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.
Young mum who changed her mind after considering an assisted suicide tells her inspiring story
A young mum with cancer who considered ending her life at a Dignitas clinic has shared her inspiring story after receiving specialist treatment. Estelle Wignall, 27, from Wigan was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2017 after experiencing symptoms for years. Estelle...
Mother of two is found dead two days after emailing assisted suicide centre, Dignitas, saying “I want to die”.
A mother of two was found dead two days after emailing an assisted suicide centre in Switzerland. According to her family, Hannah Jean Elizabeth Martin had suffered with mental health issues since she was thirteen. At only 25, the mum of two was found dead in her home...
Parliamentary group uncovers assisted suicide horror stories and lack of regulation
Parliamentarians have uncovered a number of assisted suicide horror stories and huge problems with the assisted suicide Bill being debated in the House of Lords. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Dying Well, chaired by Danny Kruger MP, has compiled a...
New Zealand: Euthanasia law comes into effect, campaigners begin “fight back” to protect the vulnerable
As New Zealand’s euthanasia legislation comes into effect, anti-euthanasia campaigners have launched an initiative to begin the path towards repealing the legislation and protecting the vulnerable. After becoming the first country in the world to introduce assisted...
‘Suicide machine’ passes legal review in Switzerland
A ‘suicide machine’ has passed legal review in Switzerland and its maker hopes it will be available for use as early as next year. The 3D printed ‘suicide machine’ was created by Philip Nitschke, founder of the suicide advocacy group Exit International, proponent of...
Assisted suicide Bill fails to go to vote after over 60 Peers speak in opposition in 7-hour debate
Baroness Meacher has not taken her assisted suicide Bill to a vote, following mass opposition from Peers with over 60 peers speaking against the Assisted Dying Bill during its Second Reading today in the House of Lords. The assisted suicide lobby would likely have...
