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.
@observeruk.bsky.social reports fears of filibustering on the assisted dying Bill.
Just six Peers risk blocking the will of the public - sparking calls for Government intervention.
Tell the government: unelected Lords must scrutinise bills - not block them:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
Just six Peers risk blocking the will of the public - sparking calls for Government intervention.
Tell the government: unelected Lords must scrutinise bills - not block them:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
February 10, 2026 at 10:58 AM
@observeruk.bsky.social reports fears of filibustering on the assisted dying Bill.
Just six Peers risk blocking the will of the public - sparking calls for Government intervention.
Tell the government: unelected Lords must scrutinise bills - not block them:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
Just six Peers risk blocking the will of the public - sparking calls for Government intervention.
Tell the government: unelected Lords must scrutinise bills - not block them:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
Baroness Andrews is clear: a handful of Peers risk bringing the entire Upper House into disrepute by blocking the MP and public-backed assisted dying Bill.
Add your voice: the Government must step in to defend democracy.
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
Add your voice: the Government must step in to defend democracy.
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
February 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Baroness Andrews is clear: a handful of Peers risk bringing the entire Upper House into disrepute by blocking the MP and public-backed assisted dying Bill.
Add your voice: the Government must step in to defend democracy.
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
Add your voice: the Government must step in to defend democracy.
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
This confirms what we already know.
MPs back law change. The public backs law change.
As a minority of Lords try to run down the clock, pressure is rightly growing on the Government to intervene.
Add your voice: www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
MPs back law change. The public backs law change.
As a minority of Lords try to run down the clock, pressure is rightly growing on the Government to intervene.
Add your voice: www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
This confirms what we already know.
MPs back law change. The public backs law change.
As a minority of Lords try to run down the clock, pressure is rightly growing on the Government to intervene.
Add your voice: www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
MPs back law change. The public backs law change.
As a minority of Lords try to run down the clock, pressure is rightly growing on the Government to intervene.
Add your voice: www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
Lord Cooper is right.
When a minority of Peers exploit procedure to block a Bill backed by the public and MPs, democracy is being undermined.
Call on the government to intervene:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
When a minority of Peers exploit procedure to block a Bill backed by the public and MPs, democracy is being undermined.
Call on the government to intervene:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
February 9, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Lord Cooper is right.
When a minority of Peers exploit procedure to block a Bill backed by the public and MPs, democracy is being undermined.
Call on the government to intervene:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
When a minority of Peers exploit procedure to block a Bill backed by the public and MPs, democracy is being undermined.
Call on the government to intervene:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
“My mum was not scared of dying… she was 'scared of dying in pain'.”
Lucy watched her mum’s final weeks with kidney cancer in relentless pain that no medication could ease.
It doesn’t have to be like this, Lucy writes.
That’s why she backs the assisted dying Bill.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Lucy watched her mum’s final weeks with kidney cancer in relentless pain that no medication could ease.
It doesn’t have to be like this, Lucy writes.
That’s why she backs the assisted dying Bill.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
'My dying mum begged me to help her but there was nothing I could do'
I will never forget my mum's last weeks in agony, it doesn't have to be like this. That's why I'm in favour of the game-changing assisted dying bill
www.mirror.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
“My mum was not scared of dying… she was 'scared of dying in pain'.”
Lucy watched her mum’s final weeks with kidney cancer in relentless pain that no medication could ease.
It doesn’t have to be like this, Lucy writes.
That’s why she backs the assisted dying Bill.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Lucy watched her mum’s final weeks with kidney cancer in relentless pain that no medication could ease.
It doesn’t have to be like this, Lucy writes.
That’s why she backs the assisted dying Bill.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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A petition has been started by assisted dying campaigner Sophie Blake - who has incurable secondary breast cancer - to stop the Lords from frustrating bills approved by MPs.
Peers are currently debating the assisted dying bill at a snail’s pace.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Peers are currently debating the assisted dying bill at a snail’s pace.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Petition: Act to ensure Bills backed by MPs & public can complete all stages in Parliament
We want the Government to do everything in its power to ensure that when bills are supported by MPs & the public, they have the time to complete all their stages in Parliament. We believe this is impo...
petition.parliament.uk
February 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
A petition has been started by assisted dying campaigner Sophie Blake - who has incurable secondary breast cancer - to stop the Lords from frustrating bills approved by MPs.
