Assisted suicide usually involves a health practitioner prescribing a lethal dose for a person to administer themselves, usually by swallowing a combination of drugs.
In the United Kingdom, the Suicide Act 1961 legalised the attempt to take one’s own life, but it kept illegal the assistance of another’s death.
Assisted suicide is legal in a handful of jurisdictions globally including Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and a small number of states in the US.
Right To Life UK campaigns against any attempt to legalise assisted suicide, and for the development of palliative care services and end of life care that remove any perceived need for assisted suicide.
Health Secretary refused to say he did not have “safety concerns” about the assisted suicide Bill
The Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, has refused to say that he did not have "safety concerns" about the introduction of assisted suicide in England and Wales. Yesterday, during a meeting of the Health and Social Care Committee, Streeting, a vocal opponent of the...
Anorexia survivor warns of dangers of assisted suicide Bill to people with eating disorders
A woman in recovery from anorexia has shared her fears about the dangers the assisted suicide Bill could cause for people living with eating disorders. Speaking with Chelsea Roff, the founder of leading eating disorder charity Eat Breathe Thrive, Ailidh...
Pregnant women should be eligible for assisted suicide, says Bill sponsor
Lord Falconer, the sponsor of the assisted suicide Bill in the House of Lords, has said that "pregnancy should not be a bar" to receiving state assisted suicide under his assisted suicide Bill. Lord Falconer made the comment during the third Committee stage sitting of...
Scotland could become “death tourism” hub if assisted suicide is legalised, experts say
The Scottish Deputy First Minister has warned that Scotland could become a hub for “death tourists” from across the United Kingdom if assisted suicide becomes legal there. The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill would legalise assisted suicide for...
PM’s former Chief of Staff criticises assisted suicide Bill for adverse effects on vulnerable
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s former Chief of Staff has come out in opposition to the assisted suicide Bill, saying she fears that vulnerable people may face pressure to end their lives. Baroness Sue Gray criticised the assisted suicide Bill during a Committee...
Canada: family members experience multi-generational trauma following euthanasia
Canadians are warning of the multi-generational trauma of losing their family members to euthanasia and assisted suicide, as a record 16,499 people died by euthanasia in Canada in 2024, accounting for 5.1% of all deaths in the country. Benjamin Turland, who lost both...