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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 30/09/2026

We are deeply saddened by the death of Dame Esther Rantzen. A true force of nature, Dame Esther fought throughout her life for people’s rights, and latterly for dying people who needed more choice and compassion. Our heartfelt condolences are with her family and loved ones.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 18/09/2026

As long as dying people are denied the choice and protection they need, we will be here to fight for them.

Photo of assisted dying demonstrators outside Parliament, holding a banner saying "give me choice over my death". Text on the image says "As long as dying people are denied the choice and protection they need, we will be here to fight for them."
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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 11/09/2026

Moments ago MPs voted against Lauren Edwards MP’s assisted dying bill, by 286 to 270.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 11/09/2026

Lauren Edwards MP kicks off today’s debate on the assisted dying bill.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 10/09/2026

"MPs: turn up tomorrow and use your vote. Refuse to allow a handful of unelected Lords to block a bill passed by the Commons and supported for years by 75% of the public." @pollytoynbee.bsky.social makes an impassioned plea to MPs - do the right thing and vote for compassionate choice.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 10/09/2026

"My plea to MPs is to finish what they started and support the bill. Although this is about death, the ending of a life, the comfort of knowing assisted dying was an option would allow me to live, whatever time I have left, in peace."

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 10/09/2026

If we want to make choice at the end of life safe, we need to take assisted dying out of the shadows. Tag your MP below 👇👇

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 10/09/2026

Brian has incurable cancer. As a young man, he watched a relative suffer at the end of life despite pain relief. All he wants is the choice to avoid the same situation for himself.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 08/09/2026

Today we launch our new report - Out of the Shadows: Why legalising assisted dying is safer than the status quo.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 08/09/2026

Malcolm and Val had been married for 52 years. Val had been following the progress of the assisted dying bill closely as she had advanced MS. Six days after Val expressed her dismay that the assisted dying Bill had fallen in April, Malcolm woke to find his wife deeply unconscious.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 08/09/2026

Catherine Fookes MP makes it clear - she believes that people who are terminally ill should be able to decide when they die - not forced to suffer until the inevitable end. She will be voting for the assisted dying bill, and implores fellow MPs that voted for it the first time to do the same.

Screenshot of an article on LabourList by Catherine Fookes MP titled 'assisted dying: why the choice to die with dignity matters'

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 08/09/2026

"Support for giving terminally ill people this choice is deep, durable and shared across age groups, social classes, regions and political beliefs." Baroness Mattinson sets the record straight - the public are overwhelmingly in favour of giving terminally ill adults choice at the end of life.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 08/09/2026

"We owe it to [terminally ill people], and to the vast majority of voters who support them, not to sit back and allow a minority of unelected peers to stand in their way."

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 07/09/2026

More than 100 members of the House of Lords have urged MPs to send the new assisted dying bill back “as quickly as possible” when they vote on it, on 11 September.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 07/09/2026

"Please carry on this fight for me... We can try and make a difference." Gaynor Griffiths was 'disappointed' the House of Lords blocked the assisted dying bill, and made her family promise to speak out on her behalf before her trip to Switzerland.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 07/09/2026

Elise Burns and Keith Williams spent the final months of their lives campaigning for choice, so they could go out on their own terms. Both were denied their wishes. Now their loved ones have picked up the baton, ahead of the assisted dying bill's Second Reading on 11 September.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 06/09/2026

Parliament Square, 11 September, 9am. We'll be the ones in pink. Click the link below to register 👇👇

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 01/09/2026

Parliament Square, 11 September, 9am. We'll be the ones in pink. Click the link below to register 👇👇

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 01/09/2026

"If this Bill is passed, then in 30 years' time people will look back thinking 'they just used to let these people suffer - why?' ... I think people will just look back at it as absolutely barbaric."

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 30/08/2026

There are a lot of misconceptions about what it means to travel abroad for an assisted death. Catie is setting the record straight. Three years ago, Catie's mum Alison died at Dignitas - when she should have been able to access a safe, compassionate assisted dying law here, at home.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 24/08/2026

“[The] status quo is not neutral. It is not benign... It is a situation where, if we don’t make this legislative change, unfortunately, we will be allowing that pain, fear and isolation.” Lauren Edwards MP is unequivocal - the status quo is failing dying people.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 24/08/2026

"Thinking about palliative care and assisted dying together hits the nail on the head. Both urgently need fixing and neither are good enough without the other." Terminally ill dad Phil Newby has invited the Prime Minister to meet him to talk about assisted dying - while the MND sufferer still can.

Screenshot of The Daily Express article - 'Terminally ill campaigner's message to PM: 'Sit down with me while I can still speak'

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 22/08/2026

Content warning: contains discussion of suicide. "He could have had a death that wasn't lonely, that wasn't dangerous." Anil's Father was let down by the status quo. He was terminally ill and denied choice - and ended up taking his own life.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 21/08/2026

The assisted dying bill is "a beacon of hope for the terminally ill in this country".

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 19/08/2026

Meet Nicola - the local group leader for Sheffield. She is one of many who campaign across the country, fighting for compassionate choice at the end of life.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 19/08/2026

Legislation introducing assisted dying has been formally adopted in France. Jurisdictions around the world are legalising choice at the end of life, responding to the will of their citizens and the harms of a blanket ban. It's time for a safe, fair and compassionate assisted dying law in the UK.

Photo of a headline from The Guardian stating that "France’s ‘aid in dying’ law comes into effect after constitutional approval" .

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 18/08/2026

Jenny has terminal cancer that has spread to her bones. She knows what pain could lie ahead. She doesn't want to suffer - and doesn't want her family to suffer with her. MPs must hear Jenny's story, and back the assisted dying bill.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 15/08/2026

Gilly has renal cancer, and campaigns for choice at the end of life. Please listen to what she has to say.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 14/08/2026

Sophie has stage four metastatic breast cancer and is allergic to opioids. She faces the prospect of a painful death without effective pain relief. Palliative care has its limits. It cannot prevent suffering for everyone.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 13/08/2026

"...protecting the most vulnerable in our society comes from regulated scrutiny, not from maintaining a status quo that is proven to be failing them."

Photo of Jess Phillips MP, former Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls and co-sponsor of the assisted dying bill. Quotes her as saying:

“We are proud to support this bill, and we stand with many of our colleagues from across both Houses of Parliament in believing that protecting the most vulnerable in our society comes from regulated scrutiny, not from maintaining a status quo that is proven to be failing them.”

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 11/08/2026

"Every vote will count, and it's all to play for." What does a change of government mean for the assisted dying bill?

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 10/08/2026

Callum campaigns in memory of his mum, who died of cancer. She was denied choice at the end of life - forced to suffer against her wishes, despite access to quality palliative care. All because of our cruel, outdated status quo.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 10/08/2026

"There is no binary choice between pursuing much-needed reforms to health and care services, and introducing true choice at the end of life. To support everyone to live and die on their own terms, we can and must do both."

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 07/08/2026

Everyone has a story. When Lucy shared her story with The Mirror last week there was an outpouring of support from the public. Here are some of theirs.

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