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, The Terminally Ill Adults End of Life Bill passed its Second Reading in November 2024. It can still be defeated at the next stage. See our Fight the Leadbeater Bill page to lobby your MP.
- In Scotland, a private members bill brought by Orkney MSP Liam McArthur is making its way through Holyrood.
- 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
Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP for Spen Valley, has announced that she will be bringing a bill on assisted suicide. Ms Leadbetter won top place in the private members ballot, so her bill has a high chance of succeeding if MPs vote in favour of it.
Please use our tool to contact your MP, asking them to oppose Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill.
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Dr. Death and the disturbing normalisation of euthanasia
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Disabled peers overlooked in House of Lords committee
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Queensland assisted suicide deaths surge nearly 40%
The number of people dying by euthanasia and assisted suicide in Queensland continues to rise sharply, with new figures showing 1,072 deaths under the state’s Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) law between July 2024 and June 2025.
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SPUC Supporters Descend on Holyrood to Oppose Assisted Suicide Bill
Supporters travelled from across the country to make their voices heard at Holyrood.
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Holocaust survivor, 96, ends life in Swiss suicide clinic
A Polish-born actress who escaped a Nazi ghetto as a child died last weekend in Switzerland.
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Lords oppose assisted suicide bill by two to one
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A warning for the pro-life movement – New Zealand’s 37% surge in euthanasia and assisted suicide
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Colombia’s medical assistance in dying: A cautionary tale for pro‑life advocates
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