the Welsh Parliament voted to support the fair and equal implementation of assisted dying in Wales www.dignityindying.org.uk/news/welsh-p...

Another historic day for compassion as "Welsh Parliament members vote for assisted dying bill in Wales" Members of the Senedd vote in favour of the legislation meaning assisted dying services could be available on the Welsh NHS in future www.bbc.com/news/live/c89kg3jnjy3t

Gathering outside Jersey States Assembly for a historic debate and vote. Final decision expected tomorrow. @dignityindying.org.uk

"the reality is if Noah was at that point and there was nothing that could be done and there were options out there, then I wouldn't say no. That's the honest answer. Would I like to see it [assisted dying] in our own country? Yes." bbc.com/news/article...

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Dame Prue Leith is campaigning for the assisted dying Bill, after seeing her brother David’s painful death from bone cancer. In the Mail on Sunday, she stressed that if he had had the choice of an assisted death, he could have died peacefully, surrounded by those he loved - instead of in agony.

Over half of Britons say it would be a bad outcome if the assisted dying Bill runs out of time in the Lords. Over a quarter of opponents agree. The public don’t want the Bill blocked by delay. Add your name to the petition urging the Government to intervene: www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition

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...

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.

“Because, in the end, this is bigger than assisted dying, important though that is. It is about whether power in Britain flows from the people or from the permanent political class.” Spot on by @mathewhulbert.bsky.social calling out peers who want to sabotage not scrutinise the bill.

Really interesting analysis in the Observer this morning of the number and nature of amendments to the assisted dying bill and whether it counts as filibustering. On Friday they discussed the effect of AI for an hour… before that amendment was withdrawn. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

I’m utterly heartbroken to hear of the death of Nathaniel Dye MBE. Musician, teacher, campaigner and friend to so many of us. Nat was a beautiful man with a heart of gold. He squeezed every last drop of joy out of life and taught me so much about why living a good death matters.

So upsetting to hear that the inspirational Nathaniel Dye has passed away. Nat was a tireless campaigner on #AssistedDying, despite knowing that it would be too late for him before the law is changed to give terminally ill people choice in their dying days. Thank you Nat❤️

This is about democracy. Today’s news on the assisted dying Bill should be a call for parliamentarians to act. This Bill has already passed the elected House. The time has come for change and dying people must not be forced to wait any longer for choice.

“This is a filibuster. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and tastes good in orange sauce, it's a duck. If we're going this slowly over this piece of legislation, I'm afraid it's a filibuster." Peers should scrutinise not sabotage the Bill. www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

NEW: Assisted Dying Bill could be force through Lords via the Parliament Act, supporters warn, if Lords blocks it. At current rate, with 1200 amendments, the bill won’t make it in time. Stand by for constitutional wrangling. www.itv.com/news/2026-01...

The public wants it. MPs voted for it. The House of Lords must not block it. Join me and sign the petition urging Lords to stop delaying and pass this bill. 38d.gs/jrbk

WIN for assisted dying in Jersey! In a landslide vote, Jersey lawmakers have backed choice for terminally ill, mentally competent adults. Respecting the experiences of dying people, and overwhelming public support, politicians progressed an assisted dying law that is safe, fair and compassionate.

History being made today as Jersey's States Assembly backs assisted dying for 3rd time in landslide vote. Feb sees final debate before legalisation. Thinking of the Jèrriais campaigners who've fought for so long & those who sadly didn't live to see this. This is for you. www.itv.com/news/channel...

Growing pressure from media & both Houses on handful of opposed Peers using obstructive tactics. This isn't about improving the Bill or protecting dying people; it's a time-worn anti-choice strategy. Dying people deserve better - so do MPs and the public. economist.com/britain/2026...

Attempt to delay in principle debate on assisted dying bill defeated 31v14. Debate now underway. Health Minister points out that since Jersey States Assembly first voted to change the law in Nov 2021, law change is now underway in Holyrood & Westminster. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My friend Alain was a courageous campaigner for #DignityInDying as he fought brain cancer. He died peacefully in the end, but was denied the death he had wanted to choose. Others should not be denied the right to die on their own terms as Alain was. www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/assiste....

Gathering for @Dignityindying.org.uk demonstration outside Jersey States Assembly. It’s the concluding stages of their parliamentary bill. Thinking of Alain de Chemin who wanted choice at the end of his life.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic... Widow who accompanied her dying husband to Switzerland is highly critical of peers for trying to turn the assisted dying bill into a ‘law for the rich’ by banning legal aid.

