“We're not going to give up.” @jeffsmithmp.bsky.social is ready to back the assisted dying Bill again and make good on MPs democratic commitment to dying people to change the law.

“The democratic mandate to enact safe assisted dying in this country has not gone away.” @lewisatkinson.bsky.social is another MP ready to back the assisted dying Bill again, and fulfil the democratic commitment to dying people - and to all of us - to legalise choice at the end of life.

The assisted dying bill failed this session after months of parliamentary wrangling and more than 1,200 so-called 'wrecking amendments' in the Lords. As public support for assisted dying remains high, campaigners already appear to be planning its return ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk

New polling shows the public wants the assisted dying bill brought back. 7 in 10 people want assisted dying debate to continue until Parliament reaches a decision, with 6 in 10 agreeing the Government should act to facilitate this. MPs back this bill. The public backs this bill. We demand action.

Eight terminally ill people delivered a stark message to MPs ahead of today’s Private Members’ Bill ballot: don’t abandon dying people now. It's time to bring back the assisted dying bill.

This is very good on the hurdles assisted dying now faces. It is possible if the government gets behind it, which it should. The behaviour of the Lords last time around was a disgrace to the Chamber and should be overruled. theconversation.com/can-the-assi...

Dying people want choice. Together we can finish what we started - it's time to back the assisted dying bill again.

‘I want my choice’: terminally ill people join Rankin to demand revival of assisted dying bill

18 months after MPs did the right thing and voted FOR the Assisted Dying Bill. There's something fundamentally wrong with unelected peers being able to block the will of the people and their elected representatives. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

‘Not democratic’: opponents and backers of assisted dying bill remain divided

This is not the end. We won't stop fighting until every dying person has choice.

I keep hearing opponents of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) bill saying 'it hasn't had enough scrutiny'. This is just untrue. Over 90 hours in Bill Committee and multiple debates in the chamber. It has had more scrutiny than any Government Bill. That is a fact.

Yesterday I joined campaigners from @dignityindying.org.uk in support of the Assisted Dying Bill, which has been unreasonably blocked from progressing by a handful of unelected Peers. The majority of MPs and the public support this Bill - the govt must ensure it returns after the King's Speech.

Terminally ill people have been let down by the handful of Peers blocking the assisted dying Bill. This fight isn't over - parliamentarians must deliver on the will of MPs and the public.

Nat was an absolutely phenomenal campaigner for the assisted dying bill. I know he'd be furious at the small number of peers who, because they are opposed in principle, are blocking a vote in the Lords and overturning the will of the Commons.

Today we are standing together with dying people, against Lords blocking the assisted dying Bill ❤️

A terminally ill woman taking part in a “living statues” demonstration in support of assisted dying has claimed she and others will be “forced to suffer” without a change in the law

Assisted dying campaigners sent a powerful message to the House of Lords as they gathered for the UK’s largest ever public demonstration in support of assisted dying.

Things like this are considered to be over the line ‘meddling’ in a democratic decision by unelected politicians and are frowned upon - every time this sort of thing happens eg. The filibustering of the Assisted Dying Bill the HOL inches closer to being abolished or significantly reformed.

New polling confirms public support for law change on assisted dying remains overwhelming - with 75% in favour and only 14% opposed.

MPs & Peers, including opponents of the Bill, now see the delay in the Lords for what it is: deliberate obstruction, led by a minority of hardliners in order to thwart the will of the Commons. Gov't has a responsibility to act: not only is this constitutional vandalism, it has a real, human cost.

Davey calls out 'undemocratic' Lords over Assisted dying bill delays

Tonight’s defeat of the assisted dying bill does also give you a glimpse of the direction of travel on the issue, not just in Scotland but worldwide. 2010 MSPs rejected AD by 85 to 16 2015 it was 82 to 36 2026 it was 69 to 57 *If* another bill is brought in future, it would likely pass.

My statement on last night's vote on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

Very sorry that MSPs have voted down Assisted Dying in Scotland. Sorry for terminally ill people, and sorry that Parliaments are again obstructing the will of the people.