Peers are currently debating the assisted dying bill at a snail’s pace.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Peers are currently debating the assisted dying bill at a snail’s pace.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
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Luke Tryl concludes:
“Britons take this issue seriously and want to see the bill properly scrutinised, but most would see it as wrong if it were to run out of time in the Lords after already passing the Commons.”
“If the bill does fail, it could risk undermining the legitimacy of the Lords”.
“Britons take this issue seriously and want to see the bill properly scrutinised, but most would see it as wrong if it were to run out of time in the Lords after already passing the Commons.”
“If the bill does fail, it could risk undermining the legitimacy of the Lords”.
February 9, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Luke Tryl concludes:
“Britons take this issue seriously and want to see the bill properly scrutinised, but most would see it as wrong if it were to run out of time in the Lords after already passing the Commons.”
“If the bill does fail, it could risk undermining the legitimacy of the Lords”.
“Britons take this issue seriously and want to see the bill properly scrutinised, but most would see it as wrong if it were to run out of time in the Lords after already passing the Commons.”
“If the bill does fail, it could risk undermining the legitimacy of the Lords”.
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Interesting polling this morning from More in Common showing majority of people think it would be a ‘bad outcome’ if Assisted Dying Bill ran out of time in Lords.
83% want it brought back.
Polling shows relatively stable support for the bill.
Big divide in views between supporters and opponents.
83% want it brought back.
Polling shows relatively stable support for the bill.
Big divide in views between supporters and opponents.
February 9, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Interesting polling this morning from More in Common showing majority of people think it would be a ‘bad outcome’ if Assisted Dying Bill ran out of time in Lords.
83% want it brought back.
Polling shows relatively stable support for the bill.
Big divide in views between supporters and opponents.
83% want it brought back.
Polling shows relatively stable support for the bill.
Big divide in views between supporters and opponents.
Nat was an extraordinary campaigner who died of terminal cancer last week.
His friend Sophie Blake promised to carry on his fight for dignity in death - and today launched a petition to stop the assisted dying Bill being blocked or delayed.
Add your name:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
His friend Sophie Blake promised to carry on his fight for dignity in death - and today launched a petition to stop the assisted dying Bill being blocked or delayed.
Add your name:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
February 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Nat was an extraordinary campaigner who died of terminal cancer last week.
His friend Sophie Blake promised to carry on his fight for dignity in death - and today launched a petition to stop the assisted dying Bill being blocked or delayed.
Add your name:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
His friend Sophie Blake promised to carry on his fight for dignity in death - and today launched a petition to stop the assisted dying Bill being blocked or delayed.
Add your name:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
Lord Markham explains that the medical Royal Colleges take a neutral position on assisted dying, reflecting the range of views among their members.
Neutrality means neither backing nor opposing the Bill.
Neutrality means neither backing nor opposing the Bill.
February 6, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Lord Markham explains that the medical Royal Colleges take a neutral position on assisted dying, reflecting the range of views among their members.
Neutrality means neither backing nor opposing the Bill.
Neutrality means neither backing nor opposing the Bill.
Baroness Whitaker: “the cardinal difference between suicide and voluntary assisted death is voluntary assisted death applies to people who are dying already.”
Terminally ill people deserve a death free from pain.
They deserve choice at the end of life.
Terminally ill people deserve a death free from pain.
They deserve choice at the end of life.
February 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Baroness Whitaker: “the cardinal difference between suicide and voluntary assisted death is voluntary assisted death applies to people who are dying already.”
Terminally ill people deserve a death free from pain.
They deserve choice at the end of life.
Terminally ill people deserve a death free from pain.
They deserve choice at the end of life.
“I find it really offensive to be told that she committed suicide.”
Baroness Hayman talks about her terminally ill mother, who was facing the end of her life and stopped eating and drinking.
Assisted dying is for those who are already dying, and want control over their death.
Baroness Hayman talks about her terminally ill mother, who was facing the end of her life and stopped eating and drinking.
