membership shows its a sham
Membership of the committee set to scrutinise Kim Leadbeater’s bill to legalise assisted dying shows already that the process will likely be little more than a fig leaf for forcing…
IDPD2024 is a farce in a country where the government kills us
Hello again, on ‘IDPD2024!’ It’s been a while since I wrote this because among other things, I’ve been deep in writing my book. And after spending so long focusing on…
Assisted Dying Bill passes and pours shame on the UK parliament
Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Bill has passed through parliament at its second reading – despite vigorous campaigning from chronically ill and disabled people against it. Assisted Dying Bill: politicians vote…
disabled people issue last-minute plea to PM
Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC), on behalf of a coalition of Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations (DDPOs) has written to Labour Party prime minister Keir Starmer over the Assisted Dying…
Balram Patel’s family speak out ahead of debate
A campaigning foundation, founded by a bereaved father after the death of his son at the hands of the NHS, has spoken out against the Assisted Dying Bill – hours…
counter protest at parliament and online
On Friday 29 November, Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Bill will have its second reading in parliament. For those opposed to the proposed legislation, there is an in-person lobby and demonstration…
Assisted Dying Bill is an ableist abomination, lost on Leadbeater
Dignity in Dying has ramped up its campaigning ahead of the second reading of Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Bill on Friday 29 November. Little wonder, really – as the Canary…
a letter to my MP urging her to vote against it
The following is an open letter to Labour Party MP Cat Smith, over the Assisted Dying Bill. Dear Cat Smith, I am writing to express my concern about the Assisted…
Assisted dying lobby group has eugenicist origins still visible today
What does a sitting Labour MP, a multimillion charitable trust, and the most prominent UK-based pro-assisted dying lobby group have in common? It turns out, quite a lot actually –…
how to get involved campaigning against it
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Bill will have its second reading, and vote, in parliament on 29 November. As the Canary has documented, the campaign in support of the…
Assisted dying group takes funding from tax haven firm
An opaque firm registered in an offshore tax haven that appeared in the Panama Papers is among the largest donors to a major lobby organisation pushing for UK MPs to…
Assisted dying group have links to Keir Starmer and Alan Milburn
One of the major lobby organisations calling for MPs to back a new assisted dying bill, Dignity in Dying, has significant ties to Labour Party prime minister Keir Starmer. On…