Our Campaign Against Assisted Suicide
SPUC upholds the right to life from conception until natural death, and has played a part in resisting many attempts both in Parliament and in the courts to change the law on assisted suicide.
There is currently a concerted attempt to impose assisted suicide across the UK:
- In Westminster, Lauren Edwards, the Labour MP for Rochester and Strood, announced that she would re-introduce the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which was first tabled by Kim Leadbeater MP in 2024. The second reading is expected to take place on 11 September 2026. See our Fight the Terminally Ill Adults Bill page to lobby your MP.
- In Scotland, a private members bill brought by Orkney MSP Liam McArthur was successfully defeated in March 2026.
- Bills are in progress on Jersey and the Isle of Man.
On this page you will find general resources on assisted suicide. Please view our related campaigns below for specific threats.
Ask your MP to oppose the legalisation of assisted suicide
Please use our tool to contact your MP, expressing how concerned you are about the idea of assisted suicide being legalised.
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MPs warn assisted-suicide Bill would endanger the vulnerable as they reject Assisted Suicide Bill.
MPs voting against the assisted suicide bill have warned that the “NHS should be saving lives, not taking lives”as the risks to the most vulnerable were highlighted during a debate at Westminster. The debate concluded with the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill being voted down by 286 to 270 votes.
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Shabana Mahmood urged to block Dr Death from exhibiting “sinister” suicide collar in the run up to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill’s Second Reading
Image Source: Exit International Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is facing calls to block controversial assisted suicide campaigner Philip Nitschke from entering Britain to demonstrate his latest suicide device just days before MPs vote on assisted dying. Nitschke, widely nicknamed “Dr Death” and previously responsible for the Sarco suicide pod, is…
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Italy sees first assisted suicide death through state-managed health service
Image Source: Shutterstock A man in Lombardy has become the first person in Italy to die by assisted suicide in a procedure entirely managed by a regional health service, raising concerns about the transformation of healthcare from preserving life to facilitating death. Domenico Zuccarella, 59, died by assisted suicide on…
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Government review: Assisted suicide would disproportionately harm ethnic minorities as the expected number of deaths QUADRUPLES
Image Source: Shutterstock A new government report has suggested that the passage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would disproportionately endanger those of an ethnic minority. This comes at the same time as the projected number of deaths from state-sanctioned suicide have quadrupled. The impact assessment says…
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Andy Burnham will NOT vote on assisted suicide
Image Source: (L) UK Parliament | (R) Society for the Protection of Unborn Children According to Politics UK, Andy Burnham has told Labour MPs that he will not be voting on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at its Second Reading on 11th September. This comes at the…
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France orders life insurers to pay out after assisted suicide
Image Source: Shutterstock France has ordered life insurers to pay out to the beneficiaries of people who die through assisted suicide or euthanasia, prompting concerns that relatives could acquire a financial interest in someone choosing to end their life. The provision forms part of France’s newly approved assisted suicide law…
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Disabled people want one thing, assistance to live: Open letter to Andy Burnham
Image source: assistustolive.com A coalition of disabled and terminally ill people, and allies, have called on Andy Burnham and MPs to halt the assisted suicide Bill until palliative and social care have been comprehensively reformed. In a letter organised by the Assist Us To Live campaign, signatories argue that disabled…
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The last chance to save France: Assisted suicide passes the Constitutional Court
Image Sources: Shutterstock The final chance to save France from assisted suicide was squandered today, as the country’s Constitutional Council upheld legislation legalising assisted suicide and euthanasia in specified circumstances, clearing a major legal hurdle for one of President Emmanuel Macron’s flagship social reforms. The Council, France’s highest constitutional authority,…