Three Britons a month are forced to travel abroad to have control over how they die. Now, just 1% of Peers are blocking progress on an assisted dying law backed by MPs and the public.

EXCL: 65% of people back the assisted dying bill, just 14% oppose it, as it remains stuck in the Lords. One dying man pleads with peers from his hospice bed to give him a choice. ITV News is featuring stories from both sides of the debate as time runs out. www.itv.com/news/2026-03...

Holyrood's decision not to reform the law on assisted dying leaves us with the status quo - a kind of legal limbo which will add to the store of human suffering, but which is also inconsistent with the explanations given by the majority for opposing legislation. www.thenational.scot/politics/259...

‘She didn’t want that pain’: Paola Marra’s brother despairs of Lords block on assisted dying bill

I can't help but feel that the Scottish Parliament’s rejection of the assisted dying bill was a missed opportunity for Scotland to lead the way on this issue, writes Mhairi Black ✍️

House of Lords has ‘signed its own death warrant’ by stalling assisted dying bill, says MP

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social on the winners of Trump’s crazy was in Iran. Russia, Israel (for now) and USAinsider traders. Plus we discuss the abomination of a few members of the House of Lords killing the assisted dying bill podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

John Wilson recently died from bowel cancer. He spent his final moments pleading with the Lords not to block the assisted dying Bill. New polling clearly shows the public are behind him.

Two years on from Paola's death, the progress we have seen on assisted dying is astounding. Yet a handful of unelected Peers currently stand in the way of people having the choice Paola was denied. 150 MPs and 100k members of the public agree: the Government must act so that democracy can prevail.

All worthwhile causes in history have had to be fought for - history doesn't stand still, and neither will we open.substack.com/pub/sarahwoo...

Evelyn Tweed MSP shares the words of Kate Buchanan, a constituent who died from terminal breast cancer and had strongly supported the assisted dying Bill.

Esther Rantzen: 'Assisted dying bill being sabotaged' #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTjlKWYKe4U

Tonight I will vote in favour of Liam McArthur's Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. Here's why:

Rona Mackay MSP speaks on behalf of terminally ill Scots who see assisted dying as a "lifeline" that would give them control over their death.

Speaking during the Assisted Dying debate, Alex Cole-Hamilton says that while he has no fear of death, he has "abundant fear of dying". He says the law as it stands, "makes death a lottery".

The Assisted Dying Bill comes up for its final vote this evening. Scotland has the chance to adopt the most safeguarded system of assisted dying anywhere in the world, giving choice to those who need it and protection for the most vulnerable. I urge all MSPs who back the principle, to vote Yes.

Somewhere out there the late Margo MacDonald will be following closely the vote in the Scottish Parliament tonight. There is only one way to vote and that is for the assisted dying bill.

I really do hope that MSPs vote to pass Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill tonight #DignityInDying @dignityindying.org.uk 🩷 💙

Conservative MSP says Assisted Dying Bill “is as safe as can be” A Conservative MSP who also serves as a GP has restated his backing for the Assisted Dying Bill, saying the bill is "as safe as a bill can be". Dr Sandesh Gulhane, the health spokesperson of the Scottish Conservatives, continues to…

Jonathan Dimbleby is urging the public to sign Sophie’s petition. It calls on the government to act as unelected Lords block the assisted dying Bill backed by MPs and the public.

Campaigners for assisted dying gather outside Holyrood for today’s vote. Having spoken to many sources, it genuinely remains on a knife-edge. Those opposed to the bill will also gather later this morning. Several MSPs have switched to oppose the bill in recent days.

"I'm just begging the House Of Lords to face the facts... please, please, let this compassionate, sensible, practical, scrutinised bill pass the way it was intended" Dame Esther Rantzen urges the House of Lords not to block the assisted dying bill. #Newsnight

MSPs to vote on assisted dying bill for terminally ill adults in Scotland

More than 100 Labour MPs call on PM to stop assisted dying bill being blocked

Meanwhile a petition calling for bills which have been backed by MPs to always be given enough time to clear the Lords has almost reached 100k signatures, ensuring a debate in parliament on the issue. Assisted dying is sparking a constitutional debate. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...