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.
Many people across the media and politics join together in celebrating rejection of assisted suicide Bill
Following the defeat of the assisted suicide Bill in the House of Commons on Friday 11 September, many figures in politics and the media have celebrated the fall of the Bill as “a victory for the vulnerable”. Lauren Edwards’ assisted suicide Bill was defeated by 286...
Calls for Home Secretary to block “Dr Death” visit to demonstrate sinister ‘suicide collar’ device ahead of assisted suicide Bill vote
MPs and campaigners have called on the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to prevent Dr Nitschke from being allowed into the UK to demonstrate his Kairos ‘suicide collar’ device this weekend ahead of the Second Reading vote on the Edwards assisted suicide Bill. Philip...
Assisted suicide would come into force “regardless of whether the NHS was ready” for it, Shadow Health Secretary warns
Assisted suicide would come into force “regardless of whether the NHS was ready” for it if it is legalised, due to the wording of the Bill, Shadow Health Secretary Damian Hinds has warned. Hinds made these comments in The Telegraph ahead of the Second Reading vote on...
Over 150 doctors and other medical professionals from the North East of England urge MPs to reject assisted suicide Bill
More than 150 doctors and other healthcare workers from across the North East of England have called on MPs to reject the new assisted suicide Bill at its Second Reading on 11 September, saying that it has “major shortcomings”. The healthcare professionals, whose...
Pro-life veteran, Lord Alton, calls on people around the country to take action to defeat the Edwards assisted suicide Bill ahead of vote on Friday
Pro-life veteran, crossbench Peer, and senior member of the All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group, Lord Alton of Liverpool, is calling on opponents of the assisted suicide Bill to act now to ensure its defeat this Friday 11 September. With only days to go and...
Assisted suicide Bill vote to take place day after World Suicide Prevention Day
A government adviser on suicide prevention has pointed out that the vote on the assisted suicide Bill will take place the day after World Suicide Prevention Day, revealing a striking disparity in supporters of the Bill’s views on suicide. The World Suicide Prevention...