Autonomy, the right to make one’s own choices, is one of the 4 classical ethical tenets of medicine.There is no logical or ethical reason for this to be denied, especially at death, the “most intimate moment” of one’s life. @sarahwootton.bsky.social @dignityindying.org.uk

Dying people don’t have the luxury of time, yet a small but vocal minority of opponents in the House of Lords are attempting to run down the clock on the assisted dying Bill. www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

"it’s my death I’m talking about, probably the most intimate moment in my life, and I resent anyone who wants to step in the way and tell me how they believe it has to happen." @anthonyhorowitz.com on how his mother's death shaped his view on assisted dying www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...

"My mum’s birthday wish was to die. This year, many others will wish the same. The cycle doesn’t have to continue." www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

Adrian Shooter, who had MND, travelled to Switzerland to die. His widow Barbara has devatatingly been diagnosed with the same disease www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/i-have-mnd-just-like-my-husband-i-want-the-right-to-die-too-t9lpct3tg?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1766909225

As 2025 draws to a close, we want to thank you for being part of a transformative year for choice at the end of life. Courage, compassion and persistence turned decades of advocacy into real progress. Together, let’s make 2026 the year the UK delivers true choice at the end of life.

As 2025 draws to a close, here at Compassion in Dying we’ve been reflecting on a significant year for personalisation and patient power in end-of-life care. Our latest blog explores some of the activities and moments we are proud of from the last 12 months.

‘Cruel’ amendments are being used to thwart assisted dying bill, says lead MP

Illinois officially became the 13th jurisdiction in the United States, and the first in the Midwest, to authorize medical aid in dying with Gov. Pritzker’s signature of the Illinois End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act (SB 1950), also known as Deb’s Law. ✊🌟👏

The Chief Whip, Lord Kennedy, has called for significant progress to be made today, he has also set out that interventions should be brief and for clarification only.

Here outside Parliament with the families affected by the status quo awaiting the final day of Committee this year - we're all hopeful for good progress today on the assisted dying Bill

@dignityindying.org.uk event in Treorci this afternoon. A couple of people stopped for a chat and supported the right for people to choose a dignified death.

Very sad to learn that @dignityindying Patron Sir Terence English has died, aged 93. He was a wonderful support to the campaign for greater choice at the end of life, and a lovely man www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrk9w8wp75o

“If they continue to push against the expressed will of the democratic majority, the Lords may find that it is their own future which becomes the question.” Christine Jardine MP joins many arguing that time-wasting tactics risk tarnishing the House's reputation. www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

"In order to truly meet people’s needs, we must listen to terminally ill people...We need both care and choice – that is what this bill seeks to achieve" Baroness Hayter www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/14/palliative-care-and-choice-must-be-at-the-heart-of-the-assisted-dying-debate

A timely reminder, while Peers debate this inside Parliament, of the human cost if they don’t address our cruel law. People should not be forced to suffer against their wishes in their final days. news.sky.com/story/eds-li...

Today marks the beginning of the Committee Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the Lords, where it will receive line by line scrutiny from the whole House. An important step towards greater compassionate choice for dying people

“I can’t imagine a committee hearing for any other bill not having representatives from… the people this bill will actually impact.” Sophie, a mum with incurable cancer, is disappointed the Lords Committee on assisted dying didn’t hear from terminally ill people. Peers must hear from people like her

Putting to one side that Jeremy Hunt could have done more when he was health secretary, this is spot on in highlighting the deep systemic problems of a specialist health service shaped by ideology rather than safety, with devastating consequences for patients. www.thetimes.com/article/a3ff...

[email protected] confirming that Terminally Ill Adults Bill has acted as a“catalyst for the work we’re doing in palliative and end-of-life care” and that the Government will shortly publish a plan to strengthen services across the country. 🙌 👏

"the debate on assisted dying has nothing to do with saving someone from an unhappy death; it’s about sparing them an unhappy life" www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/is-it-christian-to-oppose-assisted-dying-david-behrens-5371324#selection-579.0-698.0 @yorkshirepost.co.uk

The Assisted Dying Select Committee in the Lords today rightly explored what it would mean to practically deliver this Bill. Royal Colleges and BMA are broadly clear that assisted dying should be a 'separate service' and this thread unpacks what that might mean for patients. 1/5

Lord Hope is opening the select committee proceedings by setting out the purpose of the committee - to obtain information, expertise and insight ahead of the detailed scrutiny by the Committee of the whole house on the assisted dying Bill

“The wealthy have choice. We need to be mindful that society has spoken via the Commons, and this choice of whether to end suffering needs to be afforded to all the people and not just to the elite.” Louise Shackleton #YesToDignity www.itv.com/news/2025-10...

The blanket ban on assisted dying in this country has put Louise - and too many like her - through more than any grieving widow should have to experience. I join Louise in her relief that this process is over. But it should never have happened. news.sky.com/video/assist...

Uruguay has legalised assisted dying with a 2/3 majority in the senate. Uruguay follows Colombia and Ecuador, which decriminalised assisted dying through Supreme Court decisions. www.bbc.com/news/article...