Assisted dying is for those who are already dying, and want control over their death.
February 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
“I find it really offensive to be told that she committed suicide.”
Baroness Hayman talks about her terminally ill mother, who was facing the end of her life and stopped eating and drinking.
Assisted dying is for those who are already dying, and want control over their death.
Baroness Hayman talks about her terminally ill mother, who was facing the end of her life and stopped eating and drinking.
Assisted dying is for those who are already dying, and want control over their death.
Drawing on a decade of supporting people bereaved by suicide, Baroness Gerada challenges the use of the phrase “assisted suicide” and sets out the clear difference with assisted dying.
Assisted dying applies to those who are already dying and want choice at the end of life.
Assisted dying applies to those who are already dying and want choice at the end of life.
February 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Drawing on a decade of supporting people bereaved by suicide, Baroness Gerada challenges the use of the phrase “assisted suicide” and sets out the clear difference with assisted dying.
Assisted dying applies to those who are already dying and want choice at the end of life.
Assisted dying applies to those who are already dying and want choice at the end of life.
Lord Markham points to key international evidence: about 30% approved for assisted dying where it's legal never take the medication.
Just having the option brings reassurance, dignity and the freedom to live their final weeks and months to the full without the fear of how they could die.
Just having the option brings reassurance, dignity and the freedom to live their final weeks and months to the full without the fear of how they could die.
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Lord Markham points to key international evidence: about 30% approved for assisted dying where it's legal never take the medication.
Just having the option brings reassurance, dignity and the freedom to live their final weeks and months to the full without the fear of how they could die.
Just having the option brings reassurance, dignity and the freedom to live their final weeks and months to the full without the fear of how they could die.
“It’s about ensuring that people have got a right to choose.”
Lord Young is unequivocal in his support for the Bill, that champions patient autonomy and robust safeguards.
This is a world-leading Bill that gives dying people choice at the end of life.
Lord Young is unequivocal in his support for the Bill, that champions patient autonomy and robust safeguards.
This is a world-leading Bill that gives dying people choice at the end of life.
February 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM
“It’s about ensuring that people have got a right to choose.”
Lord Young is unequivocal in his support for the Bill, that champions patient autonomy and robust safeguards.
This is a world-leading Bill that gives dying people choice at the end of life.
Lord Young is unequivocal in his support for the Bill, that champions patient autonomy and robust safeguards.
This is a world-leading Bill that gives dying people choice at the end of life.
Lord Falconer tables an important amendment, designed to ensure that persons with anorexia cannot, by not eating, put themselves in a position where they qualify for an assisted death.
The amendment is supported by Peers on all sides of the debate.
The amendment is supported by Peers on all sides of the debate.
February 6, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Lord Falconer tables an important amendment, designed to ensure that persons with anorexia cannot, by not eating, put themselves in a position where they qualify for an assisted death.
The amendment is supported by Peers on all sides of the debate.
The amendment is supported by Peers on all sides of the debate.
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Emotional evening with @macmillancancer.bsky.social & the family of the inspirational Nat Dye on #WorldCancerDay Brilliant comedy from @matt-forde.bsky.social & Rhod Gilbert, powerful stories of cancer journeys from colleagues & beautiful singing. So poignant to remember Nat in this way❤️
February 5, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Emotional evening with @macmillancancer.bsky.social & the family of the inspirational Nat Dye on #WorldCancerDay Brilliant comedy from @matt-forde.bsky.social & Rhod Gilbert, powerful stories of cancer journeys from colleagues & beautiful singing. So poignant to remember Nat in this way❤️
A handful of Lords now threaten the assisted dying Bill’s chance of becoming law.
This isn’t scrutiny; it’s a minority exploiting procedure to block democracy and deny dying people choice.
The fightback starts now. Email your MP today and urge them to speak out:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
This isn’t scrutiny; it’s a minority exploiting procedure to block democracy and deny dying people choice.
The fightback starts now. Email your MP today and urge them to speak out:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
February 4, 2026 at 4:17 PM
A handful of Lords now threaten the assisted dying Bill’s chance of becoming law.
This isn’t scrutiny; it’s a minority exploiting procedure to block democracy and deny dying people choice.
