him choice and control.
As the assisted dying Bill enters Committee stage today, Peers must listen to the voices of dying people and families.
Mark, who had cancer, took his own life, wishing the law had given him choice and control.
As the assisted dying Bill enters Committee stage today, Peers must listen to the voices of dying people and families.
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Former MP Sir Richard Ottaway shares his brother's story.
Mark, who had cancer, took his own life, wishing the law had given him choice and control.
As the assisted dying Bill enters Committee stage today, Peers must listen to the voices of dying people and families.
Mark, who had cancer, took his own life, wishing the law had given him choice and control.
As the assisted dying Bill enters Committee stage today, Peers must listen to the voices of dying people and families.
In 2023, Maddie shared that having the choice of assisted dying would provide her comfort in her final months.
As the assisted dying Bill continues through the House of Lords, her words are a powerful reminder to Peers: listen to the voices of those the Bill will impact most.
As the assisted dying Bill continues through the House of Lords, her words are a powerful reminder to Peers: listen to the voices of those the Bill will impact most.
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
In 2023, Maddie shared that having the choice of assisted dying would provide her comfort in her final months.
As the assisted dying Bill continues through the House of Lords, her words are a powerful reminder to Peers: listen to the voices of those the Bill will impact most.
As the assisted dying Bill continues through the House of Lords, her words are a powerful reminder to Peers: listen to the voices of those the Bill will impact most.
Historic change is within reach.
The assisted dying Bill has passed key votes in the Commons and is now being debated in the House of Lords. It’s time for Peers to respect the public will, and deliver compassion.
The assisted dying Bill has passed key votes in the Commons and is now being debated in the House of Lords. It’s time for Peers to respect the public will, and deliver compassion.
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Historic change is within reach.
The assisted dying Bill has passed key votes in the Commons and is now being debated in the House of Lords. It’s time for Peers to respect the public will, and deliver compassion.
The assisted dying Bill has passed key votes in the Commons and is now being debated in the House of Lords. It’s time for Peers to respect the public will, and deliver compassion.
James shares how his terminally ill mum had to travel alone for an assisted death, leaving him unable to be with her in her final days.
As the assisted dying Bill continues its journey through Parliament, his story matters more than ever. MPs and Peers must hear his call for choice and compassion.
As the assisted dying Bill continues its journey through Parliament, his story matters more than ever. MPs and Peers must hear his call for choice and compassion.
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
James shares how his terminally ill mum had to travel alone for an assisted death, leaving him unable to be with her in her final days.
As the assisted dying Bill continues its journey through Parliament, his story matters more than ever. MPs and Peers must hear his call for choice and compassion.
As the assisted dying Bill continues its journey through Parliament, his story matters more than ever. MPs and Peers must hear his call for choice and compassion.
“I can’t imagine a committee hearing for any other bill not having representatives from… the people this bill will actually impact.”
Sophie, a mum with incurable cancer, is disappointed the Lords Committee on assisted dying didn’t hear from terminally ill people. Peers must hear from people like her
Sophie, a mum with incurable cancer, is disappointed the Lords Committee on assisted dying didn’t hear from terminally ill people. Peers must hear from people like her
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
“I can’t imagine a committee hearing for any other bill not having representatives from… the people this bill will actually impact.”
Sophie, a mum with incurable cancer, is disappointed the Lords Committee on assisted dying didn’t hear from terminally ill people. Peers must hear from people like her
Sophie, a mum with incurable cancer, is disappointed the Lords Committee on assisted dying didn’t hear from terminally ill people. Peers must hear from people like her
“There’s no dignity in dying a death so shrouded in pain.”
Poppy’s mum’s final days with pancreatic cancer were harrowing. Now Poppy’s fighting for change in her mum’s memory.
Watch the full video on our Instagram @dignityindying
Poppy’s mum’s final days with pancreatic cancer were harrowing. Now Poppy’s fighting for change in her mum’s memory.
Watch the full video on our Instagram @dignityindying
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“There’s no dignity in dying a death so shrouded in pain.”
Poppy’s mum’s final days with pancreatic cancer were harrowing. Now Poppy’s fighting for change in her mum’s memory.
Watch the full video on our Instagram @dignityindying
Poppy’s mum’s final days with pancreatic cancer were harrowing. Now Poppy’s fighting for change in her mum’s memory.
Watch the full video on our Instagram @dignityindying
Here are the 5 things you need to know about what happened in the House of Lords Select Committee looking at the assisted dying bill in 60 seconds.
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Here are the 5 things you need to know about what happened in the House of Lords Select Committee looking at the assisted dying bill in 60 seconds.
Sir Tom Shakespeare told the Peers that people who are dying cannot wait for all social issues to be resolved before we change the law on assisted dying - they need the choice this Bill offers now.
“If we’re going to wait until there’s no inequality, we’re going to wait for an awful long time.”
“If we’re going to wait until there’s no inequality, we’re going to wait for an awful long time.”
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Sir Tom Shakespeare told the Peers that people who are dying cannot wait for all social issues to be resolved before we change the law on assisted dying - they need the choice this Bill offers now.
“If we’re going to wait until there’s no inequality, we’re going to wait for an awful long time.”
“If we’re going to wait until there’s no inequality, we’re going to wait for an awful long time.”
“The overwhelming feedback from patients and families was gratitude.”
Dr Jeanne Snelling told the House of Lords Select Committee that New Zealand’s experience of assisted dying shows how compassion, safety and choice can, and do, coexist in practice.
Dr Jeanne Snelling told the House of Lords Select Committee that New Zealand’s experience of assisted dying shows how compassion, safety and choice can, and do, coexist in practice.
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“The overwhelming feedback from patients and families was gratitude.”
Dr Jeanne Snelling told the House of Lords Select Committee that New Zealand’s experience of assisted dying shows how compassion, safety and choice can, and do, coexist in practice.
Dr Jeanne Snelling told the House of Lords Select Committee that New Zealand’s experience of assisted dying shows how compassion, safety and choice can, and do, coexist in practice.