The fightback starts now. Email your MP today and urge them to speak out:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
This isn’t scrutiny; it’s a minority exploiting procedure to block democracy and deny dying people choice.
The fightback starts now. Email your MP today and urge them to speak out:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
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Government has duty to help pass assisted dying bill, says Kim Leadbeater
Government has duty to help pass assisted dying bill, says Kim Leadbeater
Supporters of the proposals are urging Keir Starmer to intervene, as opponents warn against forcing the bill through.
www.bbc.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Government has duty to help pass assisted dying bill, says Kim Leadbeater
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If you've been wondering who the anti-choice unelected peers trying to talk the assisted dying bill out at the House of Lords stage, this is them.
The bill only has 59 clauses!
The top name, Ilora Finlay, is a noted anti-choice campaigner.
#R4Today
The bill only has 59 clauses!
The top name, Ilora Finlay, is a noted anti-choice campaigner.
#R4Today
January 31, 2026 at 8:14 AM
If you've been wondering who the anti-choice unelected peers trying to talk the assisted dying bill out at the House of Lords stage, this is them.
The bill only has 59 clauses!
The top name, Ilora Finlay, is a noted anti-choice campaigner.
#R4Today
The bill only has 59 clauses!
The top name, Ilora Finlay, is a noted anti-choice campaigner.
#R4Today
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It’s a terrible look for the lords. Shocking undermining of democracy.
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
It’s a terrible look for the lords. Shocking undermining of democracy.
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It must be frustrating for the rest of the Lords, especially those who'd like to amend but not kill this bill. Their whole shtick is "serious considered debate and amendment", and they could have provided valuable insights here.
February 1, 2026 at 8:54 AM
It must be frustrating for the rest of the Lords, especially those who'd like to amend but not kill this bill. Their whole shtick is "serious considered debate and amendment", and they could have provided valuable insights here.
Six Peers have tabled half of all amendments to try to block the Commons-backed assisted dying Bill.
They would rather derail the democratic process than allow dying people choice.
Email your MP and urge them, as your elected representative, to speak out now.
dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
They would rather derail the democratic process than allow dying people choice.
Email your MP and urge them, as your elected representative, to speak out now.
dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
February 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Six Peers have tabled half of all amendments to try to block the Commons-backed assisted dying Bill.
They would rather derail the democratic process than allow dying people choice.
Email your MP and urge them, as your elected representative, to speak out now.
dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
They would rather derail the democratic process than allow dying people choice.
Email your MP and urge them, as your elected representative, to speak out now.
dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
“Constitutional vandalism.”
That’s how @theobserveruk.bsky.social describes unelected Peers sabotaging the assisted dying Bill - blocking a democratic vote - and choice for dying people.
Email your MP today and urge them to speak out.
dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
That’s how @theobserveruk.bsky.social describes unelected Peers sabotaging the assisted dying Bill - blocking a democratic vote - and choice for dying people.
Email your MP today and urge them to speak out.
dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
February 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
“Constitutional vandalism.”
That’s how @theobserveruk.bsky.social describes unelected Peers sabotaging the assisted dying Bill - blocking a democratic vote - and choice for dying people.
Email your MP today and urge them to speak out.
dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
That’s how @theobserveruk.bsky.social describes unelected Peers sabotaging the assisted dying Bill - blocking a democratic vote - and choice for dying people.
Email your MP today and urge them to speak out.
dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
Dame Esther Rantzen says she may not live to see the law change - but others could be spared needless pain.
She urges time-wasting Lords to stop undemocratic attempts to block the assisted dying Bill.
Ask your MP to stand up for the public will, and call this out.
dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
She urges time-wasting Lords to stop undemocratic attempts to block the assisted dying Bill.
Ask your MP to stand up for the public will, and call this out.
dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
February 2, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Dame Esther Rantzen says she may not live to see the law change - but others could be spared needless pain.
She urges time-wasting Lords to stop undemocratic attempts to block the assisted dying Bill.
Ask your MP to stand up for the public will, and call this out.
dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
She urges time-wasting Lords to stop undemocratic attempts to block the assisted dying Bill.
Ask your MP to stand up for the public will, and call this out.